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- Poll: Obama’s Approval Rating Plummets To Lowest Level Since 2011
- Obama Kicks Off G8 Summit: ‘There Are Still Wounds That Haven’t Healed’
- Stand Your Ground Laws A Shaky Basis For Justice
- Bank Of America Lied To Homeowners And Rewarded Foreclosures, Former Employees Say
- Lindsey Graham Is Wrong: Immigration Reform Can’t Stop The GOP’s ‘Death Spiral’
- 5 Responses From NSA Leaker Edward Snowden To Questions From Guardian Readers
The Curse Of Redskins
Leonard Pitts Jr.See if this makes sense to you:
For years, I’ve argued with certain African-American people about their insistence upon using the so-called N-word which, to my ears, is, inalterably, a statement of self-loathing. They say I don’t understand. They say the word no longer means what it has always meant. They say it’s just a friendly fraternal greeting.
Great Gatsby Economics
E. J. DionneWASHINGTON — You don’t need me to tell you, but it’s a whole lot tougher leading a garage band than being a superstar. What you might not have known is just how much harder.
If you want an example of growing inequality, try the rock ‘n’ roll industry.
Scott Walker Will Have His Revenge On Wisconsin
@LOLGOPIn the past year, Illinois added 40,300 jobs, Michigan added 32,300, Minnesota 22,700 and Iowa 11,900, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
And Wisconsin? It had 6,800 fewer non-farm jobs in April 2013 than April 2012.
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Supreme Court Strikes Down ALEC-Backed Voting Restriction
By a 7-2 margin, the Supreme Court has struck down a law that required proof of citizenship when registering to vote.
Arizona’s Proposition 200, which was passed by voters in 2004, targeted immigrants but ended up preventing 31,500 residents from registering to vote, according to a brief filed by the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund (MALDEF).
WATCH: Organizing For Action Defends Obamacare In New Ad
Organizing for Action, the 501(c)(4) advocacy group built from the remnants of President Barack Obama’s campaign infrastructure, has released a new ad highlighting the benefits of Obama’s health care reform law:
According to Time, OFA is spending more than $1,000,000 on the ad, which is just one part of a “major education campaign” aimed at improving Obamacare’s popu
Read more...FLASHBACK: In 2006, Bill O’Reilly Called NSA Whistleblower Russell Tice ‘Disgraceful’
Former intelligence analyst Russell Tice was one of the the sources for the December 2005 New York Times exposé of warrantless National Security Agency (NSA) wiretapping that was taking place under the Bush administration — a story that the paper held until after the 2004 election.
When Tice wouldn’t appear on The O’Reilly Factor, O’Reilly had a producer track Tice down.
The Curse Of Redskins
See if this makes sense to you:
For years, I’ve argued with certain African-American people about their insistence upon using the so-called N-word which, to my ears, is, inalterably, a statement of self-loathing. They say I don’t understand. They say the word no longer means what it has always meant. They say it’s just a friendly fraternal greeting.
Great Gatsby Economics
WASHINGTON — You don’t need me to tell you, but it’s a whole lot tougher leading a garage band than being a superstar. What you might not have known is just how much harder.
If you want an example of growing inequality, try the rock ‘n’ roll industry.
WATCH: Cheney Says Snowden Not Only A Traitor, But Maybe Even Spying For China
Former vice president Dick Cheney called the kettle black on Fox News Sunday, ripping into NSA leaker Edward Snowden for betraying the United States.
“I think he’s a traitor,” Cheney said of Snowden, the former NSA contractor who leaked classified information on government surveillance programs and is now said to be hiding out in Hong Kong.
WATCH: Michele Bachmann Announces She’ll Be Running For President… Of The Tim Tebow Fan Club
Speaking Friday at the Faith and Freedom Coalition “Road to Majority” conference in Washington, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) announced that she will be running for President of the Tim Tebow fan club. It’s a joke. Get it? Because she’s actually running away from her congressional office, which she’ll surrender at the end of 2014.
DATELINE 2014: “Former Rep.
Scott Walker Will Have His Revenge On Wisconsin
In the past year, Illinois added 40,300 jobs, Michigan added 32,300, Minnesota 22,700 and Iowa 11,900, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
And Wisconsin? It had 6,800 fewer non-farm jobs in April 2013 than April 2012.
Weekend Reader:Austerity: The History Of A Dangerous Idea
This week, Weekend Reader brings you an excerpt from Mark Blyth’s new book, Austerity: The History Of A Dangerous Idea. Congress hasn’t passed a budget since 2009 — exposing the failure of a highly polarized government to agree on anything. The GOP remains completely unwilling to change or compromise their stance on the budget.
Read more...Nation Should Welcome Darkening Demographic
Norman Rockwell is dead. So is his America.
If you find that declaration sad, or possibly slanderous, you probably have fond memories of “the way we were” during a supposedly kinder and gentler time before the civil rights movement, women’s lib and cellphones.
5 Republican Governors Who Fought For Obamacare
Knowing that Republicans would not have much interest in covering the estimated 15 percent of Americans who lack health insurance, the creators of the Affordable Care Act put both a “carrot” and a “stick” in the law to compel red states to offer more of their residents Medicaid.
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