February 13: Harold Meyerson, executive editor and columnist for The Washington Post, was invited to testify before the House Appropriations Committee on the economic situation of the U.S. He addresses the issues that American people face today and mentions what the government should do to remedy theses two mains problems: the increase of inequalities leading to the disappearance of the middle class and the loss of long-term jobs enabling people to earn enough money to consume American goods.
January 24: A column by Harold Meyerson is cited by anchor John Roberts of CNN while Roberts is interviewing Senator John McCain about the economic policies he would instate as president. The mention comes at the 1:53 mark.
November 15: Associate Editor Ezra Klein discusses the upcoming Democratic presidential debate on MSNBC's Hardball.
October 25: In his weekly appearance on MSNBC's Hardball, Ezra Klein talks about the political campaign and the candidates who are gaining ground.
October 18: In an appearance on MSNBC's Hardball, Ezra Klein discusses the Democrat's strategy for the war in Iraq. Chris Matthew's asks Ezra why the Democrats, if they were elected to end the war, have not done so.
October 14: On CNN's weekly Blog Buzz segment, Writing Fellow Dana Goldstein represents the Left in debates over Ann Coulter's recent remarks on Judaism and the political ramifications of Al Gore's Nobel Peace Prize.
October 12: Co-founder Robert Kuttner appears on Bill Moyers Journal to talk about the current economic landscape and discuss the risks of deregulating the financial industry.
September 27:Ezra Klein discusses the previous night's Democratic debate - specifically the candidates’ unwillingness to set a timeline for withdrawal - on Hardball with Chris Matthews. The panelists also talk about what actions the public can expect Sen. Larry Craig to take in the coming weeks.
September 19: Following the publication of Prospect co-founder Paul Starr’s article on the real responsibility for the 1993 Clinton health care failure, Daniel Schorr does an extensive piece highlighting many of the key points of Starr's article. The piece aired on All Things Considered.
September 14: Prospect co-founder Robert Reich appears at a joint Economic Policy Institute/Prospect event to discuss his new book, Supercapitalism: The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life. Reich is introduced by Sen. Ted Kennedy.
September 13:Ezra Klein makes his weekly appearance on MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews to discuss the future presence of America in Iraq following the Patraeus Report – from President Bush’s vision of a long-term commitment to the Democrats’ new strategy for addressing this issue.
September 9:Deputy Editor Ann Friedman appears on CNN’s weekly blog round-up. Along with right-winger Robert Bluey, she opined on the impact Oprah Winfrey might have on Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s campaign and the entry of former Sen. Fred Thompson into the Republican race.
September 6:Today’s edition of Hardball with Chris Matthews features Ezra Klein on a panel discussing Iraq, Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson, and Sen. Larry Craig.
September 6: Ann Friedman joins a conversation on CNN about the fallout after a Southwest Airlines employee told a passenger that she was inappropriately dressed for the flight.
September 5: Senior Editor Garance Franke-Ruta turns up on Philadelphia’s NPR affiliate WHYY-FM discussing current political issues.
August 27: Following the publication of our September issue on impeachment, Seattle NPR affiliate, KUOW, taps Harold Meyerson for his views on impeachment of the president as Bush tours Washington state.
August 27: Harold Meyerson’s wide-ranging expertise is on display when he is interviewed on CBS News Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood in a retrospective on Groucho Marx. The segment commemorates the 30th anniversary of the comedian’s death.
August 22: Contributor Paul Waldman is interviewed on Air America’s The Young Turks radio program in connection with his column about how Gen. David Petraeus’ report to Congress will hew to the administration’s pre-approved messaging on the situation in Iraq.
August 19: Senior Editor Tara McKelvey and her book, Monstering, are the subject of a long segment on radio station WBAI-FM in New York.
August 19: CNN invites Ann Friedman to talk about presidential adviser Karl Rove’s departure and Fred Thompson’s political odds on its Sunday broadcast.
August 17: Harold Meyerson is featured on PBS’s NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. He joins Lehrer and New York Times columnist David Brooks on the show’s weekly political roundtable. Topics included the Fed’s interest-rate cut, presidential adviser Karl Rove’s resignation, and other breaking news of the week.
August 9: Ezra Klein appears on MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews to discuss the commutation of former Chief of Staff to the Vice President I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby’s sentence, among other political topics.
August 4: At the annual YearlyKos Conference, Garance Franke-Ruta moderates a panel on "Blogging While Female." The panel is covered by The Washington Post and The Nation.
August 3: Also at YearlyKos, Ezra Klein appears on the panel "Blogs and Journalism: The New News." Ezra was also the only blogger mentioned by name in a the presidential candidates' forum.
August 3: Senior Correspondent Terry Samuel appears on NPR's Tell Me More to discuss a range of issues, from the NAACP getting involved in the Michael Vick dogfighting case to the military's new policy of issuing signing bonuses.
June 21: Ezra Klein plays Hardball again with Chris Matthews, this time to talk about potential third-party candidates in the 2008 presidential election.
June 13: Wolf Blitzer interviews Tara McKelvey on his show, The Situation Room on CNN, for a segment on Republican presidential aspirant Mike Huckabee.
June 7: Ezra Klein sits down with Chris Matthews on MSNBC's Hardball for an extensive discussion on immigration.
June 6: Tara McKelvey is invited to discuss her new book, Monstering: Inside America's Policy of Secret Interrogations and Torture in the Terror War, on NPR's nationally broadcast program Fresh Air with Terry Gross.