Editors' picks
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Yes, Americans do blame the GOP for the shutdown
Harry J Enten: But practically everyone thinks Congress, Dems and Obama stink, too
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The NSA debate is as much about journalism as surveillance
Glenn Greenwald A 14-minute interview on BBC highlights the debate over the proper relationship between journalists and government -
Love or hate Kanye West, he has a point about racial barriers to success
David Dennis: In order for minorities to succeed, often they have to work twice as hard to achieve half as much. Kanye West is sick of it -
Think the government shutdown doesn't impact you? Think again
Ana Marie Cox: Unless you're a very healthy rich person who lives in a cave, the government shutdown affects you and should make you mad -
On Syria and Summers, the Obama '08 voters have finally found their voice
Mark Weisbrot: Looking past the shutdown and budget battle, the big picture is that America's four decade-long drift to the right is decisively over
Guardian Comment Network
The current state of the GOP: grassroots activists v Wall Street titans
Scott Galupo for the American Conservative: The push to 'defund' or delay the implementation of Obamacare is the most moronic and counterproductive GOP move yet
Ed Miliband's dilemma: is he a leftwing Thatcher or a Blair-style moderate?
Peter Kellner for YouGov: Energy price freezes are playing well for Labour and polls show a post-conference bounce – but Ed needs to decide where he stands