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Our real economic problem continues to be a dearth of good jobs along with widening inequality; the president must not surrender under this cease fire.

Rachel Maddow tells the history of the “Gephardt rule” that made raising the debt ceiling automatic with the budget to avoiding damaging default threats.

Republicans still have one power: the power to destroy. And they will use that power until we take it away from them.

A new Supreme Court campaign finance case could unleash unprecedented political corruption.

Only one branch of government has a three-ring circus.

Tea Party members have marked their own grave with this government shut down, creating historically low ratings for the already floundering GOP.

Why is the tea party rallying over a closed memorial when so many people are suffering, asks Joshua Holland.

Monday evening, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell negotiated a deal to end the economic standoff.

A ‘deal’ that kicks the can down the road means the ongoing economic harm just keeps harming for the next few months, and then maybe gets worse.