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Thank you, Oregon militiamen: The longer you stay, the more ridiculous you and the conservative movement look
Amanda Marcotte
The Oregon militia is a gift to liberals, because every day they stay, the more absurd and embarrassing they become
The base turns On Nikki Haley: They don’t want code words, they want to hear blunt racism
Amanda Marcotte
They've pretended to be reasonable to convey hard-right ideas for decades, but the base is sick of this strategy
“Mad Max: Fury Road” is the best picture of 2015: Here’s why this miraculous Oscar nominee deserves to win
Amanda Marcotte
If the same risks had been taken to make a movie about bad behavior of the fading gentry, it would be a lock
Denial, paranoia and bigotry: Obama warns against Republican ugliness and they immediately prove him right
Amanda Marcotte
Obama denounced pandering to bigots in his State of the Union speech and Republicans quickly validated his warning
GOP’s special guests: The “sex police” were in full force at the State of the Union to shame us all
Amanda Marcotte
Republicans invited guests representing anti-contraception, anti-gay and anti-abortion views Tuesday night
Sorry, David Brooks: In all his sadism, Ted Cruz is the true face of the Christian right
Amanda Marcotte
"Compassionate conservatism" wasn't real, but a costume the Christian right wore to fool people like David Brooks
Too many GOP egos: Overcrowded debate stage illustrates out-of-control Republican narcissism
Amanda Marcotte
The overcrowded Republican field is a direct result of the politics of narcissism that define modern conservatives
Anti-Clinton misogynists: If Bill’s attackers are “defenders of women,” why do they have a history of sexism?
Amanda Marcotte
For such self-appointed defenders of women, Bill Clinton's attackers have a serious and ugly history of misogyny
Making Limbaugh’s dreams come true: North Carolina’s privacy-invading anti-abortion law forces docs to turn over photos
Amanda Marcotte
North Carolina passes a law requiring doctors to turn over ultrasounds on any abortion done after 16 weeks
From Vandross to Reed to Reznor — David Bowie was a genius at spotting, promoting and collaborating with artists
Amanda Marcotte
David Bowie wasn't a lone wolf. He wore his influences on his sleeve and worked hard to promote other artists
Four superior excuses Gov. LePage could have given for his racist rant about white girls and drug dealers
Amanda Marcotte
Gov. LePage had an unbelievable but boring excuse for his racist comments. Here are four better options
Ted Cruz is worse: The only thing scarier than Trump winning the nomination is him losing it
Amanda Marcotte
Stop freaking out about Trump winning the nomination because compared to Cruz, his agenda looks downright moderate
Stop validating nuts like Alex Jones: Mainstream conservatives give credence to conspiracy theories about Obama and guns
Amanda Marcotte
Obama isn't coming for your guns, but mainstream pundits like to wink at the conspiracy theory
Taking the bait: Rush, Coulter among the gullible GOPers falling for Trump’s birther smear on Cruz
Amanda Marcotte
The Cruz "birther" story is another alarming example of how Trump runs the news cycle by spouting off
Sexist Fox News loves blaming the victim: Says women disrespected at work because they suck at email
Amanda Marcotte
Telling women they're bad at email is another way to deny sexism by suggesting it's just that women are worth less
The new face of anti-gay bigtory: Roy Moore, the judge blocking same-sex marriage in Alabama, has deep ties to radical theocrats
Amanda Marcotte
Roy Moore's defiance of the Supreme Court on same-sex marriage has its roots in radical right-wing Christianity
Obama’s tears, America’s tragedy: Behind Fox News mockery lies uncomfortable truth about our failed politics
Andrew O'Hehir
American masculinity is built on maudlin sentiment -- but Obama's tears reflect a deep grief with no clear remedy
Debbie Wasserman Schultz is wrong: Young women care about their reproductive rights
Amanda Marcotte
DNC chair accuses young women of "complacency" on abortion, but there's no reason to think it's so
GOP primary built on bias: Cruz, Trump apparently competing in “most-racist candidate” contest
Amanda Marcotte
Trump and Cruz are pandering to the base by getting more blatant with the racism, a sign for what's to come in 2016
David Brooks is so very afraid: Ted Cruz, Donald Trump and the New York Times sadistically exploit anxiety over Islamic terrorism to grab votes
Amanda Marcotte
The threat of terrorism in Iowa is minute, but GOPers continue to exaggerate the danger there — and everywhere else
Obama cries and the right whines: Conservatives mock president for his tears — proving again they’re heartless fools
Amanda Marcotte
Conservatives decry Obama for crying instead of being more sociopathic, but really, they could learn from him
This is how you beat Ted Cruz: Revolting gun nuts panic as Obama takes action
Amanda Marcotte
Conservatives appear unhinged, turning to hyperbole and cheap attacks as president makes major move on gun regs
“It gets me mad”: Tearful, determined Obama renews hope tighter gun regs are possible in inspiring speech
Amanda Marcotte
The president, passionate and steadfast, lays out desperately needed plan to close gun loopholes
Turning Bill Clinton into Bill Cosby: Sorry, conservatives, there’s a massive difference between their sex abuse allegations
Amanda Marcotte
Conservatives play gotcha with Clinton sexual abuse allegations, but skepticism doesn't make feminists hypocritical
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