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Far Right Falsely Claims Manafort Wiretap Vindicates Trump
Right-wing and fringe media are claiming yet again that President Donald Trump was correct when he accused former President Barack Obama of wiretapping in Trump Tower, now arguing that a legal wiretap targeted at former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort is proof of Trump’s claim. However, said wiretap was pursuant to a warrant and targeted at Manafort, not Trump. This is at least the fifth time in six months right-wing media has attempted to validate Trump’s lie.
By Bobby Lewis

Taking Charter Schools Private -- With Public Funds
This past June, Florida’s top education agency delivered a failing grade to the Orange Park Performing Arts Academy in suburban Jacksonville for the second year in a row. It designated the charter school for kindergarten through fifth grade as the worst public school in Clay County, and one of the lowest performing in the state.
By Annie Waldman

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Why The Media Want Hillary Clinton To Shut Up

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Was Spicer Emmy Cameo A Preview Of Big Media Sellout?
He crept out furtively like a swollen possum into the daylight, blinking in anticipation of a round of boos that never came. Less than two months after resigning as Donald Trump's White House communications director, and four days after making his late-night debut on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", Sean Spicer assumed his new place in the public consciousness—as Stephen Colbert's special guest at the 2017 Emmy Awards.
By Jacob Sugarman
Sean Hannity Promotes Bill O'Reilly Sex Harassment Revenge Scheme
Fox News host Sean Hannity turned his radio show into a platform for embattled former colleague Bill O’Reilly to undermine the reports of sexual harassment that led Fox to terminate his employment earlier this year, and repeatedly urged him to return to the network. Hannity’s decision to take the side of his former colleague over his employer provides more evidence that he is a rogue actor who is no longer restrained by the network.
By Matt Gertz
Some TV Networks Continue To Lag In Covering Link Between Hurricanes And Climate Change
After failing to note the impact of climate change on hurricanes in their coverage of Hurricane Harvey, ABC and NBC both discussed the link while covering Irma, Media Matters has found in a new analysis of coverage of the more recent storm. But NBC did a better job: It ran a segment that featured a scientist explaining the climate-hurricane connection, while ABC’s sole mention of climate change was cursory and failed to provide viewers with much information.
By Kevin Kalhoefer
Woman Fired For Having A Period At Work—Now The ACLU Is Taking On Her Case
This summer, the ACLU announced it is taking on the case of Alisha Coleman, a woman who was fired for bleeding onto her office chair while menstruating at work. The case effectively brings the ACLU into a broader movement known as “menstruation activism,” which includes a number of writers, lawyers, artists and speakers who are campaigning in many ways to change the conversation around women’s periods. The overall goal is to remove barriers that disadvantage and even punish women simply for having a basic biological function.
By Liz Posner
'Election Integrity' Means Voter Suppression
Among true believers on the right, there is no sturdier fiction -- no fairy tale more popular -- than the one that insists American elections are plagued by voter fraud. "Election integrity" is the hallmark of GOP activists, and stories that purport to show voter fraud are a staple in the right-wing media-sphere.
By Cynthia Tucker
All Rise, Or Not, For The United States Of Football
This column isn't about baseball. It's about Cleveland Browns football players, the national anthem and a police union president who has a habit of making us sound like a town of time travelers who just arrived with a thud from somewhere in the 1950s.
By Connie Schultz

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Hedge Funds, Oil, Fossil Fuels And Pharma Gave Money To The GOP
During the first half of the year in state legislatures, drug companies have fought bills to reduce medicine prices; the financial industry has tried to stop legislation to end special state tax breaks; and oil and gas firms have pushed to block environmental regulations.
By David Sirota
Did Trump Get A Big Tax Refund After 2005?
The pressure is growing to force President Trump to turn over his tax returns. The other day, for example, 200 Congressmen filed a suit in federal court, arguing that voters and lawmakers have a right to know whether Trump’s businesses are violating the Constitution’s emolument clause, which bars the president from accepting payments from foreign countries.
By Allan Sloan

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Lindsey Graham Tries To Beat The Clock And Odds On Health Care
Despite a handful of Senate GOP co-sponsors and high-profile endorsements from governors and conservative thought leaders around the country, the South Carolina Republican still lacks the 51 votes needed to pass his bill to reshape the American health care system. Graham has just 12 calendar days to seal the deal. Republican lawmakers have been seeking to repeal and replace Obamacare through a procedural maneuver known as reconciliation, which allows the Senate to limit debate with 51 votes. Republicans control 52 of the Senate's 100 seats.
By Emma Dumain
Attorneys General In 37 States Urge Insurance Industry To Do More To Curb Opioid Epidemic
Attorneys general for 37 states sent a letter Monday to the health insurance industry’s main trade group, urging its members to reconsider coverage policies that may be fueling the opioid crisis. The letter is part of an ongoing investigation by the state officials into the causes of the opioid epidemic and the parties that are most responsible. The group is also focusing on the marketing and sales practices of drug makers and the role of drug distributors.
By Charles Ornstein

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#EndorseThis: Jimmy Kimmel Calls Out Cassidy Over Health Bill "Scam"
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Was Spicer Emmy Cameo A Preview Of Big Media Sellout?
He crept out furtively like a swollen possum into the daylight, blinking in anticipation of a round of boos that never came. Less than two months after resigning as Donald Trump's White House communications director, and four days after making his late-night debut on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", Sean Spicer assumed his new place in the public consciousness—as Stephen Colbert's special guest at the 2017 Emmy Awards.
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#EndorseThis: Trump's Wingnuts Are Furious Over His 'Bipartisan' DACA Flip-Flop

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THIS WEEK IN CRAZY

This Week In Crazy: Alex Jones Makes Incoherent Case For White Reparations

Eclipse apocalypse, white reparations, and a journalism crash course from a conspiracist blogger. Welcome to This Week In Crazy.

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This Week In Crazy: David Crosby Faces Fire, Fury From Ted Nugent

Statue fetishists, blubbering neo-Nazis, and Cat Fight Fever. Welcome to This Week In Crazy.

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This Week In Crazy: Trump's God-Given Mission To Nuke North Korea

Nuclear holy war, Chi-Raqi occupation, and Al Gore's "big ugly ass." Welcome to This Week In Crazy.

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