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Tillerson Speaks Out Against Racism; Says Tolerance A Matter Of 'Leadership'

Fox CEO James Murdoch Criticizes Trump Over Response To Charlottesville
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A Stealth History Lesson In Baltimore

By Alec MacGillis
NRA Double Standard On Terror On Display Following Barcelona, Charlottesville

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Billionaires Carve Up The Planet, Leave Behind Human Carnage

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Many Nurses Lack Knowledge Of Health Risks For New Mothers, Study Finds
In recent months, mothers who nearly died in the hours and days after giving birth have repeatedly told ProPublica and NPR that their doctors and nurses were often slow to recognize the warning signs that their bodies weren’t healing properly. Now, an eye-opening new study substantiates some of these concerns.
By Nina Martin, ProPublica, and Renee Montagne, NPR

New Pro-Trump Media Conspiracy Theory: Unite The Right Organizer A Liberal Spy
Hyperpartisan media outlets, fake news purveyors, and fringe right-wing media figures are promoting a conspiracy theory that suggests that one of the white supremacist organizers of the rally in Charlottesville, VA, was really a “liberal double agent” who staged the rallies in order to “depict conservatives as white supremacists.”
By Alex Kaplan

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What Sessions Should Tell Trump About Pardons -- Before It's Too Late

By Joe Conason

Sean Hannity Has Been Dumpster Diving With Conspiracy Theorists Again
Fox News host Sean Hannity used his radio show to promote the inane conspiracy theory that “antifa agitators” who opposed the neo-Nazi and white supremacist protesters in Charlottesville, VA, on Saturday were actually actors hired by a publicity firm.
By Matt Gertz
How To Fight Back After Charlottesville
With that in mind, there are a variety of ways to help, both for Charlottesville specifically and to fight racism in general. This is not only about one incident, it's about how America got here in the first place, and the difficult but essential work of confronting and fighting racism, within ourselves and in our country.
By Ilana Novick
Why Does USA Today Keep Publishing Op-Eds That Dispute Climate Science?
On August 14, USA Today's editorial board wrote a well-reasoned editorial highlighting the scientific consensus around climate science, titled “Case for climate change grows ever stronger.” The board noted that the findings of a draft federal climate report provided “ever more troubling evidence” that “humanity is responsible for a dangerously warming planet.”
By Kevin Kalhoefer
7 Things To Know About The Mindset Of The Neo-Nazis
The neo-Nazis with whom Donald Trump openly sympathizes fit a psychological profile for the most part, according to two psychologists who just released a survey on the subject. Patrick Forscher and Nour Kteily, researchers from the University of Arkansas and Northwestern University respectively, compiled their findings into a working paper titled “A Psychological Profile of the Alt-Right.”
By Kali Holloway
Poll: Majority Of Republicans Agree With Trump's Handling Of Charlottesville
An overwhelming majority of Republicans think Donald Trump’s response to the horrifying events in Charlottesville is right on the money, according to a new CBS poll. The survey found that 67 percent of GOP voters say they approve of Trump’s response to the attacks, while 82 percent of Democrats and 53 percent of Independents say they disapprove.
By Kali Holloway
Cheyenne Mountain Resort Cancels Plans To Host White Nationalist VDare Conference After Wide Criticism
As Media Matters reported, VDare recently announced, and started taking reservations for, its April 2018 conference at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs, CO. The event was scheduled to feature “a weekend of candor, fellowship, and top-notch speakers, as we celebrate the shifting political tides and discuss the way forward for patriotic immigration reform and American national identity.”
By Eric Hananoki

Money

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
Much Wealth As Half The World's Population
While Americans fixate on Trump, the super-rich are absconding with our wealth, and the plague of inequality continues to grow. An analysis of 2016 data found that the poorest five deciles of the world population own about $410 billion in total wealth.
By Paul Buchheit

Health

Many Nurses Lack Knowledge Of Health Risks For New Mothers, Study Finds
In recent months, mothers who nearly died in the hours and days after giving birth have repeatedly told ProPublica and NPR that their doctors and nurses were often slow to recognize the warning signs that their bodies weren’t healing properly. Now, an eye-opening new study substantiates some of these concerns.
By Nina Martin, ProPublica, and Renee Montagne, NPR
Trump Could Personally Cost Americans Thousands In Bigger Health Care Bills
Nearly 8 million Obamacare policyholders who now receive federal subsidies to help defray the cost of their health insurance could lose that support and see premiums rise by 20 percent starting next January if the Trump administration stops those “cost sharing reductions” in 2018, two congressional fiscal agencies reported Tuesday.
By Steven Rosenfeld
Neil DeGrasse Tyson: 'No Reason' For Marijuana To Be Illegal
Speaking with co-host Chuck Nice during a StarTalk Radio Q&A session Monday, Tyson mainly discussed various aspects of outer space and his book, Astrophysics For People In A Hurry. But the celebrity scientist touched on marijuana and its legality following a question from Tom Angell of the pro-legalization group Marijuana Majority.
By Benjamin Fearnow

Lifestyle

Many Nurses Lack Knowledge Of Health Risks For New Mothers, Study Finds
In recent months, mothers who nearly died in the hours and days after giving birth have repeatedly told ProPublica and NPR that their doctors and nurses were often slow to recognize the warning signs that their bodies weren’t healing properly. Now, an eye-opening new study substantiates some of these concerns.
By Nina Martin, ProPublica, and Renee Montagne, NPR
#EndorseThis: Michael Moore Says He'd Prefer A President Pence
Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore painted an optimistic picture for the Democratic party as a guest on Seth Meyers's Late Night on Thursday.
By National Memo
How To Successfully Conquer A New Language On A Budget
By Sarah Sanchez

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#EndorseThis: Michael Moore Says He'd Prefer A President Pence

Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore painted an optimistic picture for the Democratic party as a guest on Seth Meyers's Late Night on Thursday.

By National Memo

#EndorseThis: Colbert Likens Trump To Your Racist Grandpa

President Trump's impromptu presser in the Trump Tower lobby in Manhattan on Tuesday — during which he went off-script and explicitly suggested that some of the TIKI torch-wielding white supremacists marching in the weekend's "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, weren't neo-Nazis — was "one for the ages," says Stephen Colbert: "Specifically 1939 to 1945."

By National Memo

#EndorseThis: The Origin Story Of Anthony Atamanuik's Trump Impression

Anthony Atamanuik, host — you could say — of The President Show on Comedy Central guested on Seth Meyers's Late Night on Tuesday. He explained the origin of his knockout Trump impression, which started as an audience suggestion at an improv show, grew into a nationwide tour, and ended up a cable TV show.

By National Memo

THIS WEEK IN CRAZY

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.

By Brendan Gauthier

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.

By Brendan Gauthier

This Week In Crazy: Hear A White Supremacist's Advice For Trump

The Religious Right civil war, the devil's in the "no-fly" list, and a white supremacist tells Trump exactly how to "Make America Great Again." Welcome to “This Week In Crazy."

By Sam Reisman

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