Lila Pearl Shapiro is an Associate Editor at Talking Points Memo. She edits TPM Cafe and develops and executes special projects through out the sites. She began her journalism career as a production intern at PBS working on Bill Moyers' Buying the War. Before that, she wrote a romance and etiquette column for her college newspaper.
In her spare time, she likes to watch movies (particularly those of a sci-fi or mystery persuasion) and play with her two dogs: Biscuit and Ziggy.
The Right seized on a report by an EPA analyst -- but its author is an economist who has taken up global warming as a hobby.
The industry-friendly Texas Republican claims an EPA report by a non-scientist threatens to be a major scandal for the president.
Francine Busby and her supporters have begun publicly mobilizing against the San Diego Sheriff's Dept. after it raided a fundraising event with a dog unit and helicopter.
Sarah Palin stunned the political world with her announcement that she will resign as governor of Alaska in a few weeks.
