An award-winning writer, Fineman also is an NBC News analyst, contributing reports to the network and its cable affiliate MSNBC. He appears frequently on "Hardball with Chris Matthews", "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell", and "The Rachel Maddow Show". The author of scores of "Newsweek" cover stories, Fineman's work has also appeared in "The New York Times", "The Washington Post", and "The New Republic". His "Living Politics" column was posted weekly on Newsweek.com. Fineman authored his first book in 2008, "The Thirteen American Arguments: Enduring Debates That Define and Inspire Our Country".