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The dark age of congressional warfare: Inside Obama’s last State of the Union & the fight for the future of government
Heather Digby Parton
A look back at the clash that defined Obama's presidency—and will likely define the next one, no matter who wins
Donald Trump’s despotic fantasies: Here’s what the world would look like if he were president
Heather Digby Parton
Now the GOP frontrunner for six solid months, it behooves us to imagine what Trump's America would look like
This is how Ted Cruz wins: Why the formerly unthinkable could really, actually happen
Heather Digby Parton
Establishment Republicans are beginning to reconcile themselves to supporting the lesser of two evils
Cruz & Trump could crater the GOP: A history lesson for a party on the brink of disaster
Heather Digby Parton
From the beginning of the campaign, far-right nativism has defined the agenda. Here's why it could backfire—badly
Rahm Emanuel is a national disgrace: Why he represents every worst instinct of the Democratic Party
Jack Mirkinson
The Chicago mayor's ties to a shocking police cover-up get stronger by the day. This should come as no surprise
Rahm Emanuel won’t fix anything: His tepid police reforms ignore Chicago’s dark history of abuse & torture
Heather Digby Parton
The Chicago Police Department's problems run much deeper than the mayor seems willing to admit
Gun fanatics are winning the Republican civil war
Heather Digby Parton
When even Paul Ryan is viewed with suspicion, what chance is there of reining in 2nd amendment extremists?
Cops getting away with murder: It’s a warped legal system and law enforcement culture that lets them do it
Heather Digby Parton
Without a larger reform of police culture, the drug war and militarization, abuse by law enforcement will endure
Now they’ve even turned on Paul Ryan: Social conservatives unleashed, and furious, betrayed right-wingers are out for blood
Heather Digby Parton
Since the budget deal, the inboxes of conservatives have been filled with angry screeds denouncing Ryan's treachery
They’re already trying to steal 2016: Inside the GOP voting-rights scheme intended to derail democracy
Heather Digby Parton
Republicans want districts more rural and more white, and are eager to suppress minority voting rights before 2016
The GOP’s spineless Trump appeasement: How a tough-talking party showed its cowardly true colors
Heather Digby Parton
In a field of candidates who "shoot from the hip," you would expect to find someone who'd stand up to Trump
Donald Trump will make America white again: “White working-class anxiety” is a dog-whistle for racism
Heather Digby Parton
Let's be honest, Trump is stoking cultural and racial resentment, not economic
Donald Trump’s got Putin fever: The GOP frontrunner is stumping for a Russian strongman
Heather Digby Parton
And it still probably won't hurt him in the polls
Marco Rubio is pretty bad at this whole “campaigning” thing
Heather Digby Parton
In his latest scrap with Ted Cruz, Rubio has managed to draw even more attention to his biggest political weakness
Donald Trump is the harbinger of talk-radio doom: Why his candidacy could spell disaster for Rush Limbaugh
Heather Digby Parton
We have our clearest sign yet that Rush Limbaugh and his ilk simply don't know what to do about Trump
The bizarre, rage-filled spectacle of another GOP debate: Why Republican militarism has never been so incoherent
Heather Digby Parton
None of the other candidates even tried to take down Trump. Instead we got violent military one-upsmanship
Tonight’s GOP debate will be the schtick-measuring contest from hell
Heather Digby Parton
Who can be the most hawkish? The most violent? The most antagonistic to Muslims? We're about to find out!
The masters of the GOP universe: How Trump & Cruz have seized the Republican primary by the throat
Heather Digby Parton
As the first primary dates approach, the establishment is on its heels, and two terrifying choices stand out
Donald Trump is making Ann Coulter irrelevant: Why the rise of American fascism has rendered far-right pundits obsolete
Heather Digby Parton
When the GOP frontrunner is spewing bile this poisonous, what's an old-school hate monger supposed to do?
Donald Trump is running circles around the media: How it has failed to adapt to the reality of his dangerous campaign
Heather Digby Parton
The press has been quick to condemn Trump, but it still hasn't realized that he plays by a different set of rules
Trump’s dark victory: Even Republicans are speaking out against the Donald’s hateful Mussolini parody. But can the damage be undone?
Andrew O'Hehir
Yes, it's time to use the F-word, and to stand against tyranny and hate. But the problem goes way beyond Trump
Donald Trump is America’s dangerous new future — whether or not he wins
Heather Digby Parton
The GOP frontrunner is taking his violent rhetoric to places once thought unimaginable, and reaping the rewards
The GOP’s mass shooting hypocrisy is fueling its cancerous rage
Heather Digby Parton
After each tragedy, Republicans look for anything to blame but guns. Now they're taking Islamophobia to new heights
The truth about Chris Christie: Behind all the hype, he’s just like Donald Trump
Heather Digby Parton
While the GOP hopeful presents himself as a serious establishment choice, the reality is far less glamorous
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