Never has a musician been able to sing the lyrics of David Bowie's iconic song, "Space Oddity," and mean them quite so literally than this. Read More
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‘The stars look very different today’: Astronaut Chris Hadfield films Bowie cover video in space
5:11 PM on 5/13/2013
Catholic Bishops call Prop 8 and DOMA the ‘Roe v. Wade of marriage’
7:39 PM on 5/8/2013
America's Catholic Bishops are urging Catholics to pray, fast and sacrifice "for life, marriage, and religious liberty," warning that the cases currently before the Supreme Court are the "Roe. v. Wade of marriage." Read More
Watch: Harry Reid calls Ted Cruz ‘a schoolyard bully’
4:42 PM on 5/7/2013
Generally, inside the Senate chamber, things stay civil. But things got heated on Capitol Hill between Senators Harry Reid and Ted Cruz. Read More
He’s baaaaack! Jimmy McMillan says NYC’s rent is still “too damn high”
5:44 PM on 4/24/2013
The breakout star of the New York state gubernatorial race is back. Jimmy "the rent is too damn high" McMillan has announced that he will throw his hat into NYC mayoral race. Read More
Gun safety: A new ad uses history to argue for gun limits
11:11 PM on 4/22/2013
A new ad in favor of gun control is using a surprising historical perspective to reframe the issue of massacre control. Read More
GOP reaffirms opposition to marriage equality
6:21 PM on 4/12/2013
The Republican National Committee voted unanimously to uphold marriage as one man and one woman at its annual spring meeting in Los Angeles. The votes come just days after 13 socially-conservative groups warned of abandoning the party if it failed to stick to its "core principles." Read More
O’Donnell: GOP establishment, Catholic Church have dug in against marriage equality
10:53 PM on 4/1/2013
High ranking members of both the Republican establishment and the Catholic Church have been speaking out on marriage equality in the wake of oral arguments in front of the Supreme Court. MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell takes a look in his latest Rewrite. Read More
How–and why–DOMA became law in 1996
10:13 AM on 3/30/2013
The Defense of Marriage Act has had an interesting history in its 16-plus years as the law of the land. Here's how it passed and why legislators voted yea or nay. Read More
O’Donnell: The assault weapons ban is not dead
11:22 PM on 3/21/2013
After a backlash from his base on the left, Senator Reid's office goes on defense over gun control measures being considered on Capitol Hill. Lawrence O'Donnell explains the Majority Leader's strategy in his latest Rewrite. Read More
Tea Party’s ‘movie trailer’ cribs from ‘The Hunger Games’… and everything else
9:20 PM on 3/18/2013
A Tea Party short film seemed to echo the Hunger Games, showing a dystopian future under a totalitarian government. Here's a few ideas to make it better! Read More
Nerd fail: Obama dares to confuse Star Wars with Star Trek
2:02 PM on 3/1/2013
The Internet reacted in full force to Obama’s "Jedi mind meld" comment. And now the White House issued their own (inter)stellar reaction to the president's mistake. Read More
ER doctor to Sandy Hook families: ‘We tried our best’
10:44 PM on 1/31/2013
MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell shares more testimony from the Newtown hearings--a powerful account that the Senate should have heard. "Can I please talk to my patients about the risks of gun violence?" pleaded an ER doc. Read More
Justice Scalia at odds with President Lincoln over the Constitution?
10:30 AM on 1/30/2013
Talking to a group of college students, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia argued that our Constitution is a document that is "dead, dead, dead." One person who may not necessarily agree with that interpretation? President Lincoln. Read More
McConnell can’t define ‘tax increase’ without Norquist’s help
9:00 PM on 1/7/2013
In responding to the fiscal cliff deal passed over the New Years holiday in Washington, the top Republican in the Senate is deferring to lobbyist Grover Norquist to define what is and what is not a tax hike in America. Read More
Lawrence O’Donnell Rewrites NRA’s ‘blood-drenched’ boss
10:54 PM on 12/18/2012
In the wake of the Newtown school massacre, the NRA says it will hold a major news conference on Friday. But in his latest Rewrite, MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell says there is "nothing" that the NRA's leader, Wayne LaPierre, can say "that can wash the blood from his hands." Read More
New realities, unreal polls, and a dancing Alan Simpson
11:16 PM on 12/5/2012
A delightfully strange day. MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell explains the string of oddities and how they connect in the latest Rewrite. Read More
‘Excellent’: Simpsons’ Mr. Burns explains the fiscal cliff
6:36 PM on 12/4/2012
Super-rich (and completely fake) energy mogul Mr. Burns of The Simpsons explains what this whole fiscal cliff business is all about in a hilarious new video released online. Read More
Rewriting the Republican problem with Hispanics
2:29 PM on 11/28/2012
The President of the American Family Association said that it is impossible for Republicans to win the Latino vote because "they are used to a socialist form of government in Mexico." MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell takes him to task in the Rewrite. Read More
‘Happy atheist’ Ricky Gervais rewrites Pat Robertson
12:52 PM on 11/27/2012
In a recent edition of his religious television show, Pat Robertson accused atheists of trying to "steal" Christmas. MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell turned to the words of one very smart atheist, comedian Ricky Gervais, to rewrite that outlandish claim. Read More
Rand Paul to GOP: Rewrite stances on immigration, pot
11:36 PM on 11/13/2012
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul is pushing a trio of ideas outside the usual Republican orthodoxy: Decriminalize pot. Reform immigration. And no more military intervention abroad. Read More
