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Aug 5, 2013
Obama’s New ‘Grand Bargain,’ Scahill’s Reaction to Manning Verdict, and More
Jul 31, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including the intensifying feud between Chris Christie and Rand Paul and why GOP officials are upset over Liz Cheney's decision to run for Senate in Wyoming.
The Quiet Closing of Washington
Jun 9, 2013 Conservative Republicans in our nation’s capital have managed to accomplish something they only dreamed of when tea partyers streamed into Congress at the start of 2011: They’ve basically shut Congress down.The Contest Over the Real Economic Problem
Mar 14, 2013 The biggest problems we face are unemployment, stagnant wages, slow growth and widening inequality -- not deficits. The major goal must be to get jobs and wages back, not balance the budget.
Ryan’s Regressiveness Redux
Mar 11, 2013 Republicans lost the election but they still shape what’s debated in Washington -- the federal budget deficit and so-called fiscal responsibility.
Oops, Time to Adjust the Christian Calendar
Nov 24, 2012 Pope Benedict XVI claims that, thanks to a sixth-century monk's mistake, the most commonly used calendar is off by several years; topless feminists disguised as nuns protest anti-gay marriage in Paris; meanwhile, mainstream media pile on the same cliches about Israel and Palestine we've been hearing for 40 years. These discoveries and more after the jump.
Nothing Great About the ‘Grand Bargain’
Nov 19, 2012 The president and Congress reaching a "grand bargain" would mean significant cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid; some Republican senators believe Obama is using a Cold War-era mind-control technique on American citizens; meanwhile, millions showed up to the largest coordinated strike Europe has ever seen. These discoveries and more after the jump.
Preserve Benefits: Cut Gouging and Inequities
Nov 15, 2012 Congress is still talking about a “Grand Bargain” that “balances” far more spending cuts than tax increases. That is another way of saying that you – the consumer of Medicare and Medicaid services, the recipient of Social Security, and the average taxpayer -- will take the brunt of the spending cuts.
What Will Liberals Do With Their New Power?
Nov 8, 2012 What will Democrats do with their big election victory? If history is any indication, they’ll do just what they've done in years past: declare their opposition to budget cuts before embarking on a campaign of capitulation to the demands of their corporate backers, Glenn Greenwald says.
