Moderation has its zealots, so convinced of their righteousness that they ignore the likely impact of their actions.
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Obama Rejects Trickle Down Economics
Obama decried income inequality fostered by misguided economics during a rousing speech Tuesday.
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Where Are Gingrich’s Enemies?
His former congressional colleagues are keeping silent, for now at least.
Posted inEconomic Policy
GOP vs. Job Creators
Despite their rhetoric about small businesses, Republicans side with millionaires when it comes down to it.
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Madisonianism or Opportunism?
Congress opts to give the president more power; president threatens veto.
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GOP vs. Job Creators
Republican opposition to extending the payroll tax misses the point.
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Queering Congress
With Barney Frank set to retire, few LGBT politicians are waiting in the wings.
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Barney Frank Announces Retirement With Jabs at Partisans
“People on the left and right live on parallel universes…People know different facts.”
Posted inLaw and Justice
Republicans Deep-Six the NLRB
Doing filibustering Senate Republicans one better, the one Republican member on the (currently) three-member National Labor Relations Board appears to have decided to bring the board to a screeching halt by refusing to vote and thus denying it a quorum. In a letter made public yesterday, Republican Brian Hayes wrote fellow GOP-er John Kline, chairman […]
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What to Read Before You Unwonk Tonight
Jonathan Chait defends President Obama and, to no one’s surprise, the Super Committee fails.
