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US science agencies face deep cuts in Trump budget
The Environmental Protection Agency and the National Institutes of Health are big losers — but planetary science at NASA stands to gain. By Sara Reardon, Jeff Tollefson, Alexandra Witze, Erin Ross.
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No Sympathy for the Hillbilly
Democrats need to stop trying to feel everyone’s pain, and hold on to their own anger. By Frank Rich.
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The Reclusive Hedge-Fund Tycoon Behind the Trump Presidency
How Robert Mercer exploited America’s populist insurgency. By Jane Mayer.
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Trump Sends Hate Group Leader to U.N. Women’s Commission, Echoing George W. Bush
Two women chosen to represent the U.S. on women’s rights explicitly oppose gay rights, contraception access, and the Violence Against Women Act. By Christina Cauterucci.
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A Last Chance for Resistance
Unless we act now, Americans will remember 2017 as the year their naive belief in the recovery of democracy died under the heel of despotism. By Chris Hedges.
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The Incredible Cruelty of Trumpcare
A humanitarian crisis so that tax cuts for millionaires will be permanent instead of temporary. By Brian Beutler.
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Trump’s ‘Wag the Dog’ Moment
President Trump earned neocon applause for his hasty decision to attack Syria and kill about a dozen Syrians, but his rash act has all the earmarks of a “wag the dog” moment, reports Robert Parry.
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Top Democrats Are Wrong: Trump Supporters Were More Motivated by Racism Than Economic Issues
It isn’t only Republicans, it seems, who traffic in alternative facts. By Mehdi Hasan.
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It’s not just Syria. Trump is ratcheting up wars across the world
From the expansion of official US war zones in Yemen and Somalia to a spike in drone strikes, conflicts are heating up on several fronts. By Trevor Timm.
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Yikes! New Behind-the-Scenes Book Brutalizes the Clinton Campaign
'Shattered,' a campaign tell-all fueled by anonymous sources, outlines a generational political disaster. By Matt Taibbi.
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Ivanka is starting her own foundation — and is accepting checks from foreign governments: report
During the 2016 presidential campaign, the Clinton Foundation pledged that it would stop accepting foreign donations if Hillary Clinton became president... By Brad Reed.
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Are We Having Too Much Fun?
In 1985, Neil Postman observed an America imprisoned by its own need for amusement. He was, it turns out, extremely prescient. By Megan Garber.
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Trump’s Tax Proposal Is Just a Symptom of the Disease
No wonder this administration can't get anything done. It specializes in wishful thinking. By Megan McArdle.
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U.S. Signals Possible Airstrikes in Somalia by Asking Aid Groups for Their Locations
A letter obtained by The Intercept asks NGOs to provide coordinates, as the U.S. military appears to be planning for a wider campaign against the Shabab. By Samuel Oakford.
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The Neoliberal or the Fascist? What Should French Progressives Do?
The presidential runoff between Emmanuel Macron and Marine le Pen poses a dilemma for many French progressive voters… By Philippe Marlière.
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Obama’s New Job: Guardian of Official Lies
“The salient feature of Obama’s offensive was the naked deployment of Islamic jihadists as foot soldiers of U.S. imperialism in Libya and Syria.” By Glen Ford.
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Barack Obama Is Using His Presidency to Cash In, But Harry Truman and Jimmy Carter Refused
“I could never lend myself to any transaction, however respectable, that would commercialize on the prestige and dignity of the office of the presidency.” By Zaid Jilani.
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Barack Obama’s $400,000 speaking fees reveal what few want to admit
His mission was never racial or economic justice. It’s time we stop pretending it was. By Steven W Thrasher.
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Despite Everything, I Am Happy Hillary Lost
His fans hoped he was another Ronald Reagan. His critics thought he was Hitler... By Ted Rall.
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Trump Cons Religious Idiots With Meaningless Executive Order, Completely Forgets To Fuck The Gays
Sorry, Christian wingnuts, but you got scammed. By Evan Hurst.
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