The one aspect of his plan they’re willing to vote to support is the one with the greatest risks.
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Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Republicans Seek to Tar All Muslims With the Brush of ISIL
When the president said the terrorist group was not Islamic, his opposition got hopping mad.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Endless 9/11s: How the Bush-Cheney Response to the World Trade Center Attack Shaped Today’s Terrors
Non-state terrorism was a bewildering foreign policy and military challenge in 2001, and even more so now.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Republicans Make Big Advances Thanks to Citizens United
The increase in corporate money in elections has favored one party over the other.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Want to Fix the Jobs Crisis? Build a Federally Funded Worker Education Infrastructure
Critics are wrong when they say that, as one solution to underemployment, job training is a failure. Successful programs are plentiful, but they are small and scattered.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
No, Democrats Can’t Win Back the House — At Least Not Just Yet
Republicans have a built-in advantage, but it’s one with an expiration date.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Faces of the Democratic Future
Young leaders on the future of their party.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Don’t Blame Eric Cantor For His New Gig
There’s a good reason most members of Congress don’t return home when their service is over.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Stupidity of Hating Your Senator for Living Where You’ve Sent Her to Work
Should we really get mad if our representatives spend too much time in Washington, where they’re supposed to be doing their jobs?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Still Nader After All These Years
It is heartening that Nader, at age 80, is still biased towards hope more than cynicism.
