Rebel commanders are trying to learn the lessons of why their ambitious, province-wide offensive essentially failed.
Pro-Obama Group Launches Attack On Republican “Climate Deniers”
Organizing for Action released a Twitter tool for supporters to “call out” their member of Congress as a “climate change denier.”
“Hillary Clinton 'would be a great president and I would want to help her do that.'”
— Philippe Reines, a Senate loyalist who followed Clinton to the State Department and is now a paid spokesman for the former first lady, to the Washington Post.
Republicans Seem to Be Out of Economic Ideas — Here Are Two Suggestions
Belief in austerity persists because there’s a certain grim moral justice in the idea that debtor nations should pay for their crimes with deep, painful forced cuts. Justice aside, austerity is a failed economic concept.
Morning Must Reads: May 20
In the news: the IRS, Pakistan, higher education, Keystone XL pipeline, drones, and Yahoo!
Amid Scandals, White House Sends Out New Message Point Man
White House senior advisor Dan Pfeiffer did the “Full Ginsberg” on Sunday as he embraces his role as protector of the Obama brand.
Obama Discusses Race, Fatherhood, Responsibility at Morehouse College (Transcript Included)
“Laws, hearts and minds have been changed to the point where someone who looks like you can serve as President,” said Obama
In the ArenaEducation
Reactionaries in New York
The Democratic candidates for mayor in New York threaten to return the city to the horrors of the David Dinkins era.
1.5 Million
— The number of Syrian civilians who have fled their country to escape civil war, according to the United Nations.
Turkey’s Erdogan Visits the US: 4 Problems That Won’t Be Solved
Here are four geopolitical conundrums that underlie Turkey’s relationship with Washington.
Michael Crowley on Benghazi
“I just don’t see any scandal there.”
The Roots of Sexual Abuse in the Military
There is a growing sense in the Pentagon that the series of scandals is beyond the military’s control.
Morning Must Reads: May 17
In the news: IRS, Syria, House Republicans, Sen. Menendez, and Michele Bachmann