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‘ED Show’ poll: Is the fiscal cliff deal a victory for the middle class?

Glenn Rehn (C) and Sandy Lleo (R) along with other protesters rally together outside the office of U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) on December 10, 2012 in Doral, Florida. The protesters are hoping that Senators like Rubio will not cut medicare/social security benefits and will agree to raise taxes on the top 2% of earners in the country. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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‘ED Show’ playbook: Wednesday, Jan. 2

President Obama gets his deal, but with the debt ceiling battle on the horizon, how long does the victory last? Don't miss the very first "The Ed Show" in 2013, tonight at 8p/11pET on MSNBC! Read More

House failure to fund Sandy relief triggers Republican civil war

Time to play offense for the social safety net

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Union workers rally outside the Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Dec. 6, 2012, as Senate Republicans introduced right-to-work legislation in the waning days of the legislative session. The outnumbered Democrats pledged to resist the proposal and said rushing it through the legislative system would poison the state's political atmosphere. (Photo by Carlos Osorio/AP Photo)

Mich. GOP rams through right-to-work law in defiance of labor, Dems

Former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole looks to the stage during an event honoring Dole and Howard Baker at Mellon Auditorium in Washington, March 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Why Bob Dole should leave the Republican Party

Diana Huffman holds a sign in support of striking Walmart workers protesting unsafe working conditions and poor wages outside a Walmart store in Pico Rivera, California, October 4, 2012.

Leaked document shows what Walmart really pays its workers

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Labor leaders: Fiscal cliff deal a temporary victory

It was not obvious the fiscal cliff deal would be successful in preventing cuts to social security and other social programs important to Unions. Read More

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‘ED Show’ poll: Will a fiscal cliff deal get done?

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US President Barack Obama speaks on the fiscal cliff on December 21, 2012 in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Obama urged the US Congress to pass scaled-back package to avert tax increases and spending cuts that will take effect in the new year. (Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)

‘ED Show’ playbook: Friday, Dec. 28

We're in the home stretch for the fiscal cliff. But is there still hope? Read More

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Bipartisan agreement–against privacy rights

The Senate voted 73-23 on Friday to renew George W. Bush-era warrantless wiretapping legislation. Read More

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio calls on a reporter during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 9, 2012. Boehner said any deal to avert the so-called fiscal cliff should include lower tax rates, eliminating special interest loopholes and revising the tax code. (Photo by Susan Walsh/AP Photo)

‘ED Show’ poll: Is Boehner’s move to reconvene the House political or a real effort to reach a deal?

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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., speaks at a news conference in Washington, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

‘ED Show’ playbook: Thursday, Dec. 27

Senator Reid says we are going over the cliff. The market drops. And then House Republicans announce they will return to Washington. Read More

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Life after ‘right-to-work’: How one union flourishes in right-to-work Nevada

Union workers in Michigan, take heart: It's not all over once your state goes "right-to-work." Read More

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‘ED Show’ poll: Who will the public blame if we go over the fiscal cliff?

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Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, joined by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., left, speaks to reporters about the fiscal cliff negotiations at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. (Photo by J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)

‘ED Show’ playbook: Wednesday, Dec. 26

We're six days away from the fiscal cliff, and there are millions of Americans will face the consequences if Congress doesn't cut a deal. Read More

Protesters gather for a rally at the State Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. The crowd is protesting right-to-work legislation passed last week. Michigan could become the 24th state with a right-to-work law next week. Rules required a five-day wait before the House and Senate vote on each other's bills; lawmakers are scheduled to reconvene Tuesday and Gov. Snyder has pledged to sign the bills into law. (Photo by Paul Sancya/AP Photo)

Organized labor: a bad year (with a few bright spots)

American labor unions have been playing defense for the past four decades, but 2012 was a particularly rough year for the movement. Read More

Mick Roelandts, firearms reform project manager for the New South Wales Police, looks at a pile of about 4,500 prohibited firearms in Sydney that have been handed in over the past month under the Australian government's buy-back scheme July 28. A total of 470,000 guns have been collected nationally, with owners receiving A$243 million (US$180 million) in compensation. The scheme was set up due to tighter gun laws brought in after the April 1996 Port Arthur massacre in which 35 people died when a lone gunman went on a shooting rampage.

It’s possible to have gun control that works–if we want to

Other countries have managed to pass effective reform in the wake of terrible gun tragedies. Why are we unwilling to learn from them? Read More

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, right, accompanied by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas. Also pictured: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of Calif. (Photo: AP file/J. Scott Applewhite)

‘ED Show’ poll: Do Republicans want the country to go over the fiscal cliff?

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President Barack Obama delivers a statement on fiscal cliff at the White House December 21, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

‘ED Show’ playbook: Friday, Dec. 21

The Republican implosion gives Democrats even more leverage in the fiscal cliff negotiations. Watch "The Ed Show" tonight at 8p/11pET on MSNBC. Read More

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AFL-CIO president renews call for pathway to citizenship

The president of America's largest labor federation is again calling for comprehensive immigration reform and a path to citizenship. Read More

Sen. John Kerry

Obama: Kerry ‘perfect choice’ for secretary of state

President Barack Obama announces that Sen. John Kerry has been nominated to become the next U.S. secretary of state. Read More

National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre calls on Congress to pass a law putting armed police officers in every school in America during a news conference at the Willard Hotel December 21, 2012 in Washington, DC. This is the first public appearance that leaders of the gun rights group have made since a 20-year-old man used a popular assault-style rifle to slaughter 20 school children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, one week ago. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

NRA press conference demonstrates why ‘small government’ is a red herring

While the NRA and its allies may oppose gun control on the grounds that it inhibits liberty, their solution requires far greater government intrusion and coercion. Read More

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NRA calls for armed police officers at every school

The nation's largest gun-rights lobby is calling for armed police officers to be posted in every American school to stop the next killer "waiting in the wings." Read More

Speaker of the House John Boehner talks with reporters after the weekly House GOP caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Boehner: ‘Plan B’ failed due to tax hike misconceptions

House Speaker John Boehner delivers remarks at a press conference on the latest fiscal cliff negotiations. Read More

The families of victims grieve near Sandy Hook Elementary School, where a gunman opened fire on school children and staff in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14, 2012. (Photo by Reuters/Adrees Latif)

Moment of silence for Sandy Hook Elementary victims

A week after a gunman opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School, killing 20 students and 6 staff members, the nation observes a moment of silence and the ringing of bells to honor victims. Read More

An unidentified man dressed as Santa Claus speaks outside the U.S. Capitol before making his way to Speaker of the House John Boehner's office on December 12, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

‘ED Show’ poll: At this point which is the better option: the fiscal cliff or Plan B?

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