(Reince Priebus | Wikipedia/Creative Commons) Reince Priebus (and apparently many others) still thinks there’s a liberal media. While I share Priebus’ frustration with the media, as a liberal, I’d like to go on record and state that the media isn’t focusing on issues I care about. They seem to be far more focused on entertainment […]

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(Source: Brentin Mock/Colorlines) Since the Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act in June, there has been a gleeful scramble in Republican-led states to renew efforts to restrict voting access for certain constituencies traditionally favorable to Democrats. Republicans insist these harsh voter ID requirements and other changes to election laws are simply motivated by […]

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(Fast-food workers walk out on July 30 in Detroit | Source: Detroit Free Press) Libya Moore typically spends Wednesdays at home in Pittsburgh taking care of her infant daughters. But on July 24, she found herself in a Target store, the lead singer in a dance that she dubbed the “Target Shuffle.” The song, a […]

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(John Kasich | Source: Newsmax) Republican governor of Ohio John Kasich will win reelection in 2014 and that could play havoc with Democrats’ hopes for the 2016 presidential election. Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin are usually thought of as swing states that are gradually but decisively getting bluer. But the 2010 midterm elections were a watershed […]

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Bruce Bartlett has suggested a revival of American liberalism was underway. For those used to reading its obituaries, this news came as a surprise. But Bartlett is not alone; some commentators at The Washington Spectator (here, here, here, and here) have pointed to strategies that would facilitate just such a development. Meanwhile, on a contrary […]

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