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A Politics Worse than Watergate?
If the Supreme Court chooses to erase our remaining post-Watergate campaign finance reforms, Richard Nixon's scandalous reign may come to seem — thanks to growing inequality — mere kid's play.
Republicans Filibuster Debt-Ceiling Hike, Few Outlets Report This
Did you know that Republicans filibustered to obstruct raising the debt ceiling Saturday? The bill to raise the debt ceiling received 53 votes in favor and 45 against, with every Republican senator voting to filibuster.
Medical Device Tax Tricks
You might be hearing that some Democrats are "willing to make a deal" involving the "small" ($40 billion) medical device tax. It's a good idea to know what is going on -- especially the "offset" some are talking about.
Republicans Pay Price For Past "Bad Profits"
Bad profits are what you get when you use tricks to bring a quick boost to quarterly profits, paid back with trouble later. For the Republican Party, this is that "later."
Shutdown: Conservatives' Revenge Against the "47 Percent", Pt.2
Republicans are celebrating the consequences of the shutdown for two groups of Americans that conservatives despise: government workers and the millions of Americans who rely on the services those workers provide.
WWII Vets Don't Agree With Michele Bachmann
Maybe today's Republicans don't know that the Greatest Generation went through the depression and WWII, and their president throughout both was Franklin Delano Roosevelt, not Ronald Reagan.
The Radicalization of the GOP: the Most Important Political Story Today
The most important political story of our time is one that journalists wedded to the idea that ‘both sides do it’ are uncomfortable reporting: the wildly asymmetric polarization of our two major political parties.
Progressive Breakfast
Talks Intensify Around Short-Term Debt Limit Hike WH, House GOP leaders talk through night. AP: "No agreement was reported and plenty of hurdles remained, but both sides cast their meeting positively ... Obama planned a late-morning White House meeting Friday with GOP...
Democrats Must Reject Boehner’s Time-Bomb "Offer"
A time bomb with a six-week fuse is still a bomb. And as long as the Republicans are issuing threats and shutting down the government, they’re still playing with dynamite. Democrats must reject an offer like that.
Boehner Caves. Again.
Boehner's proposal for a short-term debt limit is a cave, just like the last one in January. The pattern is clear: Republicans talk tough about taking the debt limit hostage, then fold when staring default in the face.
