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...
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Jay Murdock
- Oct 16, 2018
- 28 min
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...
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Jay Murdock
- Aug 26, 2018
- 5 min
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 |...
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Jay Murdock
- May 29, 2018
- 3 min
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...
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Jay Murdock
- Jan 8, 2018
- 5 min
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...
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Jay Murdock
- Jan 7, 2018
- 3 min
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:...
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Jay Murdock
- Jul 22, 2017
- 6 min
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...
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Jay Murdock
- May 5, 2017
- 3 min
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...
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Jay Murdock
- Apr 28, 2017
- 8 min
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...
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Jay Murdock
- Apr 11, 2017
- 4 min
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...
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Jay Murdock
- Feb 12, 2017
- 2 min
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...
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Jay Murdock
- Feb 4, 2017
- 3 min
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...
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Jay Murdock
- Dec 25, 2013
- 5 min
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...
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Jay Murdock
- Oct 9, 2013
- 25 min
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...
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Jay Murdock
- Oct 9, 2013
- 18 min
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,...
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Jay Murdock
- Sep 27, 2013
- 4 min
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...
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Jay Murdock
- Sep 22, 2013
- 2 min
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...
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Jay Murdock
- Aug 22, 2013
- 4 min
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,...
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Jay Murdock
- Aug 20, 2013
- 1 min
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...
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Jay Murdock
- Aug 11, 2013
- 2 min
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...
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