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Republican fear factor

Conservatives' paranoid alternate-reality can be explained by their brain chemistry -- and their media choices

By Joshua Holland, Alternet

Stephen King: Tax Me, for F@%&’s Sake!

Romney's doubletalk on moms

His wife's "job" is "more important" than his, but he'd make welfare moms work "from day one if we could"

Joan Walsh 48

Laughing as the economy tanks

By failing Econ 101, Republican leaders failed the country and repeated the errors that caused the Great Depression

Paul Krugman and Robin Wells

Shocking New Study Ties Conservatism To 'Low-Effort' Thinking

When Liberals Stop Being Wimps
By E.J. Dionne, Jr.
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The Right’s Etch A Sketch Imperative

By E.J. Dionne, Jr. —

Clarifying moments are rare in politics. Over the last week, Americans were blessed with three.

Right-Wing Racism: Past, Present—and Future

Romney’s Budget-Balancing for Dummies
By Joe Conason

Mitt Romney: An Extremist for the Privileged
By E.J. Dionne, Jr.
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New Breeding Program Aimed At Keeping Moderate Republicans From Going Extinct

WASHINGTON—Saying the now critically endangered species of politician is at high risk for complete extinction within the next 10 years, Beltway-area conservationists announced plans Monday for a new captive breeding program designed to save moderate... more»

White Nationalists Share Spotlight With GOP at CPAC

By Joe Conason — The annual Washington showcase of the far right is plunging toward new depths of disgrace by featuring “white nationalists” among its speakers.
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Conservatives Prefer Reagan Fantasies To Reality (and so did Reagan)
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Contrary To GOP Candidates’ Claims, Obama And The Fed Aren’t Devaluing The Dollar

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A favorite line of Republicans in the 2012 GOP presidential primary has been to claim that President Obama is devaluing the American dollar.
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