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Thomas Frank on Ronald Reagan’s secret tragedy: How ’70s and ’80s cynicism poisoned Democrats and America
Thomas Frank
Nixon's lies and Reagan's charms created the space for Clinton, Carter and Obama to redefine (and gut) liberalism
Google’s secret NSA alliance: The terrifying deals between Silicon Valley and the security state
Shane Harris
Inside the high-level, complicated deals -- and the rise of a virtually unchecked surveillance power
No, I’m not “ready for Hillary” — but here’s why resistance is futile
Andrew O'Hehir
Left media goes on the attack and Warren boosters keep hoping -- but battling Hillary is a pointless distraction
It’s Elizabeth Warren’s party now! How to remake it in the liberal heroine’s image
Elias Isquith
If they're smart, liberals could use Warren's new power to make the changes to the party that are so badly needed
Boehner’s legal two-step: The Speaker floats another frivolous lawsuit, this time over immigration
Simon Maloy
Boehner wants to sue Obama over immigration and convince conservatives he's serious about reckless obstructionism
GOP’s nagging shutdown debacle: How far are they willing to go to stop Obama’s executive action?
Jim Newell
McConnell and Boehner want to stop Obama's executive action -- but not risk a shutdown. How will they play this?
GOP’s lonely coal crusade: In the “war on coal,” it’s Republicans versus everyone else
Simon Maloy
Republicans firmly support coal in the "war on coal," and that sets them apart from much of the rest of the world
Obama’s big move: POTUS reportedly ready to sign order sparing up to 5 million from deportation
Luke Brinker
An announcement could come next week
Fox News’ White House gambit: Incubating candidates on the power of wingnut welfare
Simon Maloy
Mike Huckabee and crazypants Ben Carson, with a very generous assist from Fox News, inch toward 2016 bids
AP Exclusive: Drones patrol half of Mexico border
Elliot Spagat, Brian Skoloff
Wall Street and Hillary Clinton: The risk Democrats run by embracing the “big tent”
Elias Isquith
New report shows that Wall Street is as ready for Hillary as it gets. Here's why that should make Democrats nervous
Republicans’ fake wish granted: Obama calls GOP bluff, gets China to act on reducing carbon emissions
Simon Maloy
Landmark climate agreement between U.S. and China is excellent news for Republicans -- if GOP were actually sincere
Tea Partyer’s messaging mistake: Admits executive orders don’t stop GOP from writing legislation
Jim Newell
Sen. Ron Johnson is introducing some immigration bill? Well this complicates the "poison well" chatter
America’s post-midterm inferno: Tea Party garbage, media nonsense and economic hell
Robert Hennelly
Our notion of American exceptionalism and superpower status is blinding us to reality. Here's what we need to admit
Surprise! U.S. and China announce historic climate pledges
Lindsay Abrams
In a major breakthrough, the two nations agreed to make significant cuts to greenhouse gas emisisons
Robert Reich: Americans are convinced the game is rigged
Robert Reich
The former secretary of labor explains why the economic recovery is misleading -- and how we can affect real change
Ted Cruz gets even more annoying: Why he wants to make the Internet worse
Simon Maloy
Awful senator calls net neutrality "Obamacare for the Internet" -- which helps out bad actors like Comcast
Ted Cruz attacks net neutrality with totally incoherent Obamacare analogy
Luke Brinker
The Texas senator lashes out after President Obama urges FCC to adopt robust net neutrality rules
“The same old leadership”: How Hillary Clinton’s progressive rivals will try to dislodge the front-runner
Luke Brinker
Martin O'Malley, Jim Webb and Bernie Sanders gear up for a tough 2016 battle
7 worst right-wing moments of the week — Geraldo rants about minority “thug ethic”
Janet Allon
The Fox pundit takes things in a pretty racist direction, while Mitt Romney makes a funny joke (unintentionally)
“It’s symbolic annihilation of history, and it’s done for a purpose. It really enforces white supremacy”: Edward Baptist on the lies we tell about slavery
Michael Schulson
Edward Baptist on horrifying truth that we memorialize Confederate soldiers and not Americans who died enslaved
Let’s nominate Chris Hayes: Imagining the new activist, Democratic base
Paul Rosenberg
The president and his base are disconnected — for good reasons. Here's why, and a new agenda to save the party
Where Obama went wrong: How failing to “seize the radical moment” explains his terrible week
Elias Isquith
As his presidency once again teeters on the brink, it's time to look seriously at how it became undone
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