We break it down for you, with an easy-to-digest set of opinions you can adopt as your own.
Congress
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Take the Fourteenth!
Remember the proposals that were current back in 2011 to have President Obama invoke his authority under the 14th Amendment to keep funding America’s public debt, even without approval from Congress? Well, that proposal has suddenly become highly relevant again, even urgent. Prior to 1917, Congress did not even require periodic legislation to increase the […]
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Eight Things about the Shutdown/Default Crisis that Are Still True
Forget about the hour-by-hour machinations. Here’s what we need to understand.
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Old Conservatives Can’t Learn New Tricks
The GOPÂ can’t learn from its mistakes if it doesn’t understand them.Â
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The GOP Craziness You Missed over the Weekend
Some in the Republican party have no idea that they’ve already lost.
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John Boehner Is Adrift
Without a plan and without any idea how to end the crisis, Boehner goes from day to desperate day.
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Postcards from the Shutdown Edge
Wondering why you haven’t heard about people going without essential programs? States are covering for the feds, but they can’t keep it up much longer.
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Is the Shutdown Creating a Dystopic Political Future?
It could win Democrats the White House in 2016. But don’t get too excited.
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How the Crisis Ends
What are the odds on the different outcomes?Â
