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The medical miracles of Mike Huckabee: Inside the absurd, dangerous & contradictory health care plans of the GOP candidates
Heather Digby Parton
Step 1) Ban life-saving research. Step 2) In spite of that, find cures for all of the diseases. Should be simple!
Jeb Bush’s stunning, televised implosion: How the former GOP frontrunner became a sad, pathetic joke
Heather Digby Parton
In last night's GOP debate, Bush sealed his fate. He'll never be president. No way, no how.
How the f*** did we get here?! Why Trump & Carson have demolished all comers—and why you should keep an eye on Rubio & Cruz
Heather Digby Parton
Heading into tonight's debate, the GOP primary has confounded all conventional wisdom. Here's what we've learned
The GOP primary’s theocratic X-factor: Inside the twisted worldview and junk history of David Barton
Heather Digby Parton
The man behind Ted Cruz's super PAC has also influenced everyone from Mike Huckabee to Ben Carson. Here's how
Hillary in the age of Reality TV politics: How to become president in an era of Trump-ian spectacle
Heather Digby Parton
The nature of American politics is rapidly shifting under our feet. What to do then if you're Hillary Clinton?
Trey Gowdy’s historic Benghazi implosion: A political witchhunt that would make Joe McCarthy squirm
Heather Digby Parton
Yesterday's Benghazi hearing, like the rest of the right's crusade before it, had shades of the Red Scare
Long live the conservative puppet master: Why Grover Norquist is still more destructive than the House GOP
Heather Digby Parton
The GOP's Freedom Caucus has successfully hijacked Congress—but Norquist is still an unmatched figure on the right
Joe Biden’s disastrous GOP strategy: Why making a campaign about “bipartisanship” can only end in failure
Heather Digby Parton
Biden has had a first-row seat for Republican intransigence. So why's he talking about "reaching across the aisle"?
The chaos theory of Donald Trump: The secret to his unprecedented success — and why it’s very good news for Ted Cruz
Heather Digby Parton
The blustery billionaire won't go away. In order to overtake him, the GOP will have to go to some dark places
Donald Trump is destroying Jeb Bush: Why his 9/11 gambit could be the last straw
Heather Digby Parton
Donald Trump is blaming Jeb's big brother for 9/11. And Jeb, for his part, is responding in miserable form
Jeb Bush is on a kamikaze mission: Trying to destroy Donald Trump, he’s only destroying himself
Sean Illing
Defending George W. Bush may win Jeb some accolades with the base -- but it's suicidal in the long run
Paranoid rise of the militant right: Inside the growing threat of domestic extremism
Heather Digby Parton
The DOJ has announced plans to focus more resources on domestic extremists. What's motivating this violent fringe?
The senator who won’t shoot straight: What Bernie Sanders gets wrong about gun control
Matthew Rozsa
As recently as this week's debate, Bernie was still spinning about "rural states." He needs to listen to his base
The resurrection of the “liberal”: How the right tried to destroy American liberalism — and how it came back from the dead
Heather Digby Parton
The most amazing thing about this week's debate: The frontruners were actually embracing progressive ideals
Trump’s America vs. Hillary’s America: The most shocking contrasts between the Democratic & Republican debates
Heather Digby Parton
If there's one thing last night's debate made clear, it's that our political parties are living on separate planets
The GOP’s Benghazi scam is exploding in its face: Why the latest stunning revelations will only make Republicans more extreme
Heather Digby Parton
Trey Gowdy's witch hunt has been revealed for the travesty it is, yet conservatives are doubling down on crazy
Inside the GOP’s nihilistic playbook: How the extremist strategies of the NRA have overtaken Republican politics
Heather Digby Parton
Republicans have successfully derailed American politics — and we have Wayne LaPierre and co. to thank
Beltway media beclowns itself again: Kevin McCarthy, GOP extremism & the Village’s asinine false equivalence
Heather Digby Parton
The GOP's inability to govern is just like...Hillary Clinton's TPP flip-flop, clueless talking heads tell us
Ted Cruz, evil genius: How he’s wreaking havoc on Washington & positioning himself as the GOP dark horse
Heather Digby Parton
Cruz is jockeying to win Trump & Carson backers when they crash. Even if he fails, his influence will be inordinate
They think they’re all Clint Eastwood: Donald Trump, Ben Carson & the right’s demented gun fantasies
Heather Digby Parton
It's come to this: Leading GOP candidates are suggesting it's cowardly not to throw oneself into a hail of bullets
Jason Chaffetz, grandstanding charlatan: What you need to know about the GOP’s shameless up-and-comer
Heather Digby Parton
The Planned Parenthood tormentor and Tea Party favorite tosses his hat in the Speaker's race ring. A primer
Donald Trump is poetic justice: How the GOP establishment’s chickens are coming home to roost
Heather Digby Parton
The Donald's stubborn lead has the GOP elite panicked -- but the graybeards have only themselves to blame
Mass shootings aren’t natural disasters: The twisted logic that govern American gun-control
Heather Digby Parton
Yet another man has used a deadly weapon to commit a monstrosity. Sooner or later, we have to actually do something
John Roberts’ right-wing crucifixion: How conservatives turned their back on Ronald Reagan’s truest heir
Heather Digby Parton
The Supreme Court is poised to stake huge wins for conservatives in the upcoming term. So why do they hate Roberts?
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