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Why Do Republicans Say "Government Is The Problem"?
Republicans are going to spend August "blaming President Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats for Americans' unhappiness with government." That's right, they're going to blame government, not themselves.
Why Are Seniors Changing? (Take A Look At Who They Are...)
According to a Carville-Greenberg polling memo, seniors are changing their minds about policy and the GOP. The question is, why? Everyone knows that seniors are a bunch of right wingers who hate progress, right?
7 Things About Prosecuting Wall Street You Wanted to Know
President Obama’s Justice Department, under the direction of Attorney General Eric Holder, hasn’t indicted a single bank executive for the massive Wall Street crime wave that devastated the economy.
The Tea Party Is Turning on Republicans
Many hard-right conservative voters are threatening to sit out the 2014 midterm elections, because they say some Republican lawmakers aren't doing enough to obstruct health care and immigration.
A Teachable Moment On the Wisdom of Cutting Government
I have my doubts that this will result in a change of heart among conservatives about the wisdom of cutting necessary government services, but it's at least possible.
Middle Class Squeezed - I Mean Literally Squished
Two stories in the news today illustrate what is happening to the middle class. One story is about numbers showing how the middle is being squeezed. The other is about how people are literally being squished.
Killing Health Care Reform At Any Cost. This Is Who They Are.
Congress is in recess, and members are back in their home districts. This means House Republicans – especially the tea party caucus – will say some of the craziest things about politics.
The Larry Summers Debate: Challenging Wall Street's Democrats
The chattering classes are fascinated by the Republicans’ internecine battle to redefine the party in the wake of the George W. Bush calamity and the Mitt Romney defeat.
Progressive Breakfast
President Kickstarts Mortgage Reform Debate Obama draws line in housing before over 30-year fixed rate mortgage. NYT: "The president praised a bipartisan Senate effort to replace Fannie and Freddie with a system that would charge lenders for explicit government...
Low-Wage Workers, Exploited By Your Tax Dollars
McDonald’s really stepped in it this summer when the fast food empire created a budget for its underpaid employees to help them make ends meet on the low wages they bring home after flipping burgers all week.
