Matthew Rothschild

Matthew Rothschild is the editor of The Progressive magazine, which is one of the leading voices for peace and social justice in this country. Rothschild has appeared on Nightline, C-SPAN, The O'Reilly Factor, and NPR, and his newspaper commentaries have run in the Chicago Tribune, the L.A. Times, the Miami Herald, and a host of other newspapers. Rothschild is the host of "Progressive Radio," a syndicated half-hour weekly interview program. And he does a two-minute daily radio commentary, entitled "Progressive Point of View," which is also syndicated around the country.
Rothschild is the author of You Have No Rights: Stories of America in an Age of Repression (New Press, 2007). He also is the editor of Democracy in Print: The Best of The Progressive, 1909-2009 (University of Wisconsin Press, 2009).
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Obama Blasé on NSA »

By Matthew Rothschild, June 18, 2013

“No problem,” he says. Everything is “transparent,” but nothing was until Edward Snowden blew the whistle.read more

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The Supreme Court’s Good Decision on Voting in Arizona »

By Matthew Rothschild, June 17, 2013

Guess who wrote the majority opinion?read more

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Sanders Introduces Bill to Curb Domestic Spying »

By Matthew Rothschild, June 14, 2013

See how his legislation would rein in the NSA and the FBI.read more

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We Don’t Belong in Syria’s Civil War »

By Matthew Rothschild, June 14, 2013

How can we be sure that the weapons we’re providing them today won’t be used against us tomorrow?read more

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See Tom Friedman Go Along with the NSA »

By Matthew Rothschild, June 12, 2013

He says he cherishes our open society. Really?read more

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Big Brother Loves the Smearing of Snowden »

By Matthew Rothschild, June 12, 2013

John Boehner calls Edward Snowden a “traitor.” Sen. Dianne Feinstein chimed in, agreeing that he committed treason.read more

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ACLU’s Suit Against the NSA »

By Matthew Rothschild, June 11, 2013

The grabbing of phone records “is akin to snatching every American’s address book.”read more

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Why Was This Spying Classified in the First Place? »

By Matthew Rothschild, June 10, 2013

And how come the President can gag the people’s representatives?read more

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Thank You, Glenn Greenwald and Edward Snowden »

By Matthew Rothschild, June 10, 2013

Courage and principle are, for once, in the news.read more

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Russ Feingold Was Prescient on Domestic Spying »

By Matthew Rothschild, June 7, 2013

Look how clear his crystal ball was!read more

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See How Racist the War on Marijuana Really Is »

By Matthew Rothschild, June 6, 2013

Here’s a pop quiz: How many more times is a black person likely to be arrested for pot possession than a white person in America?read more

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Bernie Sanders Blasts NSA: "This Is Not Freedom." »

By Matthew Rothschild, June 6, 2013

Sen. Sanders shows a profile in courage in denouncing the NSA surveillance of millions of Americans.read more

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Wis. GOP Tosses Out Investigative Reporting »

By Matthew Rothschild, June 5, 2013

Is it revenge for exposing the Republican on the state supreme court who tried to choke his colleague?read more

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Stop the Trial of Bradley Manning  »

By Matthew Rothschild, June 3, 2013

Why three years behind bars already is enough.read more

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Monsanto Messes with World Wheat Market »

By Matthew Rothschild, May 31, 2013

How a GMO experiment from years ago has come back to haunt us.read more

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