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GOP’s war on women has a new face: Marsha Blackburn

The woman who says women “don’t want” equal pay laws sells the House abortion ban as "saving the lives of women"

Joan Walsh Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 6:53 PM UTC 141
News Rep. Marsha Blackburn

GOP plan to appeal to millennials: “Make abortion funny”

Young Christian-right leaders think the answer to their problems with young voters lies in more snark

Alex Seitz-Wald Monday, Jun 17, 2013 3:28 PM UTC 199
Politics Social conservatives, Abortion

Glenn Beck has news that will “rock the nation,” change “everything”

Get ready because this revelation "will take down the entire power structure" in America, says a cryptic Beck VIDEO

Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 8:59 PM UTC 251
Media Video, Glenn Beck

No, there isn’t a GOP civil war

It's the establishment, Fox News, Heritage, Rush and the Koch Bros, versus a few moderates. That's a mercy killing

Kim Messick Saturday, Jun 8, 2013 12:30 PM UTC 123
Politics GOP, Republican Party, Civil War

Anti-choice lawmaker: No one understands women, women “don’t even understand themselves”

Nebraska state Sen. Bill Kintner says he doesn't understand women, but has no problem making laws for them

Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, May 28, 2013 5:54 PM UTC 40
Life women, abortion rights

GOP congressman uses Bible to justify punishing the poor

Rep. Stephen Fincher's recent snafu proves that when quoting from the Good Book, context matters

Candace Chellew-Hodge, Religion Dispatches Tuesday, May 28, 2013 5:42 PM UTC 57
Social Religion Dispatches, The Bible

Army weapons engineer tied to white nationalist organizations

Rising GOP operative John Stortstrom was a member of Youth for Western Civilization, a racist student group

Bill Morlin, Southern Poverty Law Center Friday, May 24, 2013 4:25 PM UTC 33
Politics Southern Poverty Law Center

Meet GOP’s fringy new star, E. W. Jackson

10 deep, crazy thoughts from the minister -- and Virginia Lt. Gov. nominee -- who has lots to say on gays and KKK

Alex Seitz-Wald Monday, May 20, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 37
Politics Virginia, E.W. Jackson, GOP

Don’t blame GOP for Obama’s disastrous second term

The president has allowed several scandals to flourish in part because he hasn't defined his core agenda

Robert Reich, ROBERTREICH.org Friday, May 17, 2013 12:44 PM UTC 15
Business RobertReich.org, Barack Obama

Must-see morning clip: Jay Carney responds to “Hurricane Scandy”

For once, Jon Stewart says, "Fox and Friends'" outrage with the White House seems appropriate VIDEO

Prachi Gupta Thursday, May 16, 2013 1:11 PM UTC
News Video, GOP, Must see morning clip

Obama blasts Benghazi talking points

In a news conference Monday, the president dismissed GOP criticism of his administration's handling of the attack

Associated Press Monday, May 13, 2013 6:25 PM UTC
Politics Associated Press, Barack Obama

7 bizarre conspiracy theories that the GOP takes seriously

Fear peddlers want elected representatives to initiate investigations and draft bills to address fake threats

Mark Howard, Alternet Friday, May 10, 2013 4:04 PM UTC 20
Politics AlterNet, U.S. Congress, GOP

Cumulus CEO on Limbaugh advertising fallout: “The facts are indisputable”

Cumulus CEO Lew Dickey stands by allegations that Limbaugh sank ad revenue for the network

Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, May 7, 2013 6:56 PM UTC 49
Business Rush Limbaugh, cumulus media

Is GOP to blame for the Texas fertilizer plant explosion?

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been hollowed out for years under Republican administrations

Robert Reich, ROBERTREICH.org Monday, May 6, 2013 3:40 PM UTC
Politics RobertReich.org, GOP, West, Texas

NRCC website overrun with erectile dysfunction ads

The National Republican Congressional Committee website was recently hacked with ads for Viagra and Cialis

Katie Mcdonough Monday, May 6, 2013 2:58 PM UTC
Media GOP, Republicans, Hacking, Viagra

Richard Nixon, hero of the American Left

He's justifiably reviled by historians, but Nixon's politics were far more progressive than we give him credit

Emmett Rensin, LA Review of Books Sunday, May 5, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 44
Politics LA Review of Books

“Parks and Recreation”: TV’s most progressive show

The NBC sitcom is just as ardent in its defense of government as it is fearless in its skewering of conservatives

Matthew Gannon, LA Review of Books Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 8:38 PM UTC 18
Social LA Review of Books, essays, NBC

Religious right architect dies at 72

The born-again Christian and co-founder of the Moral Majority was a major power player in conservative politics

Hatewatch Staff, Southern Poverty Law Center Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 6:20 PM UTC 19
Social Southern Poverty Law Center

GOP: Proudly xenophobic

From Rand Paul to Lindsey Graham, the Boston bombings have brought out the absolute worst in the Republican Party

Robert Reich, ROBERTREICH.org Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 3:39 PM UTC 20
Politics RobertReich.org, GOP, Xenophobia

GOP’s go-to economics study debunked

New research reveals that high public debt may not stifle economic growth as two popular economists have theorized

Mike Konczal, Next New Deal Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013 5:48 PM UTC 19
Business Next New Deal, GOP

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