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Enough with the Joe Biden nonsense: The real reasons why the D.C. media loves him, but progressives should run away screaming
Paul Rosenberg
The Beltway loves the veep because he represents business as usual. Remember Clarence Thomas and the crime bill
Birtherism goes mainstream: Donald Trump, Barack Obama and the radicalization of the GOP
Eric Boehlert
Once confined to the fringe, the birther movement has swept the Republican Party. Where is the media coverage?
Jeb’s new tax swindle: Wrapping tax cuts for the rich in populist rhetoric
Simon Maloy
How will Jeb square his purported concern over income inequality with a tax plan that privileges the wealthy?
Donald Trump’s white male fantasy: You’re one lucky break away from being me
David Rosen
Trump isn't selling a policy agenda. He's selling the idea of power and status and those who feel it slipping
Hillary’s “I’m a real person” rebrand: Why her latest recalibration is self-defeating
Simon Maloy
Hillary Clinton's campaign announced a new plan to be more spontaneous, which kinda undermines its own point
Ted Cruz wants to be a martyr: What’s really behind his doomed Planned Parenthood shutdown fight
Sean Illing
The GOP lacks the votes to defund Planned Parenthood -- but Cruz wants to show his purity, consequences be damned
Dick Cheney’s despicable alternate history just got even worse
Heather Digby Parton
The dark prince of military adventurism will never stop lying about Iraq
Twilight of the War on Drugs: Why America might finally accept full decriminalization — and why David Simon worries it won’t
Keri Blakinger, Jeff Stein
Thanks to growing disillusionment, and advocates like "The Wire's" David Simon, the end might just be coming
Donald Trump is our creepy new face of demagoguery
Andrew Burstein, Nancy Isenberg
Our history is filled with demagogues. But factor in a pliant media and a reality TV culture, and we have a problem
When a government scientist’s findings stood in the way of Arctic drilling
Kamil Ahsan
The fate of Dr. Charles Monnett and the suppression of his work is a grim lesson in corporate strong-arming
The Republican Party’s secret sauce: A poisonous cocktail of nationalism, libertarianism & theocracy
Heather Digby Parton
Pundits have called Trump a populist hero. But the truth of his appeal lies at the core of the GOP philosophy
Paul Krugman: Talking about American exceptionalism misses the point — there’s nothing special about the dollar
Scott Eric Kaufman
What matters is whether you have "good investment opportunities under an umbrella of legal and political stability"
Iran hawks’ “political legitimacy” nonsense: An anatomy of their dumbest argument against the nuclear deal
Gary Legum
The anti-diplomacy crowd wants you to think the public is on their side. Here's some bad news for them
Why Ben Carson’s rapid surge in the polls should have you very, very worried
Heather Digby Parton
Whether or not the Republican neurosurgeon has staying power, his popularity reveals much about the GOP psyche
We’re about to find out how mad the GOP is: Hard choices in the looming Planned Parenthood shutdown fight
Simon Maloy
Mitch McConnell doesn't want a shutdown over Planned Parenthood, and 2016 GOPers are going to make his life hell
Bernie Sanders reality check: Why progressives shouldn’t be getting their hopes up (yet)
Jack Mirkinson
Bernie Sanders is surging in the polls. But there are several reasons why its worth tempering your optimism
Ted Cruz’s demented new low: He blames Obama for inciting execution of Texas deputy
Sophia Tesfaye
Cruz says cops across the country are "feeling the assault from the president, from the top on down as we see"
Paranoid history of the GOP: How conspiracy theories poisoned the Republican Party
Paul Rosenberg
Wingnuts have become increasingly reliant on reality-defying paranoia. Here's how it happened
Glenn Beck’s terrifying messiah complex: What his giant “All Lives Matter” rally says about modern conservatives
Heather Digby Parton
The conservative mega-star drew 20,000 people to Alabama to re-walk the iconic civil rights march last weekend
New poll indicates exactly who’s supporting Donald Trump — and the GOP should be worried
Scott Eric Kaufman
Empowering the most vile segment of the Republican base probably isn't the best idea
Grover Norquist’s surprising nemesis: How Donald Trump could break the anti-tax crusader’s stranglehold on the GOP
Gary Legum
Can a Republican win his party's nomination by promising higher taxes on the rich? Donald Trump's about to find out
Fox News guest: #BlackLivesMatter’s “hate speech” responsible for the murder of Houston cop
Scott Eric Kaufman
West told Kilmeade that "fry them like bacon" chant responsible for cop's death via vast leftwing conspiracy
Chris Christie is America’s most desperate candidate: Why his latest immigration plan is ridiculous, dehumanizing & very, very stupid
Jack Mirkinson
The New Jersey governor is lagging far behind in the polls and looking for a spark. (Spoiler: He didn't find it)
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