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Beltway scandal machine breaks, knows nothing about America
Joan Walsh
While DC fixates on whether Obama is worse than Nixon, polls show the public likes the president more and more
Is a not-so-grand bargain back?
Joan Walsh
Report: House GOP would hike revenue to get a big political win -- a Democratic president slashing popular programs
Poll finds support for Elizabeth Warren’s “balanced approach”
Alex Seitz-Wald
As liberals fight for her "fiscal cliff" solution, a new poll shows Americans are open to it
“Fiscal cliff” cruelty
Joan Walsh
Hiking the eligibility age is such a terrible idea Obama can't possibly be considering it. Or can he?
10 reasons Republicans think their party’s dysfunctional
Adele M. Stan
In the wake of Mitt's defeat, Republicans are still searching for answers -- but they all agree they hate Karl Rove
Conservatives to Mitt: We never liked you anyway
Paul Waldman
As the Romney campaign falls apart in slow motion, the right begins preparing for the post-election recriminations
Free speech and donations
Glenn Greenwald
A Nation writer defends the attack on Chick-fil-A. I have some questions for him and those who think like him
Rahm Emanuel’s dangerous free speech attack
Glenn Greenwald
Chicago blocks a business from expanding because its president opposes same-sex marriage
U.S. again bombs mourners
Glenn Greenwald
The Obama policy of attacking rescuers and grieving rituals continues this weekend in Pakistan
Tough Guy Leaking: Iran edition
Glenn Greenwald
A White House obsessed with secrecy and punishing whistleblowers loves classifed disclosures that glorify Obama
Various matters
Glenn Greenwald
Causes of Yemeni terrorism, Obama and marriage equality, lawlessness in Libya, and the 2012 election
State-dominated media and Iran
Glenn Greenwald
The NYT publishes a big report on the Persian Threat filled, as usual, with inane decrees from anonymous officials
Democracy Now on the imprisoned Yemeni journalist
Glenn Greenwald
Must-watch TV on a story that should be a scandal, plus: the revealing defenses of Obama in this case
Obama, Iran and preventive war
Glenn Greenwald
In order to forestall an Israeli attack, the President binds the U.S. to a conflict with Iran to stop Iranian nukes
Today’s GOP makes Mississippi look liberal
Joan Walsh
Most 2012 contenders back a personhood amendment too extreme for a red, red state, while Rick Perry hits a new low
The roots of the UC-Davis pepper-spraying
Glenn Greenwald
The shocking abuse of police power at UC-Davis is important precisely because it is not aberrational
About that Iraq withdrawal
Glenn Greenwald
Both parties work to churn out myths regarding the President's announcement that all troops will leave by year end
The Awlaki memo and Marty Lederman
Glenn Greenwald
One of the most vocal critics of Bush's executive power theories offers the legal justification for assassinations
The meaning of political rituals like 9/11 Day
Glenn Greenwald
Ceremonies of this sort aren't "apolitical," as Krugman's critics claim. They're the ultimate propaganda festival
Pakistani belief about drones: perceptive or paranoid?
Glenn Greenwald
President Obama's former National Intelligence Director makes the case that drones are counter-productive
The president wins another round
Joan Walsh
But with liberal support at risk, Obama should think twice about a "grand bargain" to cut entitlements
Today in Endless War
Glenn Greenwald
We learn what Afghanistan "withdrawal" means; Obama's defenders attack him on Libya; and the Osama killing makes things worse
Are we done with Rush Limbaugh yet?
Alex Pareene
His ratings are falling, along with most of the rest of the right-wing talkers. Is his era finally over?
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