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Debt Ceiling Vote: Tea Party Gives Speaker Boehner Something to Cry About

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. July 29, 2011.

Even if John Boehner wins a vote on the debt ceiling, Tea Party-allied members of Congress may end his tenure as House speaker.

11 Ways The Tea Party-Inspired Government Shutdown Will Hurt the Economy

Pat Garofalo, The Wonk Room. April 7, 2011.

A wide variety of important government functions could be halted in the event of a government shutdown, threatening to harm the nation's fragile economy.

Senate DREAM Act Vote Set for Saturday

Julianne Hing, ColorLines. December 17, 2010.

Does the the bill have the votes to break a GOP filibuster?

Lady Gaga, Superstar: Her Valiant Efforts to Help Repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. November 8, 2010.

The outrageous pop star has emerged as one of the most outspoken critics of DADT.

The Tea Party Is Dangerous: Dispelling 7 Myths That Help Us Avoid Reality About the New Right-Wing Politics

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. July 1, 2010.

It may be fashionable to dismiss the Tea Party and its radical, right-wing pals, but we do so at our peril.

Does Rush Limbaugh Really Matter?

Mark Green, AlterNet. April 8, 2010.

A question: should any serious person take time to factually rebut people who are allergic to facts?

Redefining "Racist" in the Rather Complicated Age of Obama

Keli Goff, KeliGoff.com. March 12, 2010.

Why does it seem that every time we turn around there is another "racist" being outed?

Sen. Jim Bunning Wreaks Havoc on the Unemployed -- And His Own Republican Party

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. March 2, 2010.

The batty Republican ends his jobs filibuster, but not before he brings further damage to his party's reputation.

Comeback for Health Care Reform: Harry Reid and Obama Signal Support for Public Option

Sahil Kapur, Raw Story. February 19, 2010.

As supporters of the public option mount a comeback, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) signaled his willingness to pass it through reconciliation Friday.

(VIDEO) Michael Eric Dyson: "This President Runs from Race Like a Black Man Runs from a Cop"

Staff, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. January 11, 2010.

When MSNBC host Tamron Hall gave him a chance to retract his comments, Dyson stood by them.

Suddenly "Negro" Is the Word on Everyone's Lips

Adele Stan, AlterNet AlterNet: Politics. January 11, 2010.

From U.S. Census writers to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a racial designation long abandoned seems to be making a comeback.

Senate Passes Health-Care Reform Bill; Feingold, Rockefeller Issue Appeals to Progressives

Adele Stan, AlterNet AlterNet: Politics. December 24, 2009.

With no public option or Medicare buy-in, the Senate's health-care reform bill passes in the early hours of Christmas Eve.

Powerful House Rep. Slaughter: Senate Went off the Rails and Passed a Weak Health Care Bill

Rep. Louise Slaughter, AlterNet. December 24, 2009.

Supporters of the weak Senate bill say "just pass it -- any bill is better than no bill." I strongly disagree.

Abortion in the Senate Health-Care Bill: What the Nelson Compromise Will Cost Women

Jodi L. Jacobson, RH Reality Check. December 22, 2009.

To win his vote -- needed to bring the health-care bill to the Senate floor -- Sen. Ben Nelson got an anti-choice measure put into the bill. Here's the break-down.

What's Wrong With the Healthcare Bill? Ask a Nurse.

John Nichols, TheNation.com AlterNet: Politics. December 22, 2009.

"If this bill passes, the industry will become more powerful and could be beyond the reach of reform for generations."

Hey, Dr. Dean, President Obama: It's Time to Get Real with Progressives

Harold Pollack, AlterNet. December 22, 2009.

We can all agree that the Senate health care bill is far from perfect. What now?

Health-Care Debate Gets Really Weird: Coburn Prays to Smite Enemies, Whitehouse Says GOP Hearts Aryans, Dean Dials It Back, and Everybody Hates Ben Nelson

Adele Stan, AlterNet AlterNet: Politics. December 21, 2009.

Keep 100 senators on a round-the-clock schedule and you get a deal that nobody likes, plus a lot of strange behavior. But it's a deal.

Health Care Reform Is Not Reform If It Denies Women Coverage

John Nichols, TheNation.com. December 19, 2009.

Sen. Harry Reid and the Senate Dems aren't winning any friends among the broad base of voters who support reproductive rights.

And They'll Call This Health-Care Reform: How Three Senators Are Extorting You For Their Big-Time Buddies

Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog. December 18, 2009.

Harry Reid will do anything to get sixty votes -- which means Lieberman, Nelson, and Snowe can use extortion on behalf of Big Insurance, Big Pharma, the AMA, and abortion foes.

Health-Care Bill After Compromise with Lieberman: Worse Than Nothing

Darcy Burner, AlterNet. December 16, 2009.

Thanks to Joe Lieberman, the Senate health-care bill -- now with no public option or Medicare buy-in -- leaves progressives no choice but to kill it.

GOP Leaders Flex Their Hypocrisy Muscles, Start Bawling Over Harry Reid's "Slavery" Comment

Eclectablog, Daily Kos AlterNet: PEEK. December 8, 2009.

Notorious race-baiters Rush Limbaugh and Michelle Malkin have played the "race card" card.

Nelson's Stupak-like Amendment Expected to Fail

Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. December 7, 2009.

Nelson threatens to filibuster the bill if it's not included -- Harry Reid is going to owe some favors.

Just When You Thought It Was Safe: 3 Potential Obstacles to Health-Care Reform

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. November 23, 2009.

Harry Reid may have gotten the Senate to move his health-care bill forward, but a handful of conservative Democrats could still keep the bill from getting a final vote.

Video: Progressive Change Campaign Committee Robocalls For the Public Option

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet AlterNet: Politics. November 20, 2009.

Anticipating GOP push-back on the Senate health-care bill's public option, PCCC marshals a show of support

No Stupak Language in Senate Bill; Boxer "Couldn't Be Happier," Hatch Promises "Holy War"

Adele Stan, AlterNet AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. November 19, 2009.

Women's rights advocates have been holding their collective breath as the Senate hammered out its bill. So far, so good.