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What is wrong with these people? Yesterday all of the Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee voted in favor of confirming Trump’s pick for the FBI director. This comes one day after Trump told the New York Times
TRUMP: And nothing...
by Lcohen
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on Fri Jul 21, 2017 at 11:32 AM PDT
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My friend T just returned from a visit to Ellisville, Mississippi. He went there with his 107 year old mother Mamie Lang Kirkland to document her return 100 years after she and her family fled in ...
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I am posting this moving first hand account of conditions facing refugee children detained by immigration authorities at the U.S. Border, on behalf of my colleague Melissa San Miguel. Our ...
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It’s about Iran. The bomb Syria crowd has been pretty open about this. And war opponents would be wise to pay more attention. Iran helps to explain why the Administration insists on going forward ...
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The President of European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso has written the leaders of the EU in advance of this week’s summit meeting. His message , stay the course on austerity.
“Steadfast ...
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Contrary to popular misconception, the US Treasury Department did act to alleviate the hardships caused by the financial collapse of 2008. In the face of mass unemployment, millions of home ...
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- Judge imposes partial gag order on Trump. What happens when he ignores it? U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan imposed a partial gag order on Donald Trump Monday, prohibiting him from targeting prosecutors, courtroom staff, and witnesses (including...52 comments 160 Recs
- This week we heard from a Secret Service agent who says there was more than one shooter at Dealy Plaza in Dallas back in November, 1963. JFK’s top aide, Dave Powers — who was in the car just behind JFK at the time of the assassination — told me the...174 comments 149 Recs
- So, Hunter Biden gets a special prosecutor and Jared Kushner gets three billion dollars from hostile foreign governments. What’s wrong with this picture? In this article, I’m building a case for the following: 1. Jared Kushner leveraged his White House...100 comments 365 Recs
- How self-flagellating liberals like Nick Kristof help the right: "Murc's Law" at its worst. [Update]Update: This diary endorses these volunteer/donation opportunities: The Civics Center, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working to bring voter registration to every high school in America Rural GroundGame, providing direct, on-the-ground support...138 comments 124 Recs
- It’s understandable how journalists accustomed to complacently chirping from clean, sparkly corporate studios and blue-chip high-rise newsrooms might have difficulty reconciling their six- and seven-figure salaries and well-manicured suburban lawns...182 comments 564 Recs
- Activists furious Democratic leaders haven't denounced plan to check every ‘Stop Cop City’ signatureGeorgia activists against a proposed police and firefighting training center have called on Democratic senators to denounce Atlanta’s plan to check every signature on a petition to put the issue ...127 comments 46 Recs
- Begin Rant: I know, I know. But I swear to fucking god, if I hear one more liberal talking head say one more goddam time how all this is nothing to be to happy about, I’m gonna rip out all my remaining hair and, along with the attached bits of my...275 comments 661 Recs
- Errin Haines Originally published by The 19th This column first appeared in The Amendment, a new biweekly newsletter by Errin Haines, The 19th’s editor-at-large. Subscribe today to get early ...16 comments 90 Recs
- Year after year, decade after decade, millions of people from all over the world have called for Leonard Peltier to be released from federal prison. Leonard Peltier is an American Indian activist who has suffered from a tainted and controversial trial...74 comments 132 Recs
- Constructive criticism of Democrats is not only acceptable, it's crucial for the health of the partyFor the record, I’m probably as far left as all but 5% of Kosack regulars, but I am still a Democrat, have always worked to get people registered to vote and get Democrats elected (since 1963 before I was myself old enough to vote). I have worked in...333 comments 436 Recs
