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Paul Ryan’s Distorted Federalism
Paul Ryan considers himself an advocate of federalism, but his wonkish version is hardly one that its founders envisioned.
Spain’s Disappointed Generation
Spain is in recession, unemployment is at a record high and the country’s educated youth are fleeing.
My Sexual Miseducation
When it comes to women and sex, it’s time for everyone to stop blushing and for old white men to stop talking.
The Great Lie List Of 2012
The lie is the contemporary conservative’s pocket square. Here’s a handful of the most colorful ones present at the Republican National Convention.
National Party Conventions, People’s Power Repackaged
Party conventions, once an apex of grassroots power, are little more than political theater. But does that mean they’re worthless?
Redefining Reason
How Todd Akin’s latest remarks on rape are just the latest manifestation of GOP extremism at the expense of the masses.
Who Stole The Tea Party From Ron Paul?
Five years after Ron Paul emerged as a Tea Party king, billionaire libertarians and divisive GOP leaders have hijacked the movement and rendered it unrecognizable.
A Generation Abandoned?
As EU leaders forge ahead with austerity programs, “abandoning” the euro zone takes on a new meaning.
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