20 female lawmakers agreed there would have been no fiscal cliff drama had they been running the show, but they may be wrong
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Viewpoint: Where Republicans Are Going Wrong On The Fiscal Cliff
They are heading for defeat by focusing on taxes instead of government spending
Viewpoint: The Election Has Compromised Education Reform
Results across the country show the fragility of the reform agenda
Elizabeth Warren, Scott Brown and the Myth of Race
Scott Brown’s simplistic conception of Warren’s Native American heritage does not fit in the age of Obama
Congress Wants the Love—For Doing its Job
Low expectations and self-congratulations have turned Capitol Hill into a joke
The Countdown to Clean Air Begins
As the EPA’s new mercury standards get posted in the federal register, opponents gear up to destroy legislation that was 20 years in the making
We, the People, Can Work It Out
All we need to do is sit down together and have a reasonable discussion based on mutual respect and a shared willingness to sacrifice. We are so screwed