A new study shows there’s been no decline in intergenerational poverty in the last 30 years, but it doesn’t tell the whole story.
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This Year’s Moderates
Given the GOP’s base, even the party’s middle-of-the-road conservatives are pretty extreme.
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Want to Rock the Vote? Fill the Election Assistance Commission.
Long lines and broken machines could be fixed with proper oversight. All congress needs to do is fill the empty slots on the “zombie commission.”
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Health Reform’s Next Test
Will low enrollment in 2014 drive premiums higher for 2015?
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Fifty Shades of Purple
If the parties started competing for votes across the map, the real winner wouldn’t be Democrats or Republicans; it would be small-d democracy.
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Fruits of Republican Folly
Public support of the GOP has dipped sharply, but it falls to the Democrats to find a way to take advantage of the moment.
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Let’s Shut Down the Filibuster
Why it made sense for Democrats to take the risk of ending the filibuster on most nominations.
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Can Republicans Buck the Tea Party?
While Congress has done its darndest to kill the Affordable Care Act, Republican governors in some swing states have taken a lead in pushing for Medicaid expansion.
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Republicans vs. Democracy in North Carolina
GOP lawmakers are trying to turn the South’s most progressive election laws into the nation’s most restrictive. But will they win the battle and lose the war?
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Must Austerity Keep Winning?
To defeat government bashing, we need public support for the middle-class emblems of higher education and housing.