This time of year it’s common for progressives to view Republicans as a bunch of Scrooges. But when it comes to charity, this simply
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Dirty tricks: California GOP’ers set up fake health-exchange site
How low can you go? Ask Republican members of the California legislature. According to Crooks & Liars, Republican members of the California legislature have,
We need to call out politicians’ blind spots
After bragging a little too much about his business successes, former Illinois Senator Charles Percy said, “If only I could see myself as others
Obama to pick Bush Deputy Attorney General James Comey to head FBI
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) felt compelled to comment on Obama’s May 30 announcement of his choice of James Comey to head the
Republicans have trouble understanding luck
Republicans often like to see issues in black and white with no room for shades of gray. This means that they cannot accommodate luck
Frank Rich and Joe Stiglitz on income inequality
On a recent segment of the Rachel Maddow Show, Rachel interviewed two guests at one time, something she rarely does. The guests, Frank Rich
Jeffrey Sachs: “We have a corrupt politics to the core”
In a recent talk at the Philadelphia Federal Reserve at a conference titled “Fixing the Banking system for Good,” Jeffrey Sachs, economist, Columbia University
I’m shocked! GOP calls Obama budget a “shocking attack on seniors”
This was, of course, entirely predictable. President Obama is the only elected official in Washington to officially propose a cut in Social Security. Moral
“State-wrecked: the corruption of capitalism in America”
That’s the title of David A. Stockman’s March 31 opinion piece in the New York Times. Stockman is a Republican and former budget director
It’s time to take responsibility for the Iraq War and its moral/financial consequences
Two recent pieces in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch helped me make some connections about why Republicans can’t stand to talk about how the unnecessary