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How Policy Nihilists in the Senate Doomed LGBT Immigrants

Posted on: May 22, 2013, Source: Salon

Did you need more proof that our Senate is broken?

Is This Guy the Biggest GOP Jerk in Congress?

Posted on: Apr 30, 2013, Source: Salon

Ted Cruz has nothing to lose and everything to win by opposing any reasonable policy and generally acting like a jack-ass. Our system is truly broken.

Murdoch’s Horribly Irresponsible Tabloid is Doomed

Posted on: Apr 22, 2013, Source: Salon

He (and it) won't be around forever.

Libertarians' Idea of the "Most Free" State Is One of America's Most Woman-Hating

Posted on: Mar 29, 2013, Source: Salon.com

Sorry, women! Your "freedoms" aren't as important as freedom from excessive taxation.

The Utterly Atrocious Grand Bargain

Posted on: Mar 11, 2013, Source: Salon

Begging Republicans to let us cut Social Security and Medicare is insane (no matter how much pundits lust after it).

GOP to Dems: Thanks For Caving On the Filibuster--Now We Can Destroy the Consumer Financial Protection Board

Posted on: Feb 4, 2013, Source: Salon

The Senate minority exercises its right to block an agency from functioning because they don't like it.

Bold New Conservative Idea: Screw the Poor

Posted on: Jan 14, 2013, Source: Salon

Bobby Jindal and Jim DeMint exemplify an ossified movement with no new answers for poverty or anything else.

Political Disaster -- Members of Congress Expected to Spend 5 Hours a Day Begging for Money

Posted on: Jan 9, 2013, Source: Salon

Why politics is so dysfunctional, in a nutshell.

How the Conservative Movement Cons Its Naive Followers Out of Their Cash

Posted on: Jan 7, 2013, Source: Salon

The most prominent conservative organizations in the nation are primarily dedicated to separating conservatives from their money.

Chris Christie, Spare Us Your Anti-GOP Theatrics -- You're Still a Republican

Posted on: Jan 3, 2013, Source: Salon

The New Jersey governor helps the GOP keep power -- then doesn't like the results.

Why 2013 Is Going to Be Awful

Posted on: Jan 1, 2013, Source: Salon

Here's to a year of austerity, dysfunction, lousy Obama negotiations -- and no "Louie."

John Boehner’s Christmas Gift to You: The Republican House Will Destroy the Economy

Posted on: Dec 24, 2012, Source: Salon

The failure of "Plan B" puts us on the path to default.

Alex Pareene's Super Hack List: The Sunday Shows, The Drudge Report, CNN

Posted on: Dec 21, 2012, Source: Salon.com

Part II of the list of the worst of political media highlights.

Alex Pareene's Super Hack List: Politico, The Washington Post, Newsweek

Posted on: Dec 21, 2012, Source: Salon.com

A list of the worst of political media highlights.

What if 'Gun Control' Is Impossible?

Posted on: Dec 16, 2012, Source: Salon

That doesn't mean we can't ban some, make them a lot harder to get -- and maybe even tax the hell out of them.

Let’s Make Obama Regret His War on Weed

Posted on: Dec 10, 2012, Source: Salon

The will of the people has been outstripped by the interests of professional drug warriors, and we should be complaining constantly and loudly.

Austerity Forever! The Mind-Boggling Stupidity of Our Debt Debate

Posted on: Nov 27, 2012, Source: Salon

No matter how the "fiscal cliff" is resolved, "entitlement reform" will still remain Washington's favorite solution.

After a Humiliating Election Night, Will Fox News Stop Lying?

Posted on: Nov 7, 2012, Source: Salon

Roger Ailes may finally realize that lying is bad for business -- and the GOP.

Let’s Kill the Electoral College So We Never Have to Pay Attention to Ohio and Florida Again

Posted on: Nov 6, 2012, Source: Salon

Why is a ballot in Ohio worth more than other parts of the country? It's time we lay the electoral college to rest.

Why a Romney Presidency May Be Worse Than You Think

Posted on: Nov 4, 2012, Source: Salon.com

War with Iran. An ultra-conservative Supreme Court. Death to Social Security. Romney could be an epic disaster.

Why Conservatives and Pundits Are Petrified of Math Wiz Nate Silver

Posted on: Nov 2, 2012, Source: Salon

Pundits appear especially threatened by the New York Times math wiz this election cycle. Why are they so scared?

Press Barred from Paul Ryan Event with Wingnut Birther Donald Trump

Posted on: Oct 16, 2012, Source: Salon.com

Why would they exclude the media?

Does Obama Just Hate His Job?

Posted on: Oct 5, 2012, Source: Salon

If so, you can't really blame him.

Why Mitt Romney May End Up Wishing He Never Picked Paul Ryan

Posted on: Sep 27, 2012, Source: Salon

Romney's leaked video disaster may end up being a trifle compared to what Ryan did to his candidacy

The Website Where Mitt Romney’s Winning in a Landslide

Posted on: Sep 25, 2012, Source: Salon

At UnSkewed Polls, "liberal media bias" is removed from every survey that shows Obama ahead. Guess who wins?

How Can Mitt Romney Claim He Is "Self-Made" With a Straight Face?

Posted on: Sep 18, 2012, Source: Salon

 

"I inherited nothing," the millionaire son of a millionaire declares.

4 Suggestions to Help Save CNN

Posted on: Jul 30, 2012, Source: Salon

CNN's president announced last week he's stepping down. Alex Pareene has a few suggestions to save the ailing news network.

Alex Pareene: Did David Brooks Just Make His Most Absurd Argument Yet?

Posted on: Jul 17, 2012, Source: Salon

Squishy conservative columnist David Brooks wishes someone would explain to the rubes why Bain was a good thing.

Americans Love Class War!

Posted on: Jun 5, 2012, Source: Salon

A poll shows majorities of swing voters, Democrats and even Romney supporters don't admire the rich.

Why TED Is a Massive, Money-Soaked Orgy of Self-Congratulatory Futurism

Posted on: May 21, 2012, Source: Salon

It has become an exclusive, expensive elite networking experience. Strip away the hype and you're left with a reasonably good video podcast with delusions of grandeur.

Let's Put Jamie Dimon on Trial And Ask Him What the Hell JP Morgan Does for America

Posted on: May 14, 2012, Source: Salon

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon should explain why a megabank that accidentally loses billions is good for the economy.

Everything You Need to Know About Mormonism

Posted on: May 6, 2012, Source: Salon

Pundits still haven't figured out how to talk about Romney's Mormon religion. Here's everything you need to know.

Tucker Carlson's Pathetic Descent into the Gutter of Hackdom

Posted on: Apr 26, 2012, Source: Salon

Once a promising young magazine writer, the bow-tied Daily Caller pundit has come to epitomize the worst about right-wing media.

How "Real America" Was Utterly Screwed by Political and Economic Elites

Posted on: Apr 24, 2012, Source: Salon

The crumbling of once-great institutions isn't to blame for middle-class decline and anger.

Why Is Mitt Romney So Incredibly Weird?

Posted on: Apr 24, 2012, Source: Salon

Everything you need to know about Willard Mitt Romney. An excerpt from Salon's new e-book, "The Rude Guide to Mitt"

1%er Michael Bloomberg Massively Sucks Up to Goldman Sachs

Posted on: Mar 16, 2012, Source: Salon

After a Goldman Sachs investment banker write an op-ed saying the company was toxic, Mayor Mike Bloomberg visited the firm's HQ to personally cheer them up.

Everything the Sarah Palin Movie "Game Change" Gets Horribly Wrong

Posted on: Mar 9, 2012, Source: Salon

HBO's "Game Change" presents Palin as simply a bumbling Tina Fey -- and misses the real story of the 2008 campaign.

Why the Koch Brothers' Coup of the Cato Institute Is So Dangerous

Posted on: Mar 5, 2012, Source: Salon

A libertarian think tank that does some good work could become another well-funded arm of the Koch brothers' explicitly partisan messaging machine.

How the Right Is Spinning the Surge of Rick Santorum

Posted on: Jan 4, 2012, Source: Salon

There is plenty for "establishment conservatives" to talk themselves into liking about Mr. Santorum as he takes his Iowa victory lap.

Ron Paul and Libertarianism's Dirty Secret -- Pandering to Racist "Rednecks" to Get Ahead

Posted on: Dec 22, 2011, Source: Salon

Years ago, a bunch of libertarians decided to act like huge racists to win votes.

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