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Charles Barkley: 'Thug' and 'Street Cred' Are Racial Slurs

Charles Barkley: 'Thug' and 'Street Cred' Are Racial Slurs

Former NBA player and TNT broadcaster Charles Barkley appeared on CNN Friday afternoon to discuss Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman’s post-game rant. According to Barkley, “thug” and “street cred” are racial slurs for people who are afraid to us the

Huckabee Blunders into Media's War on Women Trap

Huckabee Blunders into Media's War on Women Trap

While speaking before the Republican National Committee’s national convention Thursday, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee blundered his way into the mainstream media’s War on Women trap with comments that have already lit up Twitter, MSNBC, CNN, and elicited condemnation from

Top 5 Celebrity Warnings for Justin Bieber

Top 5 Celebrity Warnings for Justin Bieber

Being young, rich and famous has its perks, a list too long to count. The downside, of course, is what we read far too often on the cover of US Weekly. Drugs. Careers out of control. And, in some cases,

The Obama Administration's Delusional Iran Deal

After Iran’s foreign minister declared to CNN yesterday that under the interim nuclear deal, “we did not agree to dismantle anything,” an Obama administration official told CNN’s Jake Tapper: “We expected the Iranians would need to spin this for domestic

CNN Lays Off 40+ Senior Journalists

CNN Lays Off 40+ Senior Journalists

The Financial Times reports that more than 40-plus senior journalists have just been laid off at CNN and its sister network, HLN. Most of the layoffs occurred in November, were concentrated in Washington, Atlanta, and New York, and, according to

Ratings: Zucker-Era CNN Collapses to New Lows

Ratings: Zucker-Era CNN Collapses to New Lows

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: the most under-covered media story in the country right now is the collapse of CNN. Other than Tapper o’clock, the network is an absolute mess. As I write this, Brooke Baldwin

Wendy Davis, Republican? 'I Wasn't Driven by' Ideology

Wendy Davis, Republican? 'I Wasn't Driven by' Ideology

Wendy Davis’s allure to the far left since her rise to national prominence this summer has been her staunch socially liberal views, though she was not always known in Texas for that. When launching her political career, opponents questioned Davis’s

'Machine Gun Tourism' Thriving in Las Vegas

'Machine Gun Tourism' Thriving in Las Vegas

When “The Gun Store” in Las Vegas launched machine gun rentals in the late 1980s, they never knew they were going to create a whole new driver for Vegas tourism. But as CNN Money reports, that is exactly what store

Pew Poll: Christie's Unfavorability Doubled in Past Year

Pew Poll: Christie's Unfavorability Doubled in Past Year

What a difference a week makes. After Christie miraculously skated in last week’s Pew Poll thanks to national apathy, Americans have finally turned on the once-beloved governor. Pew and USA Today found that Christie’s unfavorability ratings have doubled in the