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Mark Finkelstein

Contributing Editor
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Lives in Southport, North Carolina

mark.finkelstein@gmail.com 

Twitter: @markfinkelstein

Speaks Spanish, French

Cornell B.S., SUNY Buffalo Ed.M., J.D., Harvard law LL.M.

Pilot, parrots, dogs, tennis.


Latest Blogs

Lori Chavez-DeRemer CNN This Morning 4-21-26

CNN's Cornish Pushes Sexism Angle on Trump Cabinet Departures

Mark Finkelstein
April 21st, 2026 1:34 PM
Chrystia Freeland MS NOW The Weekend: Primetime 4-19-26
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Ex-Canada Pol Freeland to Minneapolis on MS NOW: ‘Free Beer’ in Canada

Mark Finkelstein
April 20th, 2026 11:57 AM
Elise Jordan Charles Coleman Jr. Antonia Hylton MS NOW The Weekend: Primetime 4-18-26
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MS NOW: Trump’s Christian Advisers Tell Him ‘He Is God’

Mark Finkelstein
April 19th, 2026 10:41 PM
Audie Cornish Maggie Haberman CNN This Morning 4-17-26
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Haberman: Hegseth's Going 'Off the Rails' With Religious War Metaphors

Mark Finkelstein
April 18th, 2026 10:01 PM
Joe Scarborough Jonathan Lemire MS NOW Morning Joe 4-16-26
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Morning Joe Admits: ‘Noose’ Now Around Iran, Trump Strategy ‘Working’

Mark Finkelstein
April 16th, 2026 10:59 PM
Joe Scarborough Kim Ghattas MS NOW Morning Joe 4-15-26
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Scarborough Accuses Israel of ‘Random Strikes’ on Lebanese Civilians

Mark Finkelstein
April 15th, 2026 10:20 PM
Mika Brzezinski Joe Scarborough Willie Geist MS NOW Morning Joe 4-14-26
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Scarborough Lectures Trump on Blasphemy, But MS NOW Is Like the ACLU

Mark Finkelstein
April 14th, 2026 10:35 PM
Mika Brzezinski Joe Scarborough Jonathan Lemire MS NOW Morning Joe 4-13-26
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Orban Loses, Joe Scarborough Sneers at ‘Crayon Book’ Conservatives

Mark Finkelstein
April 13th, 2026 8:58 AM
Madeleine Dean MS NOW The Weekend: Primetime 4-11-26
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MS NOW Lets Dem Rep Rail Against 'Madman' Trump Killing Children

Mark Finkelstein
April 12th, 2026 10:35 PM
Nicolle Wallace MS Now Deadline White House 4-10-26
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Nicolle Wallace Imagines Iran Doomsday: ‘Even Worse Than We Think’

Mark Finkelstein
April 10th, 2026 10:10 PM
Mika Brzezinski Joe Scarborough MS NOW Morning Joe 4-9-26
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Scarborough Seizes on Fox, Kelly, Carlson to Hit Trump on Iran

Mark Finkelstein
April 9th, 2026 1:56 PM
Jonathan Lemire David French MS NOW Morning Joe 4-8-26
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Ceasefire? Morning Joe Again Ties Trump to ‘Monsters of History’

Mark Finkelstein
April 8th, 2026 11:00 AM
Stephen Anderson CNN This Morning 4-7-26
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CNN Taps Lefty General to Warn Trump Iran Strikes Could Be War Crimes

Mark Finkelstein
April 7th, 2026 11:32 AM
Elise Jordan MS NOW The Weekend: Primetime 4-5-26
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MS NOW ‘Republican' On Trump Tweet: Trashy, Classless, Unhinged Jerk

Mark Finkelstein
April 6th, 2026 1:35 PM
Alicia Menendez Zoe Lofgren MS NOW Deadline White House 4-2-26
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MS NASTY: On 'Deadline,' House Dem Says 'Good Riddance' to Pam Bondi

Mark Finkelstein
April 4th, 2026 6:32 AM
Mika Brzezinski Joe Scarborough MS NOW Morning Joe 3-31-26
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Scarborough—U.S. Strikes On Iran Oil Infrastructure Would Be War Crime

Mark Finkelstein
April 2nd, 2026 2:16 PM
Shan Wu Erica Hill CNN This Morning 4-1-26
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CNN Cheers Claim That Challenging Birthright Citizenship Is ‘Racist'

Mark Finkelstein
April 1st, 2026 4:57 PM
Kim Dozier Erica Hill CNN This Morning 3-30-26
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CNN Analyst: Trump's Peace Plan Is Telling Iran 'This Is a Stick-Up'

Mark Finkelstein
March 30th, 2026 11:52 AM
Jacob Soboroff MS NOW The Weekend: Primetime 3-28-26
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MS NOW’s ‘No Kings’ Cringe Reel -- Reporter Drags Protester Into Shot

Mark Finkelstein
March 29th, 2026 3:40 PM
Mark Lanier CNN This Morning 3-27-26
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CNN Lets Plaintiff Claim Social Media Lawsuits ‘Not About the Money’

Mark Finkelstein
March 27th, 2026 1:20 PM