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June 29, 2018

A children’s Gitmo on the border

Heartless America’s latest nightmare
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Published on June 29, 2018 00:00

June 28, 2018

As Trump celebrates Foxconn factory groundbreaking, no mention of the company’s grim labor history

Worker misery. Suicide nets. Millions in taxpayer dollars. This is what Trump thinks will make America great again?
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Published on June 28, 2018 16:00

Sean Hannity already blames Democrats for Gazette shooting

“Really Maxine?” Hannity said, blaming the congresswoman without a shred of evidence
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Published on June 28, 2018 15:59

“We’re seeing a creeping rise of autocracy”: Rob Reiner sounds the warning on Trump and truth

Actor and director Rob Reiner visited Salon to talk “Shock and Awe” and the dire state of journalism and democracy
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Published on June 28, 2018 15:30

Virginia Republican has a meltdown over Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s victory

Congressman David Brat ranted on Fox News about Ocasio-Cortez’s democratic socialist views
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Published on June 28, 2018 15:30

Japanese spacecraft arrives at Ryugu asteroid, ready to bring samples back to Earth

Hayabusa-2 arrived intact at the asteroid Ryugu following a 3.5 year journey
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Published on June 28, 2018 15:00

Melania Trump returns to the border—without the jacket—to visit migrant children detention center

It’s been a week since Melania’s jacket choice on her last border visit stunned the nation
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Published on June 28, 2018 14:48

There’s a simple way to neutralize Janus — if state legislators have the will

It is time for lawmakers in progressive, pro-labor states to get to work
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Published on June 28, 2018 14:30

ICE whistleblower interrupted by federal agents during TV interview

Whistleblower says he left ICE after being asked by the Trump administration to lie to the public
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Published on June 28, 2018 14:18

One of the reddest states in America just voted for a very progressive medical marijuana initiative

Oklahoma voters defied conservative leaders by approving a law with no restrictive qualifying conditions
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Published on June 28, 2018 01:00