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John Boehner and the real meaning of “leading from behind”

Steve Kornacki
The House speaker's handling of the payroll tax impasse represents the essence of impotent leadership

How 2011 became the year of compassion

Rebecca Solnit
OWS didn't just reject unfair aspects of our economic system. It reclaimed the idea of communal solidarity

Why women have second trimester abortions

Irin Carmon
Late abortions are under attack in state houses nationwide. A new study shows why it's important they remain legal

Obama’s unwinnable payroll tax cut fight

Andrew Leonard
The president's political position is strong, but Democrats still have to cut a deal that won't be pretty

The case for making a storm in the ports

Aaron Bady
A Salon writer claims it doesn't hurt the 1 percent. Here's how he's wrong

The GOP’s new, post-Clinton-phobic world

Steve Kornacki
Newt Gingrich seems to look at the 1990s a lot differently now than he did at the time -- just like his party

Port of Oakland shut down

Emily Loftis
Day of action results in at least 27 arrests in three cities

The costs of a port shutdown

Andrew Leonard
Despite noble intentions, Occupy's tactic hurt a wounded economy more than it hurt the 1 percent

Occupy vs. Big Labor

Emily Loftis
In the Dec. 12 port shutdown campaign, the rank and file are leading organized labor, not the other way around

Can a big coordinated effort save Occupy?

Stephanie Rice
Despite union opposition, West Coast protesters from Seattle to San Diego plan to close ports on Monday

How the Tea Party killed the supercommittee

Steve Kornacki
The Republicans' refusal to compromise underscores the success of the right's Obama-era purity crusade

Bill Clinton’s alternate, unbelievable reality

Andrew Leonard
Even the Big Dog himself would have an impossible time with today's GOP

This is what GOP brand poisoning looks like

Steve Kornacki
In Ohio and elsewhere, Tuesday's election results offered troubling signs for Tea Party conservatism

Occupy Oakland shuts down port

Emily Loftis
Massive peaceful protests end with a late-night clash and arrests

Behind OWS’ staying power

Michael Moran
The movement's core complaint about Wall Street isn't left-wing fringe; it's shared by most Americans

Our history of hating Wall Street

Steve Fraser
During the Great Depression, these kinds of protests revolutionized America. It could happen again

A growing underworld bazaar

Andrew Leonard
Amid the recession, an unregulated marketplace worth $1.4 trillion undermines the economy -- and everyone's future

Obama's bridge too far

Gene Lyons
When the president gets tough, the tough start whining

Barack Obama's dream opponent

Steve Kornacki
How Roger Ailes and Fox News gave the president something to run against in 2012

Solyndra scandal: A threat to the solar industry?

Justin Elliott
Republicans have seized on the case of the bankrupt company as a way to discredit the renewable energy sector

Senate blocks House disaster aid bill

Alan Fram
Relief legislation voted down after House Republicans passed offset-heavy version yesterday

Solyndra's China syndrome

Andrew Leonard
While Republicans seize upon a solar power fiasco to attack green energy, the Chinese get even more ambitious

House passes disaster aid, but Senate Dems object

Andrew Taylor
Bill adds more offsets to secure Republican passage, all but guaranteeing death in Senate
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