On the debt ceiling, both the substance and the politics call for risk-taking.
Nancy Pelosi
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Will Paul Ryan Go Down Like John Boehner?
Boehner was fired for working with Pelosi. Will Ryan face the same fate?
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The Anti-Monopoly Message Finally Breaks Through
The Democrats are at long last following the Washington Monthly’s anti-monopoly line.
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House Leadership Plans Dumbest Kabuki Theater Ever
The House spending plan is guaranteed to create needless self-inflicted wounds.
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Healthy Criticism from–and Unhealthy Criticism of–Bernie Sanders
For all the lingering controversies surrounding his 2016 presidential campaign, one cannot deny the fact that Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders generated so much momentum during that effort because of his clear moral vision concerning such issues as universal health coverage. That clear moral vision was on display this morning, during his appearance on CNN’s State […]
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Elections Are A Competition Between Two Stories of America
Democrats need to tell the story of who we are and the values we share.
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Sorry, But Randy Bryce Doesn’t Have a Chance in Hell Against Paul Ryan
The late ultraconservative Boston City Councilor Albert “Dapper” O’Neil always used to boast that when he ran for re-election, they wouldn’t count the votes in his landslide wins; they would weigh them. I wouldn’t be surprised if House Speaker Paul Ryan makes a similar boast after his next re-election effort. Randy Bryce, the Democratic ironworker […]
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Democrats Should Do to McConnell What the GOP Does to Pelosi
The Republican majority leader poses a threat to our democratic values.
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Years of Living Dangerously
It was just two years ago that the nightmare began. Two years ago yesterday–June 16, 2015–the man who has contaminated our democracy came down that escalator and began the process of dragging our country down with him. Some people knew immediately what was coming. Others didn’t think the worst could happen. Did anyone realize just […]
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If Ossoff Loses, Forget About Impeaching Trump
Pressed during the second debate on whether she believes human activity is a cause of climate change, [Karen] Handel demurred, saying: “I am not a scientist.” [Jon] Ossoff shot back: “Well, neither of us are scientists. That’s why we have scientists. And 97 percent of scientists, as well as the military and the intelligence community, […]
