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Why Did Rand Paul Run Away?

Two months ago, Sen. Rand Paul declared, "I say everywhere I go I am for immigration reform.". Everywhere, with the exception of the Barefoot Bar in Okoboji, Iowa, when caught between anti-immigrant bigot Rep. Steve King and two undocumented immigrants who came to...

'No Labels' Gets A Label – And It's Not Pretty

Who could have ever predicted that No Labels was just another wingnut welfare operation? Elias Isquith writes in Salon: The No Labels dream is coming up on its fourth birthday, and in that time the group has made exactly zero progress towards its goal of untangling...

Julian Castro Must Now Uphold Fair Housing

The U.S. Senate last week overwhelmingly confirmed San Antonio Mayor Juliàn Castro to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development. One of Castro’s first official acts as HUD Secretary should be to make concrete the Department’s duty to promote fair housing...

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