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Thomas Frank: Phony spin even Fox News won’t buy
Thomas Frank
For decades, the idiot pundit class has pushed Democrats to the right after every loss. It's not working this time
Why Elizabeth Warren and Rand Paul offer glimmers of hope — but not for 2016
Andrew O'Hehir
Warren and Paul may point toward a better political future. But a doomed anti-Hillary crusade won't save democracy
This is why conservatives win: George Lakoff explains the importance of framing — and what Democrats need to learn
Paul Rosenberg
Messaging matters, George Lakoff tells Salon, but the key to politics is combining message with a moral grounding
Let them do another shutdown: Why Republicans are killing themselves on immigration
Gabriel Arana
It may stoke the Tea Party’s gleeful rage, but will only serve to alienate Latinos -- and forefeit the White House
Here are the 7 worst conservative reactions to Obama’s immigration announcement
Joanna Rothkopf
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Anarchy in the GOP: Why Obama’s immigration move exposes the right’s lunacy
Joan Walsh
A fine speech ignored by networks -- but Fox still calls plan "amnesty," while wingnuts warn of "ethnic cleansing"
“We were strangers once too”: President Obama announces executive order for deportation relief
Luke Brinker
President announces much-anticipated plans to use executive authority on immigration reform
Tom Coburn’s lunacy and the real meaning of the immigration fight
Elias Isquith
The GOPer's prediction of doom may sound silly, but he's speaking to what really motivates the anti-immigrant right
“This is why we are tired”: Racist remarks mar National Book Award ceremony (UPDATED)
Joanna Rothkopf
Lemony Snicket author Daniel Handler made troubling comments directed at award-winner Jacqueline Woodson
Hillary Clinton draws her first 2016 challenger
Luke Brinker
Former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb announces presidential exploratory committee
How to trounce Scott Walker: Courage, unions and Democrats’ identity problem
Elias Isquith
Party leaders trying to understand how they got trounced this year should take a look at Wisconsin. Here's why
Why climate change could mean the end of chocolate
Sara Yasin
Start hiding your Hershey bars. Experts predict a cocoa shortage as soon as 2020
Ted Cruz trolls America: Why his new lecture on responsible governance = real chutzpah
Simon Maloy
Senate's most prominent buffoonish reactionary says Obama just needs to learn to compromise. Here's why it's nuts
Gay marriage’s long and messy road: What we misunderstand about this tortured legal saga
Gabriel Arana
The new book "Winning Marriage" destroys the dangerous myth that legalizing gay marriage was ever "inevitable"
“Is the law good, is the law bad?” Why the NSA debate over legality is so misguided
Heather Digby Parton
It's amazing what the intelligence community can get away with -- if the one standard is whether something is legal
GOP’s politics of hurt feelings: Why their go-to excuse for inaction makes no sense
Jim Newell
If Republicans don't take any legislative action, they'll blame Obama for hurting their feelings. Spare us
How the political media is poisoning American discourse
Marty Kaplan
By treating news as entertainment, mainstream journalists are making things inestimably worse
“Happy Valley”: What really went wrong at Penn State
Andrew O'Hehir
It's not about football -- a gripping documentary spins a tale of shifting perspectives in a traumatized community
David Brooks’ latest embarrassment: When a “reasonable” conservative is just a right-wing hack
Luke Brinker
The columnist's latest work is a spectacular display of intellectual dishonesty and cheap analysis
Wall Street Journal columnist argues with himself over whether GOP Senate will fix Washington
Luke Brinker
Gerald Seib sounds a lot different this month than he did last month
Tense turns in freeing US captives in North Korea
Calvin Woodward
The right’s big morality puzzle: Why giving in won’t save liberals from the politics of cynicism
Kim Messick
The answer to the Tea Party won’t be found via a veil of ignorance -- but an ambitious, energized Democratic Party
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