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Finally, The Real Elizabeth Warren Steps Up
The gloves came off at the Democratic primary debate in Vegas.
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Bloomberg Spent His Entire Career Flattering Wall Street
Now he wants you to believe he’d get tough on his best friends.
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Amy Klobuchar's Platform Is A Pie-In-The-Sky Fantasy
Republicans won't go for moderate ideas. Ask Merrick Garland.
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CNN Completely Botched The Democratic Presidential Debate
The anchors substituted centrist talking points for substantive questions.
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Elizabeth Warren Takes Shot At Joe Biden With New Bankruptcy Reform Plan
Her latest proposal calls for overhauling part of her 2020 Democratic rival's Senate legacy.
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Yes, It Is Plainly Wrong To Meet Donors In A Billionaire's Crystal Wine Cave
The superrich enjoy corrupt influence over politics — and some Democrats are just fine with that.
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House Democrats To Rich People: We Love You
In a boon for millionaires, Democrats are working to repeal an element of Donald Trump's tax law that actually increased the tax burden for the rich.
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The Volcker Reign
Paul Volcker, who died Sunday at 92, conquered inflation. American democracy is still paying the price.
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The Billionaires Hit The Panic Button
Bill Gates is thinking about voting for Donald Trump, while Mike Bloomberg intends to vote for himself.
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Democrats Have A Democrat Problem
The divide between the party faithful and their representatives in Washington is deepening.
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For Elizabeth Warren, The Wealth Tax Is About More Than Money
The feud between Warren and economist Larry Summers is a reckoning with the Democratic Party's relationship with the super-rich.
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A Magic Document Won't Save Elizabeth Warren From The Deficit Scolds
There’s one plan the top 2020 Democratic contender doesn’t need.
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Why Do Conservatives Love The Grateful Dead? We Ask Tucker Carlson.
The Grateful Dead were once the embodiment of all things hippie and anti-establishment: free love, plenty of drugs, and nobody cares about your career, man. So why do guys wearing bow ties and salmon pants like the Dead these days? We asked bow-tie and salmon-pants model Tucker Carlson, who also founded the conservative Daily Caller, about the appeal.
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Bernie Sanders Says The Cable Bill Is Too Damn High
Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter on Friday accusing big cable companies of using monopoly powers to muscle consumers into paying higher prices. In the letter, addressed to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler, Sanders and Warren wrote that mega-mergers have left over 60 percent of Americans with no choice whatsoever when it comes to their cable and Internet providers. Al Franken (D-Minn.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) also signed the letter.
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Key Democrat Decries 'Political Interference' In Human Rights Report
Robert Menendez (D-N.J. said Friday that he would consider calling for an inspector general to investigate if the State Department removes Malaysia from its official list of the world's worst human-trafficking offenders. Speaking on a conference call with reporters, Menendez and human rights advocates decried recent indications that the Obama administration is considering changing Malaysia's status on its Trafficking In Persons report.
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World-Historical Deadbeats Demand Greece Pay Up, To Which Thomas Piketty Says 'LOL'
On this week's podcast, we examine the austerity battles in Greece, break down the latest stage of the Iran nuclear talks, and get a real world account of what happens when Congress cuts off your access to food. Plus, the Daily Caller's Tucker Carlson is a huge Grateful Dead fan. Become a founding member of HuffPost Plus today.
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Turns Out Obama Wasn't Targeting Porn, Guns, Gambling And Payday Loans After All
A Justice Department investigation has cleared its consumer protection lawyers of Republican charges they engaged in a multi-agency conspiracy to shut down industries disfavored by the Obama administration, including online pornography and payday lending. The report did find, however, that Justice Department lawyers may not have believed online payday lending was a universally noble trade that always operated in the best interests of low-income clients. The report was requested by Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.), who, with Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), has led the GOP charge against a Justice Department program known as Operation Choke Point.
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Obama To Upgrade Malaysia On Human Rights Despite Mass Graves
The Obama administration will remove Malaysia from its official list of the world's worst human trafficking offenders, according to Reuters, a move human rights advocates fear will damage U.S. credibility. The maneuver would allow the administration to continue negotiating a controversial trade agreement with Malaysia and 10 other Pacific nations. Legislation authored by Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) effectively bars the U.S. from enacting trade deals with countries deemed "Tier 3" violators of human trafficking standards -- the worst of the worst in the State Department's formal reckoning of governments that facilitate modern-day slavery.