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July 12, 2015

If only Hillary could rope in Bernie Sanders: The primary nightmare she suddenly can’t avoid

Clinton's Elizabeth Warren fears have come to life, in the form of a democratic socialist from Vermont








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Published on July 12, 2015 03:14

July 11, 2015

Trump goes wild in Arizona, unloads on Obama, Hillary, Mexico

Trump draws thousands, Hillary Clinton is called "the worst secretary of state in the history of the country"








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Published on July 11, 2015 18:43

David Letterman briefly unretires, devastates Donald Trump with new top-10 list

Letterman shocks crowd at a Steve Martin show in Texas by taking the stage with a Trump top-10 list








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Published on July 11, 2015 18:43

Addiction is not a disease: How AA and 12-step programs erect barriers while attempting to relieve suffering

Defining addiction as a disease is marketing for the rehab industry — and an excuse when treatment doesn't work








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Published on July 11, 2015 16:39

“Don’t become invisible”: My Lubavitcher mother couldn’t utter the words, but let me discover Nora Ephron and Ms. and Judy Chicago

The zeitgeist seeped through the tight seals of our Lubavitcher home in the form of Judy and Nora and Gloria








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Published on July 11, 2015 16:39

America is ready for socialism! Massive majorities back Bernie Sanders on the issues — and disdain Donald Trump

Trump channels the right's angry Fox News id. But Sanders speaks to America's soul — and our values








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Published on July 11, 2015 06:35

Washington Post writes the most embarrassing, awful profile of Arne Duncan ever, completely misses the point

Arne Duncan has been a monumental flop as education secretary. Why is the Washington Post drinking his Kool-Aid?








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Published on July 11, 2015 06:35

The floods next time: How 2 degrees Celsius could reshape the entire U.S.

If climate projections hold to form, America's Eastern seaboard will be unrecognizable in a matter of decades








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Published on July 11, 2015 06:04

GOP’s toxic white male bluster: Trump, Cruz and Christie bully to overcompensate

The right's in-your-face obnoxiousness and need to portray Democrats as weak is classic phony bravado. Paging Freud








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Published on July 11, 2015 05:02

“The Confederate flag still flies overseas”: Endless war, domestic racism and the forgotten history of the stars and bars

Before it became a pennant for right-wing backlash, the Confederate flag was a symbol of American imperialism








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Published on July 11, 2015 04:01