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Who Are The 47 Percent?

Mitt Romney has declared war on Poor Americans. Or so it may seem.

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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.

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Spain’s Disappointed Generation

Spain is in recession, unemployment is at a record high and the country’s educated youth are fleeing.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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Redefining Reason

How Todd Akin’s latest remarks on rape are just the latest manifestation of GOP extremism at the expense of the masses.

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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.

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A Generation Abandoned?

As EU leaders forge ahead with austerity programs, “abandoning” the euro zone takes on a new meaning.

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