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Cruel Arrests Of Immigrants Continue Another DREAMer detained. The Nation: "On Tuesday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Jackson, Mississippi, pulled over and detained 22-year-old Daniela Vargas, who had just finished participating in a press conference...
Resign, Jeff Sessions. It’s Not About Russia, It’s About Justice
Recusal is not enough. Jeff Sessions has shown by his deceptions that he is not fit to serve as Attorney General. In the name of equal justice for all, he must resign.
Democrats Can’t Be Distracted By Trump’s Russian Circus
Alleged Russian interference in our elections demands independent investigation, but Democrats can’t allow Trump to strut about jobs he’s saved, while they fixate on the past.
Trump's School Choice Plan: Religious Fundamentalism at Taxpayer Expense
In his address to Congress, Trump praised a guest in the audience who used a Florida tax credit scholarship to attend a private Christian school whose fundamentalist curriculum teaches creationism and the innate inferiority of Africans.
Trump’s Budget Cuts Deliver Financial Blows to Native Americans
Trump's plans to defund the EPA, State Department, Department of Energy, and domestic violence agencies to raise $54 billion for new military spending will hit Native Americans especially hard.
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No Money For Wall Trump can't find money for the wall. Reuters: "...so far, the DHS has identified only $20 million that can be re-directed to the multi-billion-dollar project, according to a document prepared by the agency and distributed to congressional budget...
Stop Trump's Privatization Agenda
Key public services may end up in private hands under President Trump. Privatizers claim this transfer of public wealth "saves money." But it impoverishes and hurts people, which costs taxpayers more than it saves.
Don’t Be Fooled by Trump’s Latest Reality Show
Trump can play a president on television, but that's about it. He promises the moon with a straight face, while peddling the same old conservative snake oil in new bottles.
Whoppers Big and Small in Trump's Speech
Trump's speech contained big whoppers, little whoppers, bamboozlements, empty promises, detail-free policy mumblings, flat-out intentional lies, trickery, and especially fear.
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Tone Deaf Tone is meaningless, says Bloomberg's Jonathan Bernstein: "Governing, the old saw says, is choosing. To the joint session of Congress, Trump made no choices at all. It was an hour plus of cotton candy. I suspect it'll get excellent reviews; a lot of pundits...
