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Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan makes a campaign stop at Lambeau Field before a game between the Packers and Arizona Cardinals in Green Bay, Wisconsin November 4, 2012. (REUTERS/Eric Thayer)

‘ED Show’ poll: Have Republicans gone so far to the right that they’re unable to govern?


7:44 PM on 2/21/2013

Yes or no? Vote now!! Read More

Voters stand in line to cast their ballot at Hartford City Hall during the U.S. presidential election in Hartford, Connecticut, November 6, 2012. (Photo by Reuters/Michelle McLoughlin)

‘ED Show’ playbook: Thursday, Feb. 21


7:24 PM on 2/21/2013

From guns to the economy, Republicans are out of touch with America and new polling proves it! That's tonight on “The Ed Show” at 8p & 11pET on msnbc. Read More

This undated handout video frame grab provided by the White House shows first lady Michelle Obama with Sesame Street's Big Bird in the kitchen of the White House in Washington. They're starring in a pair of public service announcements that will be distributed to more than 300 Public Broadcasting Service stations. (AP Photo/White House)

Big Bird returns to political spotlight to promote good eating, exercise


4:24 PM on 2/21/2013

If Mitt Romney had had his way, Big Bird would be a distant memory by now. Read More

Vehicles are submerged on 14th Street near the Consolidated Edison power plant, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/ John Minchillo)

Climate change preparedness could leave the poor out in the rain


1:56 PM on 2/21/2013

While Wall Street has upgraded buildings in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, New York City's poorest neighborhoods have still not recovered. Read More

(FILE PHOTO) Demonstrators with 'Occupy Wall Street' continue their protest at Zuccotti Park in New York on November 4, 2011. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

Whatever happened to the idea of just giving poor people money?


11:25 AM on 2/21/2013

The simplest, most direct way to make people less poor might be giving them more money. Read More

House Speaker John Boehner, who conferred with President Barack Obama by phone yesterday, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, following a closed-door meeting with the GOP caucus. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

‘ED Show’ poll: Does John Boehner know the meaning of leadership?


7:48 PM on 2/20/2013

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President Obama delivering remarks at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 5, 2013. (Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

‘ED Show’ playbook: Wednesday, Feb. 20


7:10 PM on 2/20/2013

Tonight on “The Ed Show” at 8p & 11pET on msnbc: the phony fight to blame President Obama for the sequester reaches new lows and now middle class Americans are now only nine days from getting the shaft…again! Read More

U.S. President Barack Obama celebrates on stage as confetti falls after his victory speech during his election rally in Chicago, November 6, 2012. (Photo by REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)

Ohio woman claims in lawsuit she was fired for voting for Obama


5:09 PM on 2/20/2013

Could you lose your job for voting for President Obama? A woman in Ohio says she did and has filed a lawsuit. Read More

Image: Law enforcement keep protesters at a distance outside the Assembly Chambers as lawmakers meet in Madison

Wisconsin, again: Work-sharing bill would diminish union power


1:38 PM on 2/20/2013

Wisconsin Republicans are proposing a bill that would allow employers to unilaterally cut unionized workers' hours. 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: Will the Republicans allow the sequester to destroy the middle class?


7:48 PM on 2/19/2013

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File photo: President Barack Obama's Debt Commission co-chairmen, Erskine Bowles right, and former Wyoming Sen. Alan Simpson, take part in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

‘ED Show’ playbook: Tuesday, Feb. 19


7:26 PM on 2/19/2013

Tonight on “The Ed Show” at 8p & 11pET on MSNBC, Ed Schultz reveals how the revised Simpson-Bowles plan would seriously kill the economy and dismantles the austerity bomb. Read More

President Barack Obama arrives at Palm Beach International Airport on February 15, 2013 in West Palm Beach, Florida. President Obama plans to spend the Presidents Day holiday weekend in the area. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Targeted killings: Does it matter if we trust Obama?


3:30 PM on 2/19/2013

New research suggests that liberals are more likely to support targeted killing when the policy is linked to Obama. Read More

National Rifle Association Executive Vice President and CEO Wayne LaPierre speaks in Washington.

Yo! Brooklynites demand apology from NRA big mouth (huh? fuhgetaboutit!)


3:17 PM on 2/19/2013

Wayne LaPierre might have messed with the wrong borough this time. Brooklynites are demanding an apology after he dissed their 'hood in the wake of super storm Sandy. Read More

File photo: President Barack Obama's Debt Commission co-chairmen, Erskine Bowles right, and former Wyoming Sen. Alan Simpson, take part in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Behold new Simpson-Bowles fiscal plan–now with more cuts!


11:21 AM on 2/19/2013

According to the new Simpson-Bowles plan, the government needs to cut at least $2.4 trillion more over the next ten years, adding nearly an additional trillion dollars to their original budget benchmark. Read More

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, center, accompanied by fellow GOP leaders, arrives for a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 6, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

‘ED Show’ poll: Will Republicans hurt average Americans just to spite the president?


7:37 PM on 2/18/2013

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FILE PHOTO: Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) (L) wields his hammer with House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) before the "First Nail" ceremony, signifying the start of construction of the 2013 Inaugural Platform on the West Front of the U.S. Captiol September 20, 2012 in Washington, DC. The winner of the November 6 presidential election will be sworn in on the platform on January 21, 2013. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

‘ED Show’ playbook: Monday, Feb. 18


7:16 PM on 2/18/2013

Tonight on “The Ed Show” at 8p & 11pET on msnbc: four years after the stimulus saved us from a depression, Republicans are dragging us back into recession. Read More

In this April 17, 2012, photo Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks to the Illinois Chamber of Commerce in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Wisconsin GOP forces 2,000 low-income women to travel miles for reproductive health care


5:28 PM on 2/18/2013

If you think the Republican war on women, specifically the campaign against Planned Parenthood diminished after last year’s electoral defeat, think (yet) again. Read More

minimum wage

Jobs aren’t everything


2:06 PM on 2/18/2013

Even if raising the minimum wage kills some jobs, it could be worth it. Read More

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., listens to answers during a testimony while sitting on the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee in Washington on Feb. 14, 2013. (Photo by Gary Cameron/Reuters)

‘ED Show’ poll: Will Senator Warren get Congress to hold the big banks accountable for the financial crisis?


7:51 PM on 2/15/2013

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Elizabeth Warren takes on regulators in a Senate Banking Committee hearing, Thursday, February 14, 2013.

‘ED Show’ playbook: Friday, Feb. 15


7:30 PM on 2/15/2013

Tonight on “The Ed Show” at 8pET on msnbc: there’s a new sheriff in town and that means trouble for the big banks. Senator Elizabeth Warren comes out swinging at Wall Street by going after their government regulators. Read More