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The Party Of Righteous Indignation

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BY JOE CONASON Grossly distasteful may be the most dignified way to describe the behavior of Rep. Anthony Weiner, but it is impossible to discuss what he has confessed to doing without words like crazy, predatory, repulsive, irresponsible and immature. If he hopes to preserve his sanity and his marriage, he might well consider abandoning […]

Sneaking The Plutocratic Agenda Into State Law

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BY JIM HIGHTOWER With widespread, entrenched joblessness in Michigan, working families there are mighty hard hit these days. But the state’s new GOP governor, Rick Snyder, has reached out with a helping hand. Well, not a helping hand for workers. Instead, he handed out a 60% tax cut to corporations. To help pay for this […]

Anthony Weiner’s Viral Adventure

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BY SUSAN ESTRICH Some years ago, I made the biggest mistake of my “media” career. No, not a crotch shot. But not good, either. I was engaged in a pretty emotional back-and-forth with my former classmate and longtime friend Michael Kinsley, one of the most respected journalists in America. At the time, he was the […]

There They Go Again

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BY EDWIN E. VINEYARD To most of us John Edwards was always a likable fellow. To some of us it seemed he had a message...

Mr. Weiner, Put Up That Wall!

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BY FROMA HARROP A New York Democrat has joined what had been a largely Republican caucus of congressmen committing sexually inappropriate online behavior. A picture of Rep. Anthony Weiner’s crotch [in underwear] appeared on a Twitter stream sent to a Seattle college student. At first, Weiner said that the photo might not be him and […]