There is right, and there is wrong. And having to watch patients die because legislators refused the administration’s Medicaid expansion—that’s just wrong, says physician Charlie van der Horst.
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Moral Monday Movement Gears Up for Round Two
As the North Carolina state legislature reopens on May 14 with no ideological reversal in sight, the Monday takeovers of the rotunda will resume. So, likely, will the arrests.
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Daily Meme: Is the Obamacare Tantrum Finally Over?
Sometimes, the best thing to do with a child throwing a tantrum is to let them have it and wait for them to wear themselves out. Could the GOP-after voting to repeal Obamacare more than 50 times-have finally grown tired of its own screams? For the first time in quite some time, Republicans’ congressional calendar […]
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Tracing the Republican Evolution on Climate Change
Nearly all the 2016 GOP contenders are climate deniers. But things aren’t so clear in the Republican electorate, and they’ve changed over time.
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Why Grayson Would Make Perfect Opponent to Gowdy on Benghazi Committee
Many progressives have argued for a Democratic boycott of the House Select Committee to Investigate Benghazi, but that would be a colossal error.Â
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The Politics of Polarization: Not as Simple as They Seem
Too often, journalists talk about this phenomenon as though it were symmetrical, with Republicans and Democrats moving away from the center at roughly the same rate. But that’s just not true.
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Koch Brothers Struggle Against Misconception That They Care About the Wealthy
It’s hard to convince voters your policies are all about helping the less fortunate if you’re simultaneously heaping contempt on them.
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Daily Meme: You Probably Should Check Your Privilege
Sometimes, in the wilds of the internet, all it takes to get people’s blood boiling is a screed from one college freshman. Such is the saga of Tal Fortgang, a Princeton first-year who wrote an inflammatory essay in the campus conservative magazine about being told to “check his privilege.”If you’re not familiar with the phrase […]
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Clinton Derangement Syndrome Will Soon Be Back
And it could be one of Hillary Clinton’s greatest political assets.
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The Difference Between Liberal Justices and Conservative Justices
Both kinds of justices take into account whether they’re sympathetic to the plaintiff, not just what the Constitution demands. But a new study shows “in-group bias” much more in evidence among the conservatives.
