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President Trump After Hours
Watching TV with the President the night before he fired James Comey. By Michael Scherer, Zeke J. Miller.
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Two Dead Canaries in the Coal Mine
If you’re unconcerned by the termination of FBI Director James Comey, the views of Ben Wittes, who typically thinks civil libertarians are being alarmist, might change your mind. By Conor Friedersdorf.
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The Presidential Advisory Commission on Voter Suppression
The president’s new “election integrity” group will find fraud where it doesn’t exist and make it harder for Americans to cast their ballots. By Jamelle Bouie.
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Trump Gives Press Pass To ‘Alt-Right’ Racist Frog Lunatic (We Mean Again)
We old-timers (online since 1987) don’t know what to make of these kids and their Inter Webs anymore. By Doktor Zoom.
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How Trump makes dictators stronger
Expect the world to look elsewhere for moral leadership. By Anne Applebaum.
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Trump’s Support and Praise of Despots Is Central to the U.S. Tradition, Not a Deviation From It
The jingoistic fairy tale that casts the U.S. as defender of freedom and democracy in the world is an obvious farce. By Glenn Greenwald.
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Donald Trump’s Andrew Jackson-Civil War Answer Is All Steve Bannon
President Trump’s revisionist, Andrew Jackson-related history can be traced to none other than Steve Bannon. By Asawin Suebsaeng.
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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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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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Army declares loyalty to Maduro as Venezuela braces for giant demo
Venezuela's defense minister on Monday declared the army's loyalty to President Nicolas Maduro, who ordered troops into the streets ahead of a major protest by opponents trying to oust him. By Maria Isabel Sanchez.
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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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Paraguay’s Cartes Replaces Top Officials After Congress Torched
Paraguay President Horacio Cartes replaced his top security officials on Saturday, a day after demonstrators set fire to the South American nation’s congress building to protest a measure that would allow him to run for a second term. By Andres R Martinez. (Mar. 31, 2017)
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How Donald Trump Hypnotized Scott Adams
Come to his Dilbert-shaped home. Bite into a Dilberito. Be persuaded on genocide, mental orgasms, and his fellow Master Wizard, the president of the United States. By Caroline Winter.
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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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For Donald Trump, a Terror Attack Will Be an Opportunity Not a Curse
Civil rights advocates are preparing for the White House to launch a new assault on Muslims and immigrants in the wake of a domestic terrorism attack. By Peter Maass.
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Donald Trump Has a “Dictator Chic” Design Taste
I wrote a book about autocrats’ design tastes. The U.S. president would fit right in. By Peter York.
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Republicans loot the palace: GOP’s plan to govern looks a lot like the way it “rebuilt” Iraq
We’ve seen this combination of shameless greed and incompetence before — when Republicans tried to govern Iraq. By Heather Digby Parton.
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America last: The case for moral disengagement from politics in the age of Trump
We may well be seeing the rise of fascism — but Democrats and liberals have helped make it possible. Just say no! By Anis Shivani.
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The Return of American Race Laws
The campaign to deport millions is a first step toward the clash of civilizations that the white supremacists in the White House believe is inevitable at home and abroad. By Chris Hedges.
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Secret Docs Reveal: President Trump Has Inherited an FBI With Vast Hidden Powers
Long-sought confidential documents shine a bright light on the powers of this law enforcement agency at the beginning of an era highly likely to be marked by vociferous protest and reactionary state repression. By Glenn Greenwald, Betsy Reed.
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