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By Joe Conason — The House of Representatives has increasingly been dominated over the past two decades by a coterie of tantrum-prone extremists who lack the probity and steadiness required for democratic self-government.
Posted on Jan 3, 2013
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A look at the day’s political happenings, including an update on Hillary Clinton’s health and a House Republican who says you shouldn’t send any more donations to his fellow GOP congressmen.
Posted on Jan 2, 2013
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By E.J. Dionne, Jr. — To be deemed a serious analyst at the moment seems to require a lot of hand-wringing and sneering over how awful Congress looked over the last few days as it rushed a fiscal cliff deal into law. So permit me to burn my membership card in the League of Commentators and Pundits.
Posted on Jan 2, 2013
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By Robert Reich — The last time the debt ceiling had to be raised, in 2011, Republicans demanded major cuts in programs for the poor as well as Medicare and Social Security. They got some concessions from the White House but didn’t get what they wanted—which led us to the fiscal cliff. So we’ve come full circle.
Posted on Jan 2, 2013
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Daryl Cagle, CagleCartoons.com —
Posted on Jan 2, 2013
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A look at the day’s political happenings, including the House vote on the fiscal cliff deal Tuesday night and President Obama marks the 150th anniversary of one of the most famous presidential proclamations. (UPDATED)
Posted on Jan 1, 2013
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Instead of deficit reduction, it appears the fiscal cliff deal that was passed in the Senate early Tuesday morning would only add to the federal government’s budget problems.
Posted on Jan 1, 2013
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By casting their ballots in favor of a deal that would avert the so-called fiscal cliff early Tuesday morning, senators overwhelmingly blocked a pay increase for themselves and members of the House that President Obama recently approved via an executive order.
Posted on Jan 1, 2013
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By Robert Reich — The fiscal cliff deal that emerged from the Senate on New Year’s Eve is a lousy one. Let me count the ways.
Posted on Jan 1, 2013
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By Larry Beinhart — There been complaints and even some letters that I dis those who are really my betters, that if I paid attention and really learned I’d give conservatives what they’ve earned.
Posted on Dec 31, 2012
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Randall Enos, Cagle Cartoons —
Posted on Dec 31, 2012
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Taylor Jones, Cagle Cartoons, El Nuevo Dia, Puerto Rico —
Posted on Dec 31, 2012
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Aislin, Cagle Cartoons, The Montreal Gazette —
Posted on Dec 31, 2012
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Bill Day, Cagle Cartoons —
Posted on Dec 31, 2012
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Forget the Times Square ball drop in New York City. The most dramatic moment of New Year’s Eve 2012 will most likely happen on Capitol Hill.
Posted on Dec 30, 2012
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Looking for a job where being unproductive and ineffective won’t hurt your chances of getting a raise? Try being a member of Congress!
Posted on Dec 30, 2012
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Daryl Cagle, CagleCartoons.com —
Posted on Dec 30, 2012
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John Cole, Cagle Cartoons, The Scranton Times-Tribune —
Posted on Dec 30, 2012
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Christopher Weyant, Cagle Cartoons, The Hill —
Posted on Dec 29, 2012
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Bill Day, Cagle Cartoons —
Posted on Dec 29, 2012
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Cam Cardow, Cagle Cartoons, The Ottawa Citizen —
Posted on Dec 29, 2012
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Cam Cardow, Cagle Cartoons, The Ottawa Citizen —
Posted on Dec 29, 2012
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Pavel Constantin, Cagle Cartoons, Romania —
Posted on Dec 29, 2012
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Daryl Cagle, CagleCartoons.com —
Posted on Dec 29, 2012
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Peter Broelman, Cagle Cartoons, Australia —
Posted on Dec 28, 2012
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Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune —
Posted on Dec 28, 2012
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Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune —
Posted on Dec 28, 2012
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By Robert Reich — Are House Republicans—now summoned back to Washington by Speaker John Boehner—about to succumb to public pressure and save the nation from the fiscal cliff?
Posted on Dec 28, 2012
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A look at the day’s political happenings, including a new warning on the debt ceiling from Timothy Geithner and why it’s probably not the most wonderful time of the year for President Obama and Congress.
Posted on Dec 26, 2012
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By Robert Reich — President Obama is cutting his Christmas holiday short, returning to Washington for a last attempt at avoiding the fiscal cliff. But he’s running headlong into the Republican strategy of fanaticism.
Posted on Dec 26, 2012
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Luojie, Cagle Cartoons, China Daily, China —
Posted on Dec 26, 2012
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Angel Boligan, Cagle Cartoons, El Universal, Mexico City —
Posted on Dec 25, 2012
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The government of the United Kingdom plans to allow copyrighted material to be copied for personal use; Julian Assange gives kudos to Bradley Manning from the balcony of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London; meanwhile, South Africa’s ruling party has called for an official boycott of Israel. These discoveries and more after the jump.
Posted on Dec 24, 2012
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By Robert Reich — Every year about now I watch “It’s a Wonderful Life” again to remind myself what Frank Capra understood about America—its essential decency and common sense.
Posted on Dec 23, 2012
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This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The myth of NRA power, the fiscal “obstacle course” and your guide to surviving apocalypses real and imagined.
Posted on Dec 21, 2012
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This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The myth of NRA power, the fiscal “obstacle course” and your guide to surviving apocalypses real and imagined.
Posted on Dec 21, 2012
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By Joe Conason — What may finally consume the House Republicans is their boundless contempt for the American public—a contempt bluntly demonstrated in their refusal to consider any reasonable compromise with President Obama to avoid the so-called “fiscal cliff” Dec. 31.
Posted on Dec 21, 2012
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Nate Beeler, Cagle Cartoons, The Columbus Dispatch —
Posted on Dec 21, 2012
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By Robert Reich — Why is the president back to making premature and unnecessary concessions to Republicans?
Posted on Dec 20, 2012
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Christopher Weyant, Cagle Cartoons, The Hill —
Posted on Dec 20, 2012
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RJ Matson, Cagle Cartoons, Roll Call —
Posted on Dec 20, 2012
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Daryl Cagle, CagleCartoons.com —
Posted on Dec 20, 2012
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President Obama should be crying over kids killed by drones in Pakistan, not just those slain on American soil; apparently some believe that the Sandy Hook massacre was God’s reckoning for our support of abortion and gay marriage; meanwhile, the open Internet comes to an end as the United Nations give governments power to cut off parts of it. These discoveries and more after the jump.
Posted on Dec 19, 2012
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By Robert Reich — America’s children seem to be shortchanged on almost every issue we face as a society. Not only are we failing to protect them from deranged people wielding semiautomatic guns, but we’re also not protecting them from poverty.
Posted on Dec 18, 2012
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Although gun policy is certainly important to talk about in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook tragedy, mental illnesses may be more crucial to discuss; President Obama fed the loyal Susan Rice to the sharks for the same reasons he’s both feared and admired; meanwhile, education is becoming a commodity rather than a right thanks to the neoliberal agenda. These discoveries and more after the jump.
Posted on Dec 17, 2012
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Rick McKee, Cagle Cartoons, The Augusta Chronicle —
Posted on Dec 17, 2012
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Pavel Constantin, Cagle Cartoons, Romania —
Posted on Dec 17, 2012
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