BY FROMA HARROP Yogi Berra is no longer around, but one of his witticisms – “It’s deja vu all over again” – has never been more apt. This time, though, it’s not at all funny. All over again, the hard right is threatening a government shutdown. All over again, the American people face the prospect of collapsing consumer confidence, stock market meltdown and national humiliation as Republican right-wingers seriously contemplate defaulting on America’s debt. Last […]

GOP Upheaval Brings New Dread
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