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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
Furloughed Grand Canyon workers struggle to feed their families
Lindsay Abrams
An Arizona food bank will be delivering meals for the remainder of the shutdown
Expert: Shutdown puts GOP House majority at risk
Elias Isquith
Princeton professor calculates that if the election were held today, Democrats would pick up "around 30 seats"
How to end the shutdown mess: Introducing the Beutler Plan
Brian Beutler
GOP's new shutdown and debt limit strategy is as ill-considered as all the others -- but here's how to make it work
U.S. financial situation worsens as budget crisis continues
Matt Robinson
Democratic and Republican congressional leaders each say it's up to the other side to resolve the budget impasse.
Right-wing nutjobs’ last stand: The debt limit endgame arrives
Brian Beutler
As the debt limit deadline approaches, conservatives are trotting out the real nonsense. The fantasy is almost over
“Ted Cruz failed”: Dissident GOP Rep. Charlie Dent talks to Salon
Josh Eidelson
House GOPer explains his support for clean bill to reopen government -- and the mess his party now finds itself in
GOP cowards face biggest test of their self-inflicted mess
Joan Walsh
Harry Reid’s plan to end the debt-ceiling crisis relies on GOP compromise. But will so-called moderates deliver?
GOP’s hypocritical obsession: National parks?!
Deena Shanker
Republicans may pretend to care during the shutdown, but their policies put the parks in danger
Scandal-plagued plutocrat suddenly loves poor kids!
David Sirota
Few things seem to motivate high-profile charity for Enron's John Arnold like being exposed looting worker pensions
Little-noticed shutdown effect: Government being staffed by unpaid interns
Keenan Steiner
With many sent home from their jobs in Congress and federal agencies, here's how the spots are being filled instead
A major salmonella outbreak is happening while public health officials are stuck home
Lindsay Abrams
The CDC is powerless to monitor a case of chicken tied to almost 300 illnesses across 18 states
Ex-GOP insider unloads: Blame “neo-Confederate insurrectionists” for shutdown!
Josh Eidelson
"I would take Boehner drunk over Cruz sober," former 28-year GOP staffer-turned-author Mike Lofgren tells Salon
Conservatives oppose a hypothetical debt ceiling deal
Elias Isquith
A group of House Republicans have indicated they'll oppose all but the most unrealistic resolutions to the crisis
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