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Sanders-Clinton Summit Today Sanders, Clinton meet today. NYT: "Several people close to the senator, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe private discussions, say he will try to get assurances from Mrs. Clinton that she will fight for many of his...
Trump Running The Country Like A Business? Heaven Forbid
Donald Trump touts his business "success" as a major qualification for running the country. Recently some news stories have revealed how Trump runs his businesses. What those stories uncovered is alarming.
No 'Boring' Senate Candidates Who Leave Us Snoring On Election Day
An inside-the-Beltway article has Democratic Senate candidates following a "cardinal rule of politics" in a year in which cardinal rules are made to be broken. One Senate candidate following a different path is surging ahead.
Eight Reasons Why Republicans Must Dump Trump
The Republican Party still has time to change its mind. Republicans still have time to dump Trump. For the good of the country and the world, they must. If not, shame on them.
Can We Do Anything About Murderous Assault Weapons?
The murderer in Orlando used an AR-15 assault weapon. The story is so awfully familiar. What is an assault weapon, what makes them so dangerous, and why can't we get rid of them?
Reflections on Orlando: Terror Does Not Discriminate
In the midst of pitched battles over whether some Americans can discriminate against LGBT Americans based on religion, we are viscerally reminded that terror and violence do not discriminate.
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Orlando Massacre Reverberates Orlando massacre shapes presidential debate. The Hill: "Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, is citing the mass shooting to advance his argument that legal and illegal immigration are endangering U.S. security...
If Anything Can Unite the Democrats, It's Climate
Even if you are convinced that Clinton's climate platform is insufficient, the logical course of action is not to let the Oval Office become occupied by someone who calls global warming a "hoax."
Challenge to Media: Talk to People In Paul Ryan's District About Poverty
At TalkPoverty.org, a video and story that national mainstream media isn't writing about the disconnect between the right-wing nostrums the House speaker is peddling and what the low-income people in Ryan's district actually need.
Wingnut Week In Review: Denouncing Racism, Defending a Racist
Republicans now face an impossible task: denouncing racism while supporting a racist. They have no one but themselves to blame.
