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Is Big Labor Done with the Democratic Party?
Jim Newell · 08/25/11 11:56AMThe relationship between "Big Labor," especially the AFL-CIO, and the Democratic party over the last few years has been painfully one-sided. Unions raise large sums of cash for Democrats in federal elections, help them whip up support for major votes, and get nothing in return. Is labor finally ready to reconsider this terrible deal? Perhaps!
George Soros Made His Gal Pal Sit at the Kids' Table
Lauri Apple · 08/13/11 03:21PMGeorge Soros Sued by Brazilian Soap Star for Not Giving Her a Free Apartment
Brian Moylan · 08/11/11 11:24AMU.S. Credit Rating Downgraded for First Time
Max Read · 08/06/11 08:48AMThis Is America's Most-Hated Congress of All Time
Max Read · 08/04/11 11:34PMDo Democrats Have a Plan for the Next Hostage Crisis?
Jim Newell · 08/04/11 02:24PMCongressional Republicans have become quite talented at taking legislative "hostages" at crucial junctures, making extreme demands, unifying behind them, and ultimately rolling Democrats into embracing horrible pieces of legislation. Maybe it's time for Democrats to come up with a plan for this sort of thing. So are they? Sorta.
Congress Poised to Allow Global Economy to Continue
Max Read · 07/31/11 05:02PMHouse Republicans Hold Stunt Vote to Prove They Hate Harry Reid
Max Read · 07/30/11 02:59PMReal Democrats Beat Fakers In Wisconsin Recall Primaries
TPM · 07/12/11 10:32PMWisconsin Democrats have easily fended off a Republican ploy in the state Senate recalls, with the official Dem candidates in each of six races easily defeating Republican activists who also filed in the Democratic primaries. But Republicans have not failed to reap some advantages from the situation.
Fun New Right-Wing Meme Barely Lasts a Day
Max Read · 06/28/11 08:01PMEven Gay Marriage Requires Super-Rich Libertarians
Max Read · 06/25/11 11:25AMObama Thinks Weiner Will 'Bounce Back'
Max Read · 06/16/11 08:46PMDems Could Start Forcing Weiner Out Tomorrow
Max Read · 06/15/11 06:17PMObama: If I Were Weiner, I'd Resign
Max Read · 06/13/11 05:18PMWeiner to Enter 'Treatment Center' as Top Democrats Call for Resignation
Max Read · 06/11/11 01:02PMRepublican Professors Are Racist, Study More or Less Says
Hamilton Nolan · 05/20/11 11:33AMA new study—which will doubtlessly be oversimplified and distorted by liberal blogs like us in order to demonize those whose political beliefs we find repulsive—has found that Democratic professors grade like this ("I am a laid-back hippie"), while Republican professors grade like this ("All the black students fail!").
Firefighters Break Up With National Democrats
Max Read · 04/26/11 11:11PMThe International Association of Fire Fighters—the sexiest of all unions—has announced that it's suspending all of its contributions to federal candidates "out of frustration with Congressional Democrats." Which is not an uncommon feeling these days! But the firefighters' union donated nearly $2 million to Democratic candidates for the 2010 elections, so their spending suspension may be taken a bit more seriously than mine. "We're feeling taken for granted," the union's president, Harold Schaitberger, told The New York Times, which seems reasonable—after all, they don't just donate money and support Democratic candidates; they also fight fires, in peoples' homes. IAFF's dough will now go to state and local-level candidates, especially in states where unions are being threatened by Tea Party jerkoffs. Expect Senate Democrats to respond by sucking up extra hard to rich people. [NYT; image via AP]
D.C. Mayor Arrested During Protest Of Abortion Rider In Budget Deal
Max Read · 04/11/11 10:35PMD.C. Mayor Vincent Gray and 40 other protesters—including members of the city council—were arrested by Capitol Police on Monday after they blocked Constitution Avenue near the Capitol in protest of aspects of the budget deal reached by Congress which limit the city's autonomy, specifically prohibiting the use of DC public funds for abortions.