To Comfort The Afflicted
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Recalibrating The GOP

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BY SHARON MARTIN Since President Obama’s re-election, conservatives have been trying to figure out what went wrong. Some say it’s the messenger. Others say the...

The Echo Chamber

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BY VERN TURNER We’ve all heard or said, “He just likes to listen to the sound of his own voice.” We’ve all known people who...

Ryan’s Blurred Vision

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BY JOE CONASON Someone needs to tell Paul Ryan that his party – and the economic platform of austerity and plutocracy he crafted for it – lost a national election last year. Someone also needs to tell the Wisconsin Republican that he still chairs the House Budget Committee mainly thanks to gerrymandered redistricting. Someone clearly […]

The Silliness Of Demographic Panic

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BY FROMA HARROP If you drove to work today, did you worry about too few cars on the road? Do you wish more people were waiting in line at the public tennis courts? Are you eager to see new housing developments replace your favorite truck farm? If your answer to all three questions is “no,” […]

Insult To Injury

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BY AL MCAFFREY So let’s say you’re in a horrific work-related accident and you lose your right arm. How much is that arm worth to...