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Don't Feed The Debt-Ceiling Trolls

Bloggers have learned some hard lessons about engaging with right-wing nutcases who leave nasty comments: "Don't feed the trolls." Starve them of the attention they seek. Ignore them and move on. This advice also applies to the right-wing nutcases threatening to bring...

Red State Leadership

When I read David's post about the intransigence of the Confederate rump of the Republican Party, I thought of this tweet from the other night: Buzzy: @reptomprice told WMAL this morning that GOP needs "red state leadership." As @larryoconnor notes, that doesn't...

Why Obama Now Holds The Whip Hand

Progressives ranging from Paul Krugman, Noam Scheiber, Greg Sargent and OurFuture.org's own Robert Borosage are down on the latest tax deal. They feel President Obama caved on the threshold for higher tax rates and, in turn, set himself up another another bad deal in...

The "Fiscal Cliff" Deal in Black, Brown, And White

Now that the "fiscal cliff" deal has gone down, we have a couple of months to argue over the "winners" and "losers" before the country is dragged into the next of DC's. It's a good time to consider what comes next, and how it will impact people of color — and, by...

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