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The nothing Republican agenda: Progressive Blog Digest

February 19, 2014 Nick Burbules Military, Obama, Politics, Republicans Leave a comment

This daily blog is composed of clips and links from other progressive blog and news sites, accompanied by my own observations. It documents the

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Dear Congresswoman Wagner: Disinformation about Obamacare can’t hide the facts

February 13, 2014 Willy Kessler ACA/Obamacare, Consumer issues, Employment, Health care, Missouri region, Politics, Republicans One comment

Rep. Ann Wagner’s (R-MO) hopping mad — or, more likely, hopping around — trying to get off the liar’s hot seat (remember the refrain “liar,

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State of the Union: Progressive Blog Digest

January 29, 2014 Nick Burbules Obama, Politics, Republicans Leave a comment

This daily blog is composed of clips and links from other progressive blog and news sites, accompanied by my own observations. Progressive Blog Digest

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Why women do not love Huckabee

January 27, 2014 Hafsa People, Reproductive rights, Republicans, Women One comment

Well, clearly, someone did not learn from Todd Akin. As if the Republican Party really had any leeway for chauvinistic comments after Akin’s “legitimate

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Progressive Blog Digest: Girl talk

January 24, 2014 Nick Burbules Corruption, Republicans, Uncategorized, Women Leave a comment

This daily blog, Progressive Blog Digest,  is composed of clips and links from other progressive blog and news sites, accompanied by my own observations. It

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The old GOP folks at home: Light-bulb wars

January 22, 2014 Willy Kessler Congress, Consumer issues, Energy, Politics, Republicans, Technology Leave a comment

After Mitt Romney’s humiliating defeat in 2012, many pundits explicitly or implicitly agreed with bloger Ted Frier who wrote that the GOP had deteriorated

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When it comes to Christie, MSNBC rises to the occasion

January 21, 2014 Arthur Lieber Corruption, Infrastructure, Media, Politics, Republicans Leave a comment

In April, 2013, Renee Shur wrote a wonderful piece in the Occasional Planet entitled, “Dear MSNBC: Grow up, already.” She truly nailed it with

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Cutting cable and MSNBC along with it

January 17, 2014 Madonna Gauding ACA/Obamacare, Banks, Corporations, Corruption, Democrats, Economy, Government, Health care, Republicans Leave a comment

I’m not alone in being burned out on MSNBC.  The complaints vary from “there’s too much opinion and not enough news,” to “I’m tired

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New nullification twist in the war on Obamacare: MO edition

January 14, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik ACA/Obamacare, Federalism, Health care, Missouri region, Republicans, States Leave a comment

My very own Missouri State Senator, Republican John Lamping, has introduced a bill into the 2014 Missouri legislature that would, according to the St.

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Extending unemployment payments — a matter of fairness: Progressive Blog Digest

January 8, 2014 Nick Burbules Congress, Employment, Good government, Politics, Republicans, Senate, Social Sec/Medicare, Uncategorized Leave a comment

The Senate passes unemployment payments, Obama ramps up the pressure. What will the House Repubs do?  See today’s full Progressive Blog Digest here.  

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