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    Democrats expected to do GOP's dirty work for it

    MAY 29, 2012 6:24AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, economics, republican party, democratic party, president obama, mitt romney, politifact, pants on fire liar, fedeal spending, tea party, deficits, joan walsh, american enterprise institute, ann coulter, wall street journal, david frum, fiscal austerity, economic crisis, herbert hoover, great depression, paul krugman, fiscal stimulus, conservative principles

    • Editor's Pick
    • 13 Ratings
    • 642 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    Is Democracy “Nearly Moot?”

    MAY 24, 2012 8:34AM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: tax increases, deficits, national debt, tea party, “10 tax questions the candidates don’t want you to ask”, john o. fox, tax reform, democracy nearly moot, political gridlock, common cause, super pacs, money in politics, campaign finance, citizen’s united, “sunday dialogue: making taxation fairer”, new york times, david berman, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 819 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    True Republican Mavericks

    APRIL 26, 2012 9:40AM

    By Steven J. Gulitti


    Topics: politics, david dewhurst, american action network, speechnow.org, freedomworks, club for growth, republican primaries, republican party, citizens united, adam kinzinger, don manzullo, richard lugar, mitch mcconnell, eric cantor, mitch daniels, john mccain, olympia snowe, republican radicals, tea party

    • Editor's Pick
    • 17 Ratings
    • 1972 Views
    • 23 Comments
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    America's Health Care System is Still Broken Part II

    APRIL 24, 2012 4:54PM

    By Rebecca Sarwate


    Topics: cervical cancer, divorce, obamacare, mother earth, big brother, supreme court, tea party, daily beast

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 2169 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    Party Pooper

    APRIL 17, 2012 8:06PM

    By John Hamilton


    Topics: tea party, madison, wisconsin state capitol, americans for prosperity, reptilian brain, authoritarian personality complex, antisocial personality disorder, right wing authoritarianism

    • Editor's Pick
    • 55 Ratings
    • 22724 Views
    • 62 Comments
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    Rush Limbaugh and the Crisis in White Conservative Manhood

    MARCH 6, 2012 1:14PM

    By Chauncey DeVega


    Topics: politics, media, rush limbaugh, tea party, republicans, gender, feminism, slut shaming

    • Editor's Pick
    • 15 Ratings
    • 4115 Views
    • 46 Comments
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    Are We Too Dumb for Democracy?

    MARCH 2, 2012 8:52AM

    By blucey


    Topics: republicans, tea party, politics, obama, democrats, mass media, media, technology, journalism

    • Editor's Pick
    • 31 Ratings
    • 11170 Views
    • 56 Comments
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    Republican Racism is an Air Raid Siren, Not a Dog Whistle

    JANUARY 18, 2012 3:44PM

    By Chauncey DeVega


    Topics: race and politics, race, barack obama, primary campaign, republicans, tea party gop, tea party, primary, chris matthews, south carolina

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 4175 Views
    • 15 Comments
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    Why is the Republican field so weak?

    JANUARY 18, 2012 3:02PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: family research council, rick santorum, washington post, fred hiatt, tea party, right wing, 2010 election, republican party, economics, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 22 Ratings
    • 16853 Views
    • 31 Comments
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    The 3 Reasons All Young Adults Are Liberal

    JANUARY 17, 2012 9:06AM

    By blucey


    Topics: elections, government, democrats, republicans, liberals, tea party, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 15 Ratings
    • 7695 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    Santorum Dials 911 for Sex Police

    JANUARY 6, 2012 11:53AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, religion, rick santorum, catholic church, birth control, republican party, tea party, radical right, president obama, health care, social compact, john f. kennedy

    • Editor's Pick
    • 16 Ratings
    • 3857 Views
    • 27 Comments
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    Live Free, Die Dumb: War on Education in New Hampshire

    JANUARY 6, 2012 11:01AM

    By Heather Michon


    Topics: anti-evolution, creationism, evolution, tea party, john lynch, parental conscience act, public schools, education, new hampshire

    • Editor's Pick
    • 24 Ratings
    • 6954 Views
    • 47 Comments
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    Iowa and Beyond: "Common Sense" Racism and the Tea Party GOP

    JANUARY 4, 2012 4:37PM

    By Chauncey DeVega


    Topics: politics, tea party, republican primary, race, civil rights, 2012 election, president obama

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 2833 Views
    • 25 Comments
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    My Advice to Republican Presidential Candidates

    DECEMBER 15, 2011 8:38PM

    By blucey


    Topics: tea party, republicans, presidency, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 2 Ratings
    • 5330 Views
    • 15 Comments
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    Republican polls summary—it’s gettin’ ugly

    DECEMBER 9, 2011 8:21AM

    By Jimmy Zuma


    Topics: politics, voter enthusiasm, gallup, romney, born again, evangelical, time magazine, jimmy zuma, new hampshire, tea party, teabaggers, south carolina, iowa, abc, cnn, washington post, polls, gingrich, republican

    • Editor's Pick
    • 13 Ratings
    • 2421 Views
    • 27 Comments
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    Populism in the Twenty-first Century

    NOVEMBER 4, 2011 4:33PM

    By Rodney Roe


    Topics: politics, business, elite, occupy, tea party, economy

    • Editor's Pick
    • 26 Ratings
    • 3996 Views
    • 46 Comments
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    Occupy Wall Street—Victory in 45 Days

    OCTOBER 27, 2011 11:31PM

    By Jimmy Zuma


    Topics: occupy america, occupy wall street, ows, the 99, eric cantor, paul ryan, tea party express, koch brothers, economic justice, jimmy zuma, tea party, cbo

    • Editor's Pick
    • 37 Ratings
    • 4864 Views
    • 42 Comments
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    Extremism on Both Sides? Show Me

    OCTOBER 20, 2011 8:54AM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: universal health care, health care reform, consumer protection agency, faux extremism, rightwing extremism, leftwing extremism, extremism, tea party, kaiser permanente, theodore roosevelt, hank paulson, bernie sanders, michael moore, keith ellison, barack obama, ronald reagan, tip o’neil, nancy pelosi, barney frank, dennis kucinich, mitch mcconnell, occupy, occupy america, republican primary campaign, michele bachmann, leftwing ideology, liberalism, progressivism, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 2468 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    Has the Herman Cain Bubble Burst?

    OCTOBER 19, 2011 3:59PM

    By MuddyPolitics


    Topics: politics, herman cain, rick perry, mitt romney, 2012, gop presidential primary, 999, michele bachmann, tea party

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 975 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    Who Is Making Congress Look Bad?

    OCTOBER 15, 2011 11:15AM

    By MuddyPolitics


    Topics: democrats, gop, washington, conservatives, tea party, congress, president obama, barack obama, mitch mcconnell, politics

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