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Wingnut Week In Review: The GOP Won’t Defend Trump, Or Denounce Him
This week, Hillary Clinton linked Donald Trump to white supremacists and white nationalists in the alt-right movement, and laid bare his own history of racial discrimination. Republicans responded with deafening silence.
You Used To Be Able To Take Them To Court
Arbitration clauses keep you from taking companies to court when they do wrong. The CFPB is working on a rule to protect you when finance agreements are involved.
Don’t Underestimate How Much Steve Bannon Can Damage Hillary Clinton
Inside the liberal bubble, Democrats may be taking Steve Bannon’s appointment to help run Donald Trump’s campaign as a something of a joke. But, at their peril, they underestimate Bannon’s ability to harm Hillary Clinton.
Progressive Breakfast
Clinton Takes On Trump and the 'Alt-Right' Jamelle Bouie at Slate explains why "Hillary Clinton’s Alt-Right Speech Was Shrewd Strategy": "As analysis, Clinton’s argument about Trump’s distance from the rest of the GOP is wrong. ... As strategy, however, Clinton’s...
Clinton Reminds Us That Silence Never Defeats Hatred
Hillary Clinton could have stuck to a bit of time-honored advice in online circles: don’t feed the trolls. Instead, Clinton reminded Americans that hatred must be called out and exposed for what it is.
The Disturbing Dawn Of The Alt-Right
Donald Trump's nationalism is absolutely about ethno-purity and there's an element of populism as well. But it's largely about wounded national pride which has been a potent motivating force on the American right for a very long time.
Labor Department Issues Final 'Fair Pay And Safe Workplaces' Rules
The Department of Labor has released the final rules for implementing President Obama's two-year-old Fair Pay And Safe Workplaces executive order. Republicans complain.
Groups Ask Clinton For "Unequivocal Statement" On Lame-Duck TPP Vote
"Your continued leadership is sadly necessary as President Obama refuses to abandon this unpopular deal," says a letter signed by leading grassroots organizations.
John Oliver Slams Charter Schools And His Critics Totally Miss The Point
Comedian John Oliver revealed how often charter schools are poorly, even criminally, operated, and the charter industry missed the crux of his argument that there might be something fundamentally wrong with the schools.
The Trump Campaign Shakeup: Going To The Mattresses
Donald Trump is probably betting that if he can’t convince a majority to vote for him, he may just be able to convince them to vote against Hillary Clinton. Get ready. They’re going to the mattresses. This race is going to get far uglier.
