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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.
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Dean Baker | The Tea Party and the New York Times Shut Down the Government
It is the media's job to inform the public about the budget. They are clearly failing badly.
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What GOP-Tea Party Risks With Block of New New Deal
The Republican-Tea Party alliance operates a weapon of mass deflection, protecting capitalism from criticism. Sadly, the Democrats neither expose nor attack the Republican project, says Wolff.
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The Tea Party Republicans’ Biggest Mistake: Confusing Government with Our System of Government
The radicals who tried to hijack America didnu2019t understand one very basic thing. While most Americans donu2019t like big government, Americans revere our system of government.
Norman Ornstein and Thomas Mann Explain Why Congress Is Failing Us
Political scholars Norman Ornstein and Thomas Mann tell Bill that Congress' failure to make progress on gun control last week is symptomatic of a legislative branch reduced to dysfunction, …
US Cuts to Egyptian Military Won’t Weaken Coup Regime
Mohamed Elmeshad: Dozens killed in clashes across Egypt over the past week, highlighting the violent nature of the country's US-backed coup regime.
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Why Won’t The Press Police Radical Republicans?
Eager to maintain a political symmetry in which both sides are responsible for sparking conflict, the press effectively gives Republicans a pass for adopting truly outside-the-norm behavior.
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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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“Safe Seats” and the Media Spin About Radical Republicans
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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Why Are Republicans Changing Their Reason for Shutting Government?
Wait. What happened to the complaints about Obamacare? Now itu2019s u201cspending?u201d