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Republicans Have Done Real Damage to the Economy
Republicans still have one power: the power to destroy. And they will use that power until we take it away from them.
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William Rivers Pitt | Rust Never Sleeps
William Rivers Pitt: Take this to heart, friends and neighbors: rust never sleeps, and there is never, ever any rest for the weary.
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Monumental Government
Only one branch of government has a three-ring circus.
“Totally Self-Inflicted Damage”: US on Verge of Default as Pain From 16-Day Shutdown Spreads
Robert Borosage, founder and president of the Institute for Americau2019s Future and co-director of its sister organization, the Campaign for Americau2019s Future, is interviewed about the effects of the …
Economist: There Is No Debt Crisis
Gerald Epstein, codirector of the Political Economy Research Institute, discusses Congress' upcoming decision to raise the debt ceiling.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Senate Leaders Reached a Deal Monday to End the Economic Standoff, and More
Monday evening, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell negotiated a deal to end the economic standoff.
The Ten Hardline Conservatives Pulling the Strings of the GOP Shutdown
Just looking at the rank-and-file members of the "suicide caucus" isn't enough - it's like focusing on the marionette rather than the puppet-master.
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The Sad, but Very Serious, Tale of the Right Honorable Saboteur
Once upon a time, there was a government official with a plan. He had become convinced that the way to fix the economy was to send out teams of …
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The Anarchy of the Tea Party
As a catastrophic US debt default looms, Republicans' new talking point is that "Democrats won't negotiate!" But ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar sees an anarchic method behind the madness.
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The Right’s Obamacare Rhetoric Is Completely Detached From Reality
The old saying that u2018you're welcome to your own opinions but not your own facts' seems quaint in today's political environment.