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Media message: If politicians don't have to worry about re-election, naturally they're going to act more extreme. But that argument is flawed, says Eric Boehlert.

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With the U.S. government shutdown and a threatened credit default, Tea Party Republicans are testing out a new system of national governance in which they get their way u2013 …

SEIU may be spawning a force that will rise above its managerial powers by encouraging workers to take direct action at their workplaces.

If the Supreme Court outlaws neutrality agreements, it will give Hyatt and many other employers a reason to renege on unions' hard-won pacts.

A one-year delay would be a mortal blow to health reform, with tens of millions of Americans who otherwise would gain coverage instead remaining uninsured, possibly for many years.

On Tuesday, Senator Ted Cruz took the floor of the Senate to launch an all-night phony filibuster, and more.