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Trump Violates Constitution With Asia Self-Dealing President moves to rescue Chinese telecom as Beijing funds major Trump project. Common Dreams: "'This affair is a screaming violation of the U.S. Constitution's emoluments clause'. That was how Robert Weissman of...
Trade Negotiations Require a Steel Spine
The first concern of a US president should be the millions of jobs Americans lost because of China’s predatory trade practices. After months tough talk, Trump and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin have inexplicably reversed course to save jobs at ZTE, a Chinese phone company. To fix this mess, it will take a spine of steel - not smoke and mirrors.
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Trump Stokes Anti-Immigrant Fervor Trump on MS-13: ‘These are not people, these are animals’. The Hill: "President Trump on Wednesday doubled down on his use of the term 'animals' to describe some immigrants living illegally in the U.S. Speaking at an event in New...
Will Teacher Uprisings Change Democrats?
Anyone wondering whether teacher uprisings this spring will influence party politics and elections in November should look at what's happened in this year's primaries so far. Most prominent among primary contests involving education issues was an improbable win in...
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Fresh Faces Sweep Primary Votes Democratic voters reject tradition, choosing outsiders in their quest to regain power. WaPo: "Fresh faces with compelling life stories prevailed in Democratic primaries across several southern states Tuesday, beating candidates with...
Idaho Voters Rise Up Together
Change is coming in Idaho: candidates are finally starting to pay attention to people who have been forgotten and left out of the political process, who now demand politicians be accountable to them.
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SCOTUS Rules Against Workers In Arbitration Supreme Court upholds workplace arbitration contracts barring class actions. NYT: "The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that companies can use arbitration clauses in employment contracts to prohibit workers from banding...
Real Corruption: Mick “Pay and We'll Talk” Mulvaney
It’s not just that Mick Mulvaney has no scruples; he has no shame. It has become commonplace to see Trump administration officials, up to and including the president, abuse public resources for personal gain and comfort. But private planes, $31,000 dining room sets,...
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Houston Police Chief Calls For Gun Control Houston police chief says he's 'hit rock bottom' after school shooting. CNN: "The police chief said he's tired of the common refrains after mass shootings that 'guns aren't the problem' and 'there's little we can do.' 'I know...
NC Teachers Shout 'Listen to Us!' to Lawmakers
Why does it take shutting down thousands of schools to get political leaders’ attention? What is this “dialogue people haven’t been wanting to have”? The gap between what goes on in schools and what gets decided in state capitals and Washington D.C. has gotten way too wide.
