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Ash Wednesday Surprise: Wisconsin Senate Moves to Hold Separate Collective Bargaining Vote

The chess match continues, even on Ash Wednesday. The latest development in the ongoing standoff between Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and his Democratic opponents in the state Legislature came tonight, when Senate Republicans voted to try to ram through the contentious restrictions on collective bargaining by breaking the...

Mitt Romney Not Sorry for 'Romneycare,' but Will It Kill a White House Bid?

Today, likely GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney defended the universal health care law he implemented as governor of Massachusetts, saying there's a clear difference between his plan and President Barack Obama's reform effort. Romney has been in the hot seat during the health care debate because key elements of his...

Opinion: Capt. Kirk Was Right -- Read the Constitution

It's been amusing to read the reaction in some quarters to the House Republicans' decision to read the entire U.S. Constitution at the start of the new Congress. Last week, Washington Post columnist and blogger Ezra Klein called it a "gimmick." Post blogger Greg Sargent added his two cents, calling it "a cheap way of...

Bowles-Simpson Deficit Reduction Proposals: Initial Reactions

(Nov. 10) -- Finally, someone has touched the third rail of American politics. Grappling with how to significantly reduce the nation's massive budget deficit, an 18-member bipartisan commission set up by President Barack Obama recommended that Social Security and Medicare benefits be cut, that defense and discretionary...

Why Are Bailed Out Firms Abandoning Democrats?

(Oct. 25) -- The bailout of Wall Street and Detroit's automakers couldn't have passed without the support of Democrats. But bailed-out firms aren't returning the favor. According to The Washington Post, most of the campaign donations from bailed-out companies are going to Republicans, some of whom ardently opposed the...

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Unconstitutional Filibuster? Let's Do It, Let's Sue The Senate!

Lots of people agree that our government is currently bogged down in a morass of dysfunction that's so disastrous that it's basically criminal.

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06/01/12 Lunch break: Goodnight, iPad Source: The Washington Post - Washington DC Ezra Klein is the editor of Wonkblog and a columnist at the Washington Post, as well as a contributor to MSNBC and Bloomberg.
05/30/12 Lunch break: A baby otter learns to swim Source: The Washington Post - Washington DC Ezra Klein is the editor of Wonkblog and a columnist at the Washington Post, as well as a contributor to MSNBC and Bloomberg.
05/29/12 Lunch break: Monkeys + synthesizers Source: The Washington Post - Washington DC Ezra Klein is the editor of Wonkblog and a columnist at the Washington Post, as well as a contributor to MSNBC and Bloomberg.
05/24/12 EZRA KLEIN: These Four People Can Determine The Next... Source: The Business Insider Ezra Klein of the Washington Post argues that four people can have an outsized hand in determining who wins the election in November.
05/20/12 Ezra Klein Still Pushing the Labor Theory of Value Source: Daily Pundit share things, play games, and change our relationship statuses. us, give Facebook value.

Background on ezra klein

Ezra Klein (born May 9, 1984) is a liberal American blogger and columnist for The Washington Post, a columnist for Bloomberg, and a contributor to MSNBC.

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