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Obamacare: The Biggest Insurance Scam in History
Health care is a human right, and it is at the center of the conflict of our times, the battle between the people and corporate interests.

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Mike Lofgren | The Revolt of the Lower Middle Class and the Stupidity of the Elites
Why do Tea Party adherents favor policies that are often directly counter to their economic interests?

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Don’t Even Talk About Cuts
Here is a guiding message Democrats should use from here on out: Jobs help the economy. Cuts hurt the economy. Donu2019t even talk about any more cuts.

After Budget Deal, Time to Move Forward
Democrats still accept the GOP's parameters for the budget debate, and until they reject their framework, we are doomed to repeat our failures again and again.

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.

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Boehner in the Catbird’s Seat
By taking up the Obamacare battle, Boehner's grip on the speakership may be tightening, not loosening.

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Washington’s Warring Brothers
This month's battles over the budget and the Tea Party Republicans' fanaticism about the health care law obscure the two parties' common commitment to austerity.

No Longer Standing: Wendy Davis to Run for Governor of Texas
Rumors abounded that the next step would be a declaration of a run for the governoru2019s mansion. Now, itu2019s here. Davis is running.

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Eight Reasons Democrats Should Refuse a Shutdown “Grand Bargain“
The GOP's trying to solve the problem it has created for itself by offering the administration something they both seem to want: Social Security cuts, and perhaps benefit reductions …

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Republicans Win Standoff, Shoot Hostages Anyway
In the end, the Republicans won. A majority in Congress, made up of Republicans who understood they'd won and Democrats who feared a government shutdown, would have voted for …