National Political Updates
So How'd It Go?
Our reporting duo gives us the round down of just what happened at today's pro-diversity 'Uni-Tea' Tea Party rally in Philadelphia....
Philadelphia - Sports - Tea - Beverages - Motorsports Josh Marshall http://talkingpointsmemo.com/joshmarshall.php
Philadelphia - Sports - Tea - Beverages - Motorsports Josh Marshall http://talkingpointsmemo.com/joshmarshall.php
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Dave Johnson: The Strengthen Social Security Campaign
Social Security is once again under attack. Time after time Social Security has come under attack. Do you remember the Bush "privatization" campaign a few...
Dave Johnson
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Michael B. Laskoff: Doing Better Than Barack
Recently, I feel transported back to the Clinton impeachment. You remember: a married man who received oral pleasure from someone other than his wife was...
Michael B. Laskoff
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-b-laskoff/
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Where Race Isn't Off-Limits
Americans don't know how to talk about race because they only do it when they absolutely have to.
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The Climate Fight Heads to California
TAP talks to economist Matthew Kahn about the promise of California's fledgling cap-and-trade system -- and the campaign to undo it.
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Obama's Surveillance Power Grab
The Obama administration wants to "clarify" FBI power to get online records without warrants -- and vastly expand it.
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Understanding Islamic Finance
TAP talks with Frank Vogel about Sharia-compliant finance, the financial crisis, and why banking is a chance to engage with the Islamic world.
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Burying "Post-Racial"
We're so far from achieving a post-racial society that even using the term is harmful.
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Digital Copywrongs
New DMCA exemptions are an improvement, but the basic paradox of telling consumers how they may use electronics remains unaddressed.
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Scare Tactics
What we're seeing now isn't racism; it's race-baiting.
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What Will a Republican Majority Do Next?
We know Speaker Boehner's opening moves. But what will the GOP do after those fail?
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The Middle Man
Lessons from life in Washington's ideological gray zone.
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The Myth of the Fairer Sex
Women, especially self-proclaimed feminists, must own the truth about our gender's capacity for violence if we are ever going to be effective in ending it.
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The House at the End of the Road
In the culture of Israeli settlements, stealing land has become invisible, unnoticed.
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Let's Call It All Off
Charles Kupchan aims to give U.S. policy-makers a roadmap to a more restrained and sustainable foreign policy.
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No Win in Arizona
Even if the courts rule that SB 1070 should not go into effect next week, the Obama administration has failed.
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Neocons Versus Nonproliferation
The tenuous fate of the new START treaty shows the continuing power of neocons within the Republican Party.
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Fed Dread
Today, Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke delivers his semiannual report to Congress. Here's what to look for.
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Do We Need a Commission on Civil Rights?
The fact-finding body at the heart of the New Black Panther case is deeply politicized and largely ineffective.
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