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From Republicans to Democrats: America is deeply divided
The past week of news has shown just how entrenched the state of polarization is in the United States today By Geoffrey Kabaservice | The...
Jay Murdock
Feb 10, 20205 min read
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The Man Who Broke Politics
Newt Gingrich turned partisan battles into bloodsport, wrecked Congress, and paved the way for Trump’s rise. Now he’s reveling in his...
Jay Murdock
Oct 16, 201828 min read
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John McCain opened Pandora’s box – Sarah Palin came out, but Trump was hiding behind her
The senator regretted his choice of running mate. In 2008, no one could have imagined what it would mean By David Smith in Washington |...
Jay Murdock
Aug 26, 20185 min read
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Christian political leadership fails massivley
Trump exposes the hypocrisy of Christian Republicans By Michael Gerson | The Washington Post | May 29, 2018 Three recent news items: ● At...
Jay Murdock
May 29, 20183 min read
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Fire and Fury confirms our worst fears – about the Republicans
Donald Trump’s utter unfitness for the presidency has been laid bare in Michael Wolff’s new book. What will it take for his party to...
Jay Murdock
Jan 8, 20185 min read
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The Republicans are now the party of identity politics
Donald Trump’s presidency has been dominated by a huge effort to protect the narrow interests of one particular demographic group:...
Jay Murdock
Jan 7, 20183 min read
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What Trump’s Putin love reveals about conservatives
Some American conservatives are attracted to authoritarianism and distrust modern Western culture By Neal Gabler | BILLMOYERS.COM | July...
Jay Murdock
Jul 22, 20176 min read
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Obamacare v the revised Republican healthcare bill: the key differences
House Republicans voted on Thursday to repeal and replace Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act. Here is what sets them apart By Joanna...
Jay Murdock
May 5, 20173 min read
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One nation, two Trumps: America as divided as ever after first 100 days
We asked two neighboring communities in Ohio what they make of the president’s first 100 days in office. Their answers paint a disparate...
Jay Murdock
Apr 28, 20178 min read
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How the GOP Gutted Voting Rights
In the wake of Barack Obama’s election to the presidency in 2008, a panicked GOP, citing illusory ‘voter fraud,’ did what it could...
Jay Murdock
Apr 11, 20174 min read
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53% of Republicans don’t know repealing Obamacare repeals the Medicaid expansion
What happens when they find out? Updated by Ezra Klein / The VOX / @ezraklein Feb 8, 2017, 8:40am EST Over at the Upshot, Kyle Dropp and...
Jay Murdock
Feb 12, 20172 min read
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The GOP’s Obamacare repeal plan could hurt Republican areas. This map shows how.
By Greg Sargent / The Washington Post / February 3 For weeks now, Republicans have employed a range of tortured talking pointsdesigned to...
Jay Murdock
Feb 4, 20173 min read
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On December 28th Unemployment Benefits End for 1.3 Million Families — Merry Christmas from the
Three days after Christmas, unemployment benefits end for 1.3 million people who have exhausted their state unemployment benefits, but...
Jay Murdock
Dec 25, 20135 min read
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How the Kochs and their Friends Engineered the Federal Shutdown, Part Two
Eric Zuess; Investigative Historian – Posted 10/07/2013 This blog is the second part of a story chronicling the Koch brothers’ influence...
Jay Murdock
Oct 9, 201325 min read
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How the Kochs and their Friends Engineered the Federal Shutdown, Part One
Starting in 2002, the Koch brothers, David and Charles, re-directed their foundations’ money away from the libertarian Cato Institute,...
Jay Murdock
Oct 9, 201318 min read
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Stop the Anti-Obamacare Hypocrisy
Rep Chris Van Hollen Congressman representing Maryland’s 8th District – posted 09/26/13 There are two questions Republicans in Congress...
Jay Murdock
Sep 27, 20134 min read
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The Food Stamp Fight: Partisan Politics vs. People’s Right to Survive
Rep. Frederica Wilson U.S. Congresswoman from Florida’s 24th District Posted: 09/20/2013 8:12 am With millions of Americans out of work...
Jay Murdock
Sep 22, 20132 min read
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Why Congress’s Gridlock Doesn’t Paralyze Government but Gridlocks Democracy
ROBERT B. REICH – Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy; University of California at Berkeley, Former Secretary of Labor – August 15,...
Jay Murdock
Aug 22, 20134 min read
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Florida Lawmakers Reject ‘Stand Your Ground’ Special Session
08/20/13 05:47 PM ET EDT TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — An overwhelming number of Florida legislators have rejected a call for a special session to...
Jay Murdock
Aug 20, 20131 min read
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Why Republicans Want Jobs To Stay Anemic
Robert Reich – Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy, University of California at Berkeley, Former Secretary of Labor in the Clinton...
Jay Murdock
Aug 11, 20132 min read
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