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“Bernie Sanders’ Presidential Run Really Matters. Here’s Why”: The More...
Vermont senator Bernie Sanders is officially running for president, meaning that there will be at least two contestants in the Democratic race (after what’s been going on in the city where he was mayor...
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“Why Do Political Reporters Refuse To Show Us The Money?”: American Politics...
A profound sense of cognitive dissonance lies at the center of American politics: one that even our most elite journalists and pundits refuse to recognize. In virtually all of our political debate and...
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“As Evidence Grows For Climate Change, Opponents Dig In”: GOP Has Abandoned...
Water, water everywhere. Here on the nation’s Gulf Coast, where I live, we’ve got precipitation to spare — severe thunderstorms, overwhelmed sewer systems, and flash floods. It’s hard to remember I’m...
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“Enforcing The Sound Of Silence”: An Epidemic Of CNE Syndrome Strikes Our...
It’s well known that harsh climate conditions can mess with your mind — from cabin fever to heat delirium. But America is now experiencing an even more dangerous mind-numbing disease called Climaticus...
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“Frenzy Of Ignorance And Indignation”: Scandal? Knowing Zero About Clinton...
A very strange thing has happened to the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation. Suddenly, journalists who never paid the least attention to the foundation’s work over the past decade or so — and...
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“Deepwater Wind”: America Is Finally Getting Its First Offshore Wind Farm....
European countries long ago decided to take the long-term view of clean energy. Denmark put up its first wind turbine offshore 24 years ago, in 1991; today, Europe has at least 70 complete wind farms...
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“Governor Goldilocks”: Scott Walker’s Pitch, To Many Conservative Activists,...
There was another big GOP presidential cattle call this weekend, at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference in Oklahoma City. The ostensible star, because he won a straw poll among about a...
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“Jeb Bush Raises Tons Of Money, Loses Credibility”: He’s Just “Actively...
The following words were actually spoken last week by Jeb Bush’s non-campaign spokesperson: “Gov. Bush is actively exploring a run. He has not made a final decision.” Every grownup in America knows...
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“An Edge Of Ruthlessness”: Scott Walker; Uncle Scrooge’s Lackey In Wisconsin
Economically speaking, all 237 GOP presidential candidates are selling the same magic beans. Everybody knows the script by now: Tax cuts for wealthy “job creators” bring widespread prosperity; top off...
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“Self-Avowed Expert On ‘The Negro'”: Rand Paul Meets With Rogue Rancher...
Rand Paul met privately with Cliven Bundy on Monday, the Nevada rancher and anti-government activist told POLITICO. The encounter came after Bundy attended an event for the Kentucky senator’s...
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“GOP Gives Up On ‘Dump Trump'”: Republicans Have Started To Accept That...
Republican grief over Donald Trump’s all but assured presence on the debate stage next month seems to be entering it’s final stage: acceptance. Whether it’s the winery-owning mega donor, or the...
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“The Incredible Weakness Of The National Republican Party”: The GOP Is Now...
One of the more interesting things about the GOP debate wasn’t even what happened at the debate, but the meta-narrative of how it happened. It’s also interesting how weak and helpless the Republican...
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“Arguing Candidly With Trump Instead Of Flattering Him”: Inside Story; Behind...
The tumultuous split between Roger Stone and Donald Trump – allied since their introduction more than 30 years ago by the late and legendary right-wing attorney Roy Cohn – erupted from internal...
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“In GOP Debates, The Wrong People Are On The Stage”: Super-Rich Donors Turn...
Once upon a time in our Good Ol’ US-of-A, presidential contenders and their political parties had to raise the funds needed to make the race. How quaint. But for the 2016 run, this quaint way of...
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“Speaking To Our Anxieties”: The Pissed-Off Primary; Bernie Sanders Vs....
Apart from surprising popularity, weird hair, and zero chance at actually becoming president, Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders could hardly seem more different. One’s a socialist-hating billionaire and...
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“Presidential Candidates, Each Sold Separately”: The Donor Class Will Shape...
Mark Hanna used to say, “there are two things important in politics.The first is money and I forget the second.” The next president will take the oath of office in 2017, but between now and then expect...
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“A Candidate In Name Only?”: What if Trump Becomes A Real Presidential...
When Donald Trump kicked off his Republican presidential campaign, he was officially a candidate, but he wasn’t a real candidate, at least not in every sense of the word. The New York developer had a...
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“Electioneering Committees”: Buying A President For 30 Bucks And Change
For today’s report, I have a bunch of statistics for you. Wait — don’t run away! Where are you going? Come back here and sit still while I drill these stats into your head! It’ll be fun, and you’ll...
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“Laying Priebus’s Plans To Waste”: A Nation of Sociopaths? What The Trump...
Donald Trump signed the Republican National Committee loyalty pledge on September 3 at Trump Tower in New York. The Republican Party has a Donald Trump problem—and that has some Democrats thanking...
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“Bye-Bye Federal Criminal Justice Reform?”: Hard To Imagine GOP Congressional...
There’s a powerful tendency in the chattering classes, impervious so far to contrary data, to think of Donald Trump as just a summer sideshow that will close down directly once the real candidates–you...
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