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State of the Union Shows Obama Still Needs Movement Pressure on Climate
The President's speech could be called the State of the Climate in the Union.
Not So Fast, Net Neutrality
Republicans have introduced legislation that on the surface seems to embrace net neutrality. But the reality is much more complicated.
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In SOTU, President Punts on Income Inequality
For now, don't really expect further taxes on the wealthy that could help those at the bottom.
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The Myth of Obama Moving to the Left
The policies President Obama unveiled last night in his State of the Union address aren't "left-wing," no matter what the right-wing media claims.
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Thank God for Huckabee, Guns, Grits and Glorious Gravy
For Huckabee, however, that battle for what is often referred to by those on the religious right as the "soul of America" has always been religious as well as …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: New Rule Change in the House Centers on Failed Policies of Reaganomics, and More
In today's On the News segment: Republicans know that trickle-down economics is no longer an easy sell, so they've wrapped up those bad policies into a new package, and …
Why Do Republicans Reject Human-Made Climate Change?
It is a testament to the political spin machine that an issue like climate change can be so polarizing.
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The First Four Things Republicans Are Trying to Change May Scare You
Voters may be a little horrified to see that the change the new Republican majority in Congress will bring actually means regression.
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House GOP’s New Rule Allows Republicans to Hide Tax Cuts
In the House of Representatives, a very important new rule was passed that will change how legislation is evaluated.
“David Duke Without the Baggage”: Will Top GOPer Steve Scalise Resign Over Speech to Racist Group?
As Congress begins a new session today, one of its top Republicans has acknowledged he once addressed a gathering of white supremacists and neo-Nazis.