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The Minimum Wage and Red States

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The thing about the rejection of raising the minimum wage by 50 Republicans and 8 Democrats is that it is a punch in the face of working class people. It's no great unknown that the poorest Americans live in states that vote solidly Republican; what's the...

Politics without content

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As Congress debates historic legislation, Republicans are consumingly obsessed with culture war pseudo-scandals even more inane than their usual culture war pseudo-scandals: On Tuesday, the estate of the beloved children’s.

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Thank you so much Maine ticket-splitters for giving this guy a unilateral veto over everything: Democratic and Republican senators are locked in a tough fight over unemployment benefits. And over Joe Manchin's vote.The two parties spent Friday afternoon battling for Manchin's support on changes to federal...

I can’t quit him

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This is amazing stuff: REPORTER: Americans are saying immigrant surges are happening under President Biden's watchPSAKI: Who are the Americans?REPORTER: The former presidentPSAKI: Former President Trump?REPORTER: YesPSAKI: We don't take.

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Biden’s Political Acumen

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Biden understands something important that I don't think Obama ever quite got--it's more important to have people with good political skills running things than pulling in best and the brightest from the business or academic worlds. Obama was always and remains enamored of those types today....
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