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America Not in Bad Shape: Better Economy, and a Little Less Bad TV!

Politico's Michael Grunwald notes that we don't get Pulitzers for writing good news. But on this Christmas, Grunwald says America is looking not just un-Pulitzerly, but more Bricksburgally awesome than many people expected: Mitt Romney promised to bring unemployment down…

Alaska and Tennessee Governors Recognize Wisdom of Expanding Medicaid

Governor Dennis Daugaard is lining up millions of dollars to expand vo-tech scholarships and railroads. He still hasn't announced his willingness to spend a fraction of such money to expand Medicaid. Alaska's new Independent Governor Bill Walker is not so…

Overturn King v. Burwell, Create Chaos in Health Insurance Industry

An eager reader reminds me that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear King v. Burwell, the selfish conservative effort to sabotage of the premium tax credits offered under the Affordable Care Act. (Recall that King v. Burwell was the…

The Politics of Armageddon and Investing Your Talents

I've wondered why believers in the Rapture, the Anti-Christ, and the Second Coming would get so wrapped up in right-wing politics. If the Apocalypse is coming within our lifetime (41% of Americans and 58% of white evangelical Christians believe Jesus…

Thune, Noem Miss Point: Torture Is Evil, Un-American

America tortured detainees. We tortured human beings. The world is rightly outraged. We have it coming. We call ourselves the exceptional nation, and I'm fine with that if we can live up to that claim. We should be a beacon…

Obama Beating Bush on Post-Recession Jobs Recovery

Kevin Drum produces a remarkable chart that shows President Barack Obama's clear superiority to his predecessor in helping the economy recover from recession: Count private employment as a percentage of the labor force, and you see that in five and…