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Climate Gets A Night In The Sun Senate Democrats wrap up all-nighter for climate. AP: "Democrats have been plowing through a dusk-to-dawn talkathon during which more than two dozen speakers have agreed with each other about the need for action on climate change....
A Serious Party Takes Climate Seriously
When Sen. Ted Cruz wanted to talk to the nation about health care, he read "Green Eggs and Ham." When 30 senators seized the Senate floor last night for an all-night talk-a-thon about climate change, they delivered the facts.
All of the Arguments Against Raising the Minimum Wage Have Fallen Apart
Opponents of raising the minimum wage offer a number of claims suggesting it would be a supposedly bad idea. Unfortunately for their cause, all of their arguments fall apart under close scrutiny.
The Real Story You Need To Know Behind the Detroit Pension Fight
If you think of Detroit's bankruptcy and its effect on public workers as far away and unrelated to life in your hometown, think again. The next victim could be your town, your community, your retirement.
A Thought for the Web's Silver Anniversary
Let's learn from our not-so-distant past and share the gold. New technologies don't have to bring us new inequities. The prime example from our past: The advent of television in the decade right after World War II.
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Worst Congress Ever? Is this the worst Congress ever, asks The Hill: "The most memorable action taken by this Congress was last year’s shutdown. It is not that passing lots of laws necessarily makes a 'good Congress,' and many people would argue that the opposite is...
The White House Budget: A View From the Left
The Democratic Party, and especially President Obama’s wing of it, must not define the leftmost boundary of political debate. If we are to see a “dream budget,” we need to dream bigger than this.
Wingnut Week in Review: Benghazi on the Brain
This week, the world watched as Ukrainians threw out their Russian-puppet president, and Russian president Vladimir Putin prepared to invade. Conservatives, naturally, have decided that it’s all President Obama’s fault.
Conservatives Offer Americans Empty Stomachs and Empty Rhetoric
Rep. Paul Ryan says that "the left" is offering Americans "a full stomach and an empty soul." The truth is that conservatives like Ryan are offering Americans empty stomachs and empty rhetoric.
Enormous, Humongous Trade Deficit Hits Manufacturing Jobs Hard
The trade deficit went up slightly in January, and as a result manufacturing jobs aren’t doing all that well. That’s because a trade deficit means that jobs move out of the country.
