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Why Did a British Tabloid Call Ed Miliband’s Dad an Evil, Jewish Marxist ‘Who Hated Britain’?

Why Did a British Tabloid Call Ed Miliband’s Dad an Evil, Jewish Marxist ‘Who Hated Britain’? Why Did a British Tabloid Call Ed Miliband’s Dad an Evil, Jewish Marxist ‘Who Hated Britain’?

While the politics of the smear are straightforward, the cultural meaning is more complicated—and much nastier.

Oct 3, 2013 / D.D. Guttenplan

Will the Right Paint NYC’s Next First Lady as an ‘Angry Black Woman’?

Will the Right Paint NYC’s Next First Lady as an ‘Angry Black Woman’? Will the Right Paint NYC’s Next First Lady as an ‘Angry Black Woman’?

After tagging Bill de Blasio a “commie,” how will they twist the image of Chirlane McCray?

Oct 3, 2013 / Leslie Savan

Wendy Davis: Yes, She Can

Wendy Davis: Yes, She Can Wendy Davis: Yes, She Can

It was not that long ago that Ann Richards was elected to lead the Lone Star State. Can Wendy Davis do the same?

Oct 3, 2013 / John Nichols

Shutdown Continues, but Obamacare Is Up and (Mostly) Running

Shutdown Continues, but Obamacare Is Up and (Mostly) Running Shutdown Continues, but Obamacare Is Up and (Mostly) Running

The future of the GOP, not the Affordable Care Act, is what's at stake now in Congress. 

Oct 2, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter

Congressman Agrees With Caller: Fighting Obamacare Is Like Fighting Slavery

Congressman Agrees With Caller: Fighting Obamacare Is Like Fighting Slavery Congressman Agrees With Caller: Fighting Obamacare Is Like Fighting Slavery

Congressman John Fleming agreed with a caller to a radio program that fighting Obamacare is like fighting slavery. 

Oct 2, 2013 / Lee Fang

Americans Hate Obamacare, Love Affordable Care Act

Americans Hate Obamacare, Love Affordable Care Act Americans Hate Obamacare, Love Affordable Care Act

Jimmy Kimmel shows they don’t get that O’care=ACA.

Oct 2, 2013 / Leslie Savan

The Costs of the Shutdown

The Costs of the Shutdown The Costs of the Shutdown

Despite emerging fissures within the GOP and widespread public opposition to their strategy, House Republicans continue to hold the federal government hostage in their attempt to d...

Oct 2, 2013 / Chris Hayes

Joining Forces With NARAL Pro-Choice America

Joining Forces With NARAL Pro-Choice America Joining Forces With NARAL Pro-Choice America

I’m joining NARAL Pro-Choice America as a member of their board of directors, and I’m excited to work with their new initiatives to include young people.

Oct 2, 2013 / Jessica Valenti

Is Israel Making Itself Irrelevant to the Iran Debate?

Is Israel Making Itself Irrelevant to the Iran Debate? Is Israel Making Itself Irrelevant to the Iran Debate?

Netanyahu's extreme rhetoric isolates the Jewish state.

Oct 2, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

Dukakis and the Myth of Democratic Extremism

Dukakis and the Myth of Democratic Extremism Dukakis and the Myth of Democratic Extremism

Like Sisyphus, each generation of Democrats is forced to prove to pundits that finally, this time, they've really truly nominated a “moderate.” They’re always...

Oct 2, 2013 / Rick Perlstein

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