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Editors' Picks
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The Fundamentals of Immigration Reform
Mar 12, 2013To begin fixing America’s broken system, we must be guided by both our highest values and our economic needs.
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When Liberals Were Organized
Jan 22, 2015Progressives seeking a model for an effective Congress could learn from the nearly forgotten history of the Democratic Study Group.
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Blind to the Future
Feb 01, 2015Chris Christie and the Republican default on public investment.
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What to Do When 'I Do' Is Done
Feb 05, 2015LGBT activists and funders are debating the movement’s post-marriage priorities.
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A Needless Default
Feb 08, 2015The administration’s foreclosure relief program was designed to help bankers, not homeowners. That disgrace will haunt Democrats.
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The Sensible, Risky Option
Apr 15, 2015The Iran deal is a gamble, but the best one available.
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No Cost for Extremism
Apr 20, 2015Why the GOP hasn't (yet) paid for its march to the right.
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Scandal Makers
May 14, 2013Republicans are boarding the impeachment train, and there may be no way to stop it.
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Is Impeachment Only a Matter of Time?
May 13, 2013Between Benghazi and the IRS controversy, conservatives are building their dubious case for impeachment.
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Hillary Clinton Gets Brief Preview of 2016 (If She Runs)
May 09, 2013Republicans are already preparing for the inevitable demand for anti-Clinton scandals.
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Benghazi Fizzles
May 09, 2013Even among conservatives, there are glimmers of doubt about whether this will really be Obama's downfall.
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It’s All about the Primaries
May 09, 2013It can matter quite a bit exactly which Democrats or which Republicans are in office.
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No, Syria Is Not Iraq
May 09, 2013Just as Iraq was not Vietnam.
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Underfunded and Under Five
May 08, 2013A new report shows that pre-K education is suffering in a time of budget shortfalls and partisan politicking.
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The House Takes Mass Incarceration to Task
May 08, 2013Will the Over-Criminalization Task Force be able to put a dent in our soaring rates of incarceration, or will it fall into the same rancor that defines every D.C. debate?
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You've Got Sales Tax
May 06, 2013The Marketplace Fairness Act, which would finally require online retailers to charge sales tax, is hitting the Senate floor this week.
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The Isolationists Are Coming!
May 02, 2013You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
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House of Representatives Now a Scene from "Life Of Brian"
May 01, 2013It's even more ridiculous than you might have thought.
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On Immigration, Gay Community Should Take One for the Team
May 01, 2013Why LGBT-rights supporters may have to sit this one out if reform is to succeed.
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Barack Obama Asks Press to Maybe, Possibly Hold Republicans Responsible Sometime
Apr 30, 2013But will they oblige?
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The Utter Irrelevance of "Personal Charm"
Apr 29, 2013For some reason, The Washington Post can't figure it out.
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A Lesson in Who Actually Matters to Washington
Apr 26, 2013Hint: It's not poor people.
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