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Ignore the Spin: This Debt Ceiling Crisis Is Not Politics as Usual
Never before has a minority party linked controversial legislative demands with a threat to shut down the government or imperil the global economy. But House Republicans would have you …
The Etiquette of War and Surveillance: Letters to Colonel Manners (Ret.)
Colonel Manners (ret.) answers letters from Americans puzzled by the etiquette, manners and language of the arcane national security world of Washington.
Did Scalia Really Say That? “Citizens United” Lurks Behind Supreme Court’s Latest Money-in-Politics Case
It appears unlikely that the aggregate limits will survive in their current form.
Bernie Sanders: “Freedom of Speech … Does Not Mean the Freedom to Buy the United States Government”
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) delivers a speech on October 8 about the McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission court case.
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Taking on Capitalism, US Torture and Dictatorships, Costa-Gavras on Decades of Political Filmmaking
Costa-Gavras joins us for the hour to discuss a nearly 50-year career that has earned him the reputation as one of the world's greatest living political filmmakers.
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Debate: Are We Headed Towards Unlimited Campaign Donations?
Supreme Court considers first campaign finance decision since Citizens United.
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Why Are Republicans Changing Their Reason for Shutting Government?
Wait. What happened to the complaints about Obamacare? Now itu2019s u201cspending?u201d
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McDonald’s Takes Its Time Cooking Up a New Menu
The fast-food chain swears it will offer plenty of healthy choices at all its restaurants but not until seven years from now.
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WWII Vets, Forget the Monument; They’re Gunning for Your Social Security
The real goal of the hostage takers is a u201cGrand Bargainu201d on the budget that would include cuts to Social Security and Medicare.
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