That Senate Republicans used the filibuster to kill a Democratic stimulus bill isn’t a surprise – at this point, Republicans have all but announced their plan to keep the economy from significantly improving, and as a result, slash the tires on President Obama’s bid for re-election. What comes as a surprise is the extent to […]
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Occupy the Rules Committee
For last two months, we’ve been engaged in something of a natural experiment to see if presidential speechifying-in this case, a consistent focus on jobs-is enough to move public opinion in a progressive direction and create avenues for legislative success. So far, that hasn’t been the case. Instead, Republicans have taken their usual position of […]
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Who Stole the Election?
Dominating many state legislatures, Republicans have launched a full-on assault on voting rights.
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Did the Founding Fathers Screw Up?
Gridlock in Washington is no accident. It’s built into the Constitution.
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I Ruined the Economy and All I Got Were These Lousy Tax Cuts
Will the GOP’s budget plan spark a double-dip recession?
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Governing Beyond His Means
Rep. Paul Ryan’s foreign policy ideas are sensible, but his budget would make implementing them impossible.
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Debating the Obama Budget
Adam Serwer, Monica Potts, and Jamelle Bouie discuss the Obama administration’s budget proposal, and the rash on anti-choice bills Republicans have introduced.
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Of Our Time: A Pile of Vetoes
M idway through this first year of Republican legislative hegemony, President Clinton has seemingly risen, once again, from the political dead. One cannot yet say the same for the Democratic Party or the cause of liberalism. The Republicans are still very much in charge, with an agenda more stridently radical and more dominant than anything […]
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The Moynihan Enigma
Why the Senate’s intellectual giant is a strangely ineffective lawmaker.