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GOP’s “incredibly outrageous” attack on democracy!: Bernie Sanders talks to Salon
Josh Eidelson
"What the hell was the sense of the election?" Bernie Sanders asks us. Plus: His nagging fear about Social Security
GOP moderates in tough spot in swing districts
Steve Peoples
Siding with the Tea Party may not help in suburban areas
Pollsters: GOP will become even more extreme (if that’s possible)
Steven Rosenfeld
New research suggests the factions currently leading the war on Obamacare will grow even more intransigent
Big bank fines aren’t working
Lynn Stuart Parramore
The penalties are greater than ever, but financial firms keep turning profits -- while the rest of us pay
GOP’s white-on-white war: Shutdown ruptures party’s all-white coalition
Brian Beutler
If Republicans pivot from ending Obamacare to Social Security, they'll turn a losing shutdown fight into a massacre
GOP’s literal hostage crisis: How the shutdown traps victims of abuse
Katie McDonough
Republicans' latest manufactured disaster is leaving countless women stuck in potentially deadly situations
Republicans’ biggest misunderstanding about Obamacare
Adam Gaffney
The right hates the new healthcare law because they think its reach will be universal. The problem is the opposite
Obama on GOP: “The only thing not on their list is my resignation”
Salon Staff
President gives a shocking message in a closed-door meeting with House Democrats, according to the New York Times
Starting tomorrow, we’re down 90 percent of our nuclear safety regulators
Lindsay Abrams
Don't worry: In the event of a "nuclear-related disaster," they can be called back to help
Ted Cruz argues GOP is winning the shutdown fight
Elias Isquith
The Texas senator offers a curious reading of a poll he paid for himself
Right-wing coup: Deluded secessionists have already won
David Sirota
Conservative secessionists want their own country? Their agenda already rules, even though a majority opposes it
Still allowed on public lands: Miners, drillers and loggers
Lindsay Abrams
Public lands are still being used for private profit
GOP begs for final debt limit concession: A shred of dignity
Brian Beutler
A possible way out of the mess: Democrats pretend their willingness not to humiliate John Boehner is really a cave
Gallup: GOP approval at all-time low
Elias Isquith
A new poll finds the GOP with the lowest party approval rating in Gallup history
Dumb Republicans are depriving the right of victory
Alex Pareene
The only thing standing between conservatives and cuts to Social Security and Medicare right now is conservatives
Don’t say “government shutdown”! How the left gets rolled by Tea Party talk
Josh Eidelson
Democrats are saying all the wrong things if they want GOP to be blamed for its calamities, an expert tells Salon
Neocon pundit: The right is committing “suicide”
Elias Isquith
New York Post columnist John Podhoretz on the political costs of the government shutdown
Must-see morning clip: “The Daily Show” talks with an actual hostage negotiator about how to deal with “insane” GOP
Katie McDonough
"Even insane has its own rules," a former FBI hostage negotiator tells correspondent Jason Jones
Tea Party’s shutdown lunacy: Avenging the surrender of the South
Josh Eidelson
"The American elite has lost control," and may not rein in the Tea Party, economic analyst Doug Henwood warns Salon
10 most appalling comments from the right — just this week
Janet Allon
A Republican congressman actually argued that Obamacare is as bad as the Fugitive Slave Act
GOP’s fatal, little-known misfire: Misunderstanding the left
Brian Beutler
Had Boehner been sharper, he might have exploited differences between Reid and Obama. Here's what happened instead
The right’s antics could cause a Depression: The terrifying default aftermath
David Dayen
Normally with a financial crisis, there’s at least agreement on the need for a response. Not with these lunatics
The whiniest right-wing tweets about Obama’s press conference
Elias Isquith
A selection of some of the most disgruntled tweets from right-wing media elites
Currencies are volatile amid U.S. debt ceiling showdown
Stephen Kurczy
Latin American economies reacted to the U.S. government shutdown
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