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NAACP Sit-in At Jeff Sessions’s Office Ends in Six Arrests
Police arrested six protesters, including the national NAACP president, after they spent hours staging a sit-in Tuesday at a Mobile, Alabama, office of Jeff Sessions, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. attorney general.
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Treasury Nominee Steve Mnuchin’s Bank Accused of “Widespread Misconduct” in Leaked Memo
Prosecutors say OneWest Bank, which Mnuchin ran from 2009 to 2015, repeatedly broke California’s foreclosure laws, violating notice and waiting period statues, illegally backdating documents and gaming foreclosure auctions.
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More Than 1,100 Law School Professors Nationwide Oppose Sessions’s Nomination as Attorney General
A letter signed by professors from 170 law schools in 48 states, which was sent to Congress on Tuesday, urged the Senate to reject the nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions for attorney general.
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Occupy the Cinema: "Rogue One" and the Rebellion Against Empire
"Rogue One," released at the dawn of Donald Trump’s reign, is not just a tome against aggressive and ignorant power, but a reminder that anyone and everyone can become susceptible to those elements – from a Texas buffoon to a kid named Barry.
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The Wizard of Odds: Reality TV Takes Over the White House in Trumpenstein's America
The media spins the Trump victory as though it originated from “white” pain: the white working (mostly male) pain of being shocked by change, and made to merge into a cultural landscape of earthy tones rather than perpetual beige as far as the eye can see.
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Robert Reich: Why President Trump Will Continue to Hold Rallies
Trump's rallies and tweets allow Trump to tell Big Lies without fear of contradiction.
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Sorry, Media, Exxon CEO is Trump’s Worst Possible Nominee for Climate and America
Memo to media: Stop repeating Rex Tillerson’s greenwashing “positioning” and start reporting on his and Exxon’s actions — and the company’s long, long history of lying about the climate.
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The Danger of "Turning Inward": Obama's Foreboding Farewell To Athens and Berlin
Amid a rapidly changing global political climate, Barack Obama's final trip to Europe amounted to little more than a goodwill tour as the U.S. and E.U. embark on a new era in the history of their joint relations.
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Act Out! [92] - Why Texas Politics Matter To You & The Pipeline Fight in Your Backyard
An Army veteran walks us through her time at Standing Rock, and Chris Hedges offers a ray of hope through the clouds of depressive realism.
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A New Take on Unrigging Our Taxes
Our super rich have their own personal trainers, chefs, and pilots. Maybe we should give them their own personal tax collectors.