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Trump Administration Is Racist, Says Black Lawmakers

Pentagon Chief Says He Hasn't Decided On Number Of U.S. Troops For Afghanistan
The Odds On Trump Resigning Just Reached A New High
Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio 'Very Unlikely' To Appear With Trump At Arizona Campaign Rally
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The 'Lost Cause' Is Fake History

By Gene Lyons
#EndorseThis: Why Trevor Noah Isn't Surprised By Trump's Afghanistan Flip-Flop

By National Memo
Is Anybody Home At HUD?

By Alec MacGillis
How Trump Uses Deceit And Propaganda To Shape Perceptions

By Cristina Lopez G.

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How To Protect Yourself From Surplus Trump Stress
In the contest between crisis and calm, oy has an edge over om. Case in point: Just as I was giving meditation another try to take my mind off Donald Trump, the North Korea fire-and-fury horror show broke out, and Trump’s itchy finger on the locked and loaded nuclear trigger made my strategy for sanity look awfully iffy.
By Marty Kaplan

'Open Carry' Laws Are Designed To Intimidate And Undermine Public Order
Just four days after the nation saw how scores of heavily armed men hindered police seeking to preserve public order in Charlottesville, the people of San Antonio got another taste of what “open carry” laws mean for the freedom of expression. When the city council opened debate on a proposal to relocate Confederate statues from San Antonio’s Travis Park, about 10 men showed up wearing kevlar vests and carrying assault rifles.
By Jefferson Morley

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What Sessions Should Tell Trump About Pardons -- Before It's Too Late

By Joe Conason

Of Course Trump Looked Directly At The Solar Eclipse Without Eye Protection
President Trump, First Lady Melania and their son Barron were standing on a White House balcony to view Monday's eclipse. In a segment of Anderson Cooper's coverage on CNN, the Trumps were shown looking up at the sky in protective sunglasses. Moments later, they took off the glasses. Melania put on her normal sunglasses. And then President Trump looked back up at the eclipse—without any eye protection.
By Reynard Loki
Will The Nightmare Of President Trump Become The Nightmare Of President Pence?
Will this time be different? Has Trump finally crossed a line that’s the beginning of the unraveling of his presidency? Last week he threatened nuclear war with North Korea. This week he doubled down on defending white supremacists even as his allies, corporate executives and military and intelligence chiefs, backed away.
By Steven Rosenfeld
16 Charities Cancel Mar-a-Lago Events After Trump Defends White Supremacists
Palm Beach Daily News reports that a whopping 16 charities are refusing to hold previously scheduled events at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump's comments in defense of white supremacists after the Charlottesville terror attack have made him radioactive across the political spectrum.
By Chris Sosa
Why Charter Schools Have Lost Support From Democrats
Netroots Nation is arguably the most important annual event in the progressive community, and a barometer of what’s on the minds of the "Democratic wing of the Democratic Party.” At this year’s event in Atlanta, the headline-making happening was Democratic primary candidate for Georgia governor Rep. Stacey Evans being shouted down by protesters...
By Jeff Bryant
Marijuana Becomes A Player In California Politics And It's Putting Its Money On Gavin Newsom
Marijuana is already a multibillion-dollar-a-year business in California, and with recreational sales to adults coming online next year, it's about to get even bigger. Now, the legal pot industry is beginning to throw its weight around in state office-level politics, and it's doing it the old-fashioned way: with a checkbook.
By Phillip Smith
5 White Supremacists Whining About How Unfair Things Are After Charlottesville
No snowflake melts quite so easily as a neo-Nazi, or a white supremacist, or an alt-rightie, or an identitarian, or whatever obfuscatory name racists are hiding behind this week. That’s been clear in the aftermath of Charlottesville, Virginia.
By Kali Holloway

Money

Hedge Funds, Oil, Fossil Fuels And Pharma Gave Money To The GOP
During the first half of the year in state legislatures, drug companies have fought bills to reduce medicine prices; the financial industry has tried to stop legislation to end special state tax breaks; and oil and gas firms have pushed to block environmental regulations.
By David Sirota
Did Trump Get A Big Tax Refund After 2005?
The pressure is growing to force President Trump to turn over his tax returns. The other day, for example, 200 Congressmen filed a suit in federal court, arguing that voters and lawmakers have a right to know whether Trump’s businesses are violating the Constitution’s emolument clause, which bars the president from accepting payments from foreign countries.
By Allan Sloan
Much Wealth As Half The World's Population
While Americans fixate on Trump, the super-rich are absconding with our wealth, and the plague of inequality continues to grow. An analysis of 2016 data found that the poorest five deciles of the world population own about $410 billion in total wealth.
By Paul Buchheit

Health

How To Protect Yourself From Surplus Trump Stress
In the contest between crisis and calm, oy has an edge over om. Case in point: Just as I was giving meditation another try to take my mind off Donald Trump, the North Korea fire-and-fury horror show broke out, and Trump’s itchy finger on the locked and loaded nuclear trigger made my strategy for sanity look awfully iffy.
By Marty Kaplan
Why Are Pregnant Women Likelier To Die At Rural Hospitals?
While giving birth at a small hospital in central Tennessee, Whitney Brown developed terrible breathing problems and seizures. The medical staff in McMinnville decided she needed the attention of specialists at a big hospital in Chattanooga. It took nearly two hours to get her there. Despite the new team's heroic efforts, the 28-year-old died shortly after her arrival.
By Froma Harrop
#EndorseThis: John Oliver On Why The US Needs A 'Nuclear Toilet'
Last Week Tonight host John Oliver tackled nuclear waste on Sunday. "All over the country," he noted, nuclear plants have been tasked with storing large amounts of waste because national a consensus still hasn't been reached to determine where to store it.
By National Memo

Lifestyle

Browse In True Privacy For Less Than $1 A Week
By Sarah Sanchez
#EndorseThis: Conan Trolls Trump For Staring Into Eclipse
During Monday's solar eclipse, President Trump — with First Lady Melania and youngest son, Barron — stood on the White House balcony and did, to my knowledge, the only thing you're not supposed to do during an eclipse.
By National Memo
#EndorseThis: John Oliver On Why The US Needs A 'Nuclear Toilet'
Last Week Tonight host John Oliver tackled nuclear waste on Sunday. "All over the country," he noted, nuclear plants have been tasked with storing large amounts of waste because national a consensus still hasn't been reached to determine where to store it.
By National Memo

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#EndorseThis: Why Trevor Noah Isn't Surprised By Trump's Afghanistan Flip-Flop

The 'Daily Show' host on Tuesday dissected President Trump's 180-degree turn away from his promise to withdraw the U.S. from its war in Afghanistan.

By National Memo

#EndorseThis: Conan Trolls Trump For Staring Into Eclipse

During Monday's solar eclipse, President Trump — with First Lady Melania and youngest son, Barron — stood on the White House balcony and did, to my knowledge, the only thing you're not supposed to do during an eclipse.

By National Memo

#EndorseThis: John Oliver On Why The US Needs A 'Nuclear Toilet'

Last Week Tonight host John Oliver tackled nuclear waste on Sunday. "All over the country," he noted, nuclear plants have been tasked with storing large amounts of waste because national a consensus still hasn't been reached to determine where to store it.

By National Memo

THIS WEEK IN CRAZY

This Week In Crazy: David Crosby Faces Fire, Fury From Ted Nugent

Statue fetishists, blubbering neo-Nazis, and Cat Fight Fever. Welcome to This Week In Crazy.

By Brendan Gauthier

This Week In Crazy: Trump's God-Given Mission To Nuke North Korea

Nuclear holy war, Chi-Raqi occupation, and Al Gore's "big ugly ass." Welcome to This Week In Crazy.

By Brendan Gauthier

This Week In Crazy: Hear A White Supremacist's Advice For Trump

The Religious Right civil war, the devil's in the "no-fly" list, and a white supremacist tells Trump exactly how to "Make America Great Again." Welcome to “This Week In Crazy."

By Sam Reisman

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The 'Lost Cause' Is Fake History
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OPINION

The Reckoning Arrives For Donald Trump, Fox News, And The GOP
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BOOKS

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NATIONAL

In Afghanistan Speech, Trump Backs Off Withdrawal Vow And Hits Pakistan
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Trump Enraged As McCain, Collins, and Murkowski Shoot Down Obamacare Repeal
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MONEY

Hedge Funds, Oil, Fossil Fuels And Pharma Gave Money To The GOP
By David Sirota

Did Trump Get A Big Tax Refund After 2005?
Much Wealth As Half The World's Population
LIFESTYLE

Browse In True Privacy For Less Than $1 A Week
By Sarah Sanchez

#EndorseThis: Conan Trolls Trump For Staring Into Eclipse
#EndorseThis: John Oliver On Why The US Needs A 'Nuclear Toilet'

WORLD

Why Did ISIS Target Spain? The Answer May Lie In History
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Billionaires Carve Up The Planet, Leave Behind Human Carnage
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By Marty Kaplan

Why Are Pregnant Women Likelier To Die At Rural Hospitals?
#EndorseThis: John Oliver On Why The US Needs A 'Nuclear Toilet'
VIDEO

#EndorseThis: Why Trevor Noah Isn't Surprised By Trump's Afghanistan Flip-Flop
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#EndorseThis: Conan Trolls Trump For Staring Into Eclipse
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