It would free the poor from the exploitation of payday lenders, shore up the Postal Service, and not cost taxpayers a dime.Â
Paul Waldman
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Left Grovels to Right, Achieves Nothing
Why would President Obama give a Super Bowl-day interview to Bill O’Reilly?
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Thwarting Big Brother
Every new development in surveillance creates an opportunity for someone to create clever products to thwart it.
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No, We Aren’t Getting Closer to Immigration Reform
The fundamental dynamic hasn’t changed: the national GOP may want reform, but it isn’t in individual members’ interests.
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Remembering What Matters About the Affordable Care Act
Politics are important, but what really counts is the effect it’s having on people’s lives. And there, the news is pretty good.
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American Know-How Fails
You’d think if there’s anything we’d be good at, it’s executions. So why can’t we come up with a reliable and painless way to kill a man?
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Is Barack Obama a Tyrant?
We try to take a serious look at the Republicans’ charge. Spoiler alert: the answer is no.
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Hillary Clinton’s Enemies Can’t See Straight
The blinding hate so many conservatives feel for her could be Clinton’s greatest asset in 2016.
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Vaccine Fear Mongers Are Wrong, But They’re Not Ideological
Despite what some believe, liberals are no more likely than conservatives to believe in a link between childhood vaccines and autism.
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Campaigns and the Human Condition
“Mitt” reminds us that seeing a candidate’s “true” self is impossible, no matter who he is.
