Sep 25, 2018Christine Blasey Ford's lawyer blasts Senate Republicans for efforts to rig Thursday's hearing
Republicans are working furiously behind the scenes (and sometimes in front of them) to make sure Thursday’s hearing on sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh goes according to plan—where the plan is to “exonerate” him at all costs. And Ford’s lawyers continue to let...
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Sep 25, 2018World laughs at Trump as he opens his UN speech with bragging
Donald Trump is speaking this morning before the UN. Unfortunately, speaking to the world as if they’re a tent rally of his lock ‘em up crowd doesn’t quite go over all that well.
xWOW! The UN audience laughs at Trump after he claims, "my administration has accomplished more than almost any...
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Sep 25, 2018In Fox interview to clear his name, Kavanaugh even lied about his 'legal' underage drinking
In a wildly inappropriate and unprecedented move engineered by the White House, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh got a national hearing in front of the friendliest possible audience, Fox TV. But even in that set-up, where he was given every opportunity to demonstrate his good character and...
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Sep 25, 2018Kavanaugh's freshman roommate drops a bomb: 'Debbie has a right to be heard and I believe her'
When Debbie Ramirez came forward with her account of a drunken college-aged Brett Kavanaugh disrobing in front of her in the common space of a Yale facility, she was stepping bravely into the maelstrom of Republican misogynistic hypocrisy. But she was also opening up the gates to true inspiration...
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Sep 25, 2018Republicans' only 2018 hope is to rally the base, so they're going with Obamacare repeal—again
It's year eight of Republicans' single-minded obsession with repealing Obamacare—not elected Republicans, that is, but the Republican base. The only demographic in the nation now that still opposes the law is people who are still willing to tell pollsters they are Republicans, and according to...
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Sep 25, 2018Scouted: This Home Security Camera Is Both Practical and Affordable
The Wyze Cam is a 1080p smart home camera that features night vision, 2-way audio, and it's compatible with Alexa. It's also the best way to dip your toe into home security, without dropping hundreds of dollars on systems you don't understand. This thing take minutes to set up, with an...
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Sep 25, 2018Aziz Ansari’s Comeback Gigs Split Opinion
FREDERIC J. BROWNThe paths of rehabilitation for comedians accused of sexual misconduct as part of the #MeToo movement are winding. But one thing is clear: They all appear to include a stop at the Comedy Cellar in New York’s Greenwich Village.After Louis C.K., the latest performer to make an...
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Sep 25, 2018Why Is Samantha Markle Coming to London and What Does She Want?
Jeff J MitchellEvery great love story needs a villain. And in the ongoing romantic drama of Harry and Meghan, the role is being filled (in true fairy-tale style) by Meghan’s wicked half-sister, Samantha Markle, whose latest ruse is to threaten to come to London this week, on the pretext of...
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Sep 25, 2018It’s Time to Stop Hating on the Anchovy
Photo illustration by The Daily BeastI like to think that because you are reading this article, you are already an anchoviphile drooling for new recipes. However, if you arrived anchovy-curious, or if you think you are a hater, rolling in it for the revulsion, I am here nevertheless, ready and...
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Sep 25, 2018Roger Stone Offered to Assist His Alleged WikiLeaks Source With Legal Expenses
Last year, as investigators examined claims by longtime Donald Trump adviser Roger Stone that he was in contact during the 2016 election with WikiLeaks, Stone asserted that he had only learned about the group’s plans through an intermediary: Randy Credico, a comedian and political activist....
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Sep 25, 2018North Carolina’s New Election Law Is Going to Make It Harder for Rural Constituents to Vote
This story was originally published by ProPublica. In June, the North Carolina General Assembly passed legislation mandating that all early voting sites in the state remain open for uniform hours on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., a move supporters argued would reduce confusion and...
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Sep 25, 2018A Bill to Regulate Rehabs Faces Opposition—From Rehabs
It seemed like a bill everyone could get behind, one that would protect drug users seeking addiction treatment from unscrupulous rehabs in California, home to roughly 2,000 certified treatment providers. Many are concentrated in sunny Southern California, which has been dubbed the “Rehab...
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Sep 24, 2018Calls to the National Sexual Assault Hotline Spiked Last Weekend While More Kavanaugh News Broke
The National Sexual Assault Hotline saw a surge in calls—a 57 percent increase from an average weekend—from Friday September 21 through Sunday September 23. A higher volume of calls have been rolling in ever since Christine Blasey Ford accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh...
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Sep 21, 2018Along with DeVos, School Choice Zealots Are Out In Full Force
The failure of Betsy DeVos to effectively advance her privatization of public education agenda at the federal level is no reason for public education advocates to diminish their efforts. The September 4 Washington Post article “The education of Betsy DeVos: why her school choice agenda has...
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Sep 21, 2018Dispatch Cites ECOT In Zach Space Endoresement
Zach Space, the Democratic candidate for State Auditor, recently received the endorsement of the Columbus Dispatch. The candidate that was cozy with ECOT did not get the Dispatch endorsement. The point here is not who was endorsed but the fact that ECOT is toxic to those that aided and abetted...
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Sep 21, 2018When The Other Side Has a Leo
Anyone who doubts that Judge Brett Kavanaugh would target Roe v. Wade as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice might want to check the name, Leonard Leo. He is the executive vice president of the conservative 60,000 member Federalist Society, a legal group that has no small influence along Potomac...
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Sep 25, 2018The DOJ Wrote an Exit Statement for Rosenstein Laying Out Who Would Replace Him
While Rod Rosenstein still has his job as deputy attorney general (for now), there is already a plan in place for who would take over after he leaves. the Justice Department’s exit statement for Rosenstein, obtained by Axios (which kicked off Monday’s “is he out or not” frenzy), contains...
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Sep 25, 2018Trump’s Space Force Is Putting Us All in Danger
William D. Hartung
Putting weapons in space is a phenomenal money waster and a threat to global security.
The post Trump’s Space Force Is Putting Us All in Danger appeared first on The Nation.
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Sep 25, 2018The Last Stand of the Angry White Man
Dave Zirin
Author and activist Kevin Powell joins the show to talk racism, feminism, Serena Williams, and hip-hop.
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Sep 25, 2018How Would You Feel About a 4-Day Workweek?
Michelle Chen
As productivity has soared, time off has not kept pace. It’s time to change that.
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Sep 25, 2018Montana GOP Senate candidate's office dropped fines against donor: report
The office of Montana state auditor's Matt Rosendale, who's running for the Senate in November, dismissed fines and dropped civil charges against a donor to his political campaigns, according to a report from the ...
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Sep 25, 2018Trump takes aim at Iran in defiant U.N. speech
President Trump on Tuesday took aim at Iran in a defiant address to the United Nations, calling on world leaders to join the U.S. in isolating Tehran over its "aggression."Trump used a large portion of his address...
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Sep 25, 2018RNC spokesperson: Who is more unhinged - Hirono, Avenatti, or Spartacus?
GOP national spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany on Tuesday asked her Twitter followers to weigh in on who they think is the most "unhinged" - Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) or lawyer Michael Avenatti....
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