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Washington and Change: Cash You Can Believe in
“Somebody once said the Washington was a city of Northern charm and Southern efficiency.” So John F. Kennedy famously remarked in 1961 and so the town seemed to remain …
Progressive Canaries in a Political Mine
Take it from David Axelrod. “Almost the entire Republican margin is based on the enthusiasm gap,” the president's senior adviser said last week. "And if Democrats come out in …
News in Brief: Racist, Anti-Obama Billboard Goes Up in Colorado, and More
Racist, Anti-Obama Billboard Goes Up in Colorado
E.J. Dionne, Jr. | “Crazy Carl” and the Limits of Anger
New York - Having long been one of the proud tough guys of New York politics, Andrew Cuomo, the state's attorney general, finds himself with a Republican opponent in …
The Burden of Record-Breaking Deportations
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced last week that it had broken its own record for deportations, affirming the Obama administration’s zeal for heavy-handed immigration enforcement. According to …
Joe Conason | Generation of Termites
When American politicians talk about the legacy we are leaving to the next generation, their usual theme is financial deficits, as if there were no other kind. Figured on …
Power Play: Reversing the Recession
Since the onset of the recession in 2008, the number of unemployed American women has risen by 2.8 million. This has substantial implications for American families, since one in …
News Corporation Shareholders Rebel Against Company’s Political Donations
In August, News Corporation - the media company owned by right-wing tycoon Rupert Murdoch and the operator of Fox News - gave $1 million to the Republican Governors Association. …
Nuclear Watchdog Groups Say Corners Cut on Fire Safety
Washington - Nuclear watchdog groups say that an internal report by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on fire safety at nuclear plants shows that regulators don't have enough information to …
Why Is the White House Against Freezing Foreclosures in the Face of Rampant Fraud?
At first, there was a deafening silence from Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke on the foreclosure front. It was as if they: 1) didn’t read …