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Friends, Surprising most analysts and forecasters, employers added a whopping 517,000 jobs in January, according to this morning’s monthly labor report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This was almost twice the growth from December’s 260,000 jobs. The unemployment rate fell…

Feb 3

10 reasons you shouldn't believe Kevin McCarthy when he promises Republicans won't seek cuts in Social Security and Medicare Listen now (4 min) | Look at the evidence

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Saturday coffee klatch: Waiting for the other shoe to drop Listen now (14 min) | The highs (and lows) of the past week

Feb 4

Didn't we learn anything from the pandemic?

Feb 2

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It was framed as the start of negotiations, but the debt ceiling should be non-negotiable.

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How to explain their priorities?

Feb 1

America's wealthy used to pay taxes to support the nation. Now, they lend it money.

Jan 31

And how his nomination fight was the beginning of the end of civil discourse in Washington

Jan 30

And last week's winner

Jan 29

Saturday coffee klatch: Oy Listen now (18 min) | Mass killings, Kevin McCarthy, Trump back on Facebook, and other outrages

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Should Trump get back his giant megaphones?Listen now (4 min) | The larger question is whether we — the People — should have a say in whether he gets them back

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And tried to make me into a soufflé

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