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Will Congress and Darrell Issa Kill DC’s Living Wage Bill?

Stephanie Mencimer writes for Mother Jones: “Last week, the DC Council passed a bill that would force large retailers in the city to pay their workers a living wage—specifically $12.50 an hour, a bill widely seen as targeted specifically at Walmart, whic…

Erick Erickson’s Fun Time Female Mutilation Comedy Hour

Amanda Marcotte writes for Slate: “Friday, the Texas Senate finally overcame Democratic stonewalling to pass a massive anti-abortion bill that’s designed to shut down 37 out of 42 abortion providers in the state. In a pique of excitement over the impendi…

Domestic Violence and George Zimmerman’s Defense

Salamishah Tillet writes for The Nation: “The New York Times’s Charles Blow was right when he said this comparison was a ‘bit loaded because the cases are miles apart in the details and circumstances.’ But I do think there was one crucial link between Si…