Will Saletan
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Trump’s “Go Back” Smears Are a Dangerous Escalation of His Bigotry
This isn’t even about immigration anymore. It’s about dividing all Americans.
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Dear fellow white people: Trump isn't just going after immigrants anymore. He's going after the American-born descendants of immigrants.
Unless your family came over on the Mayflower: Watch your back.
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"Large Arab populations" cheering 9/11.
“The children of Muslim immigrant parents—they’re responsible."
“We’re building a wall. He’s a Mexican.”
“Not a lot of evangelicals come out of Cuba.”
"Go back."
Trump's long record of attacking American minorities.
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The Cancer Is Spreading
Last year I wrote a piece arguing that we should all hope there isn’t a tape of Donald Trump saying the n-word. Here’s the nub: [N]o matter what your feelings are about Trump, you should hope that these tapes, if they do exist, never see the light...
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“'Go back to your own country' isn’t exactly a tape of Trump saying the N-word, but it’s in the same zip code," writes @JVLast. "And what’s happened? The Republican base has doubled down on him. Elected Republicans have stood with him."
There's no bottom.
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Why Trump must acknowledge that he went too far this time
It’s déjà vu all over again. President Trump has given the hanging party a first-rate piece of rope to use against him. His tweet will not live in infamy, but his cringe-worthy “go back” language r…
Republican support for Trump rises after racially charged tweets:...
Support for U.S. President Donald Trump increased slightly among Republicans aft...
Trump’s New Top Labor Official Is Expected to Advance an Anti-Labor Agenda
One of Mr. Pizzella’s White House admirers describes him as a “movement conservative” more likely to agree with the White House on cutting labor rules and weakening unions than his predecessor.
Trump attacks on 'The Squad' drives wedge between campaign and critical voters
President Trump's incendiary claims that his Democratic critics in Congress are un-American are driving a deep wedge between his 2020 campaign and critical elements of the coalition he needs to secure a second term with.
Ocasio-Cortez gets new 2020 challenger: a Republican immigrant from Jamaica
Scherie Murray, a New York businesswoman who immigrated from Jamaica as a child and is active in state Republican politics, is launching a campaign Wednesday for the congressional seat held by Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Fox News has...
Watch Kris Kobach Say He Might Vote for Trump Even if Trump Says, “I Am a Racist”
“I’d have to know who was running against him,” Kobach said.
Caller Wants to Nominate a “Normal” Republican Instead of Trump
RUSH: There were 16 normal Republicans that sought the nomination in 2016. Not a single one of them came close to winning.
John Paul Stevens, Supreme Court Justice Who Became Leader of Liberal Wing, Dies at 99
When he retired in 2010, Justice Stevens was the second-oldest and the second-longest-serving justice ever to sit on the court.
Kara Swisher interviews Mayor Pete Buttigieg on Recode Decode | Full interview
Mayor Pete Buttigieg talks to Kara Swisher about systemic racism, regulating tech, and the divided Democratic Party on the Recode Decode podcast. Among Butti...
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On @Recode, @PeteButtigieg explains why he came out: "I deployed, and I realized: This is nuts—that I could be killed in action in my early 30s as a grown-ass man, in charge of a city, with no idea of what it’s like to be in love."
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Buttigieg embraces the S word: "If you go back 100 years ... we had Bob La Follette and Eugene Debs. Indiana socialists. ... And the roots of that progressive tradition still belong, I think, in the middle of the country."
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None dare call it racism: Afraid of the r-word, Republicans? Here’s a better one to describe this president
The canary in the coal mine for our current moment was Judge Gonzalo Curiel. An Indiana-born jurist who had the misfortune to catch the Trump University fraud lawsuit. That made him, just three years ago, an enemy to whom Trump launched an offensive...
MoJ 'unlawfully' used sex offender treatment
An analyst says her research showed the scheme made offenders more harmful, but it continued to be used.
Russia’s Election Hackers Are Back—and Targeting George Soros
The Kremlin’s targeting of George Soros and his organization carries echoes of 2016, when the GRU dumped 2,500 files stolen from the Open Society Foundations.
Trump Officials Oversee Trade Rules Gamed by Former Clients
Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to know why a longtime lobbyist for steel and aluminum companies and a steel industry lawyer are now influencing Trump tariff decisions.
Kamala Harris Takes Aim At Joe Biden, Gender Pay Gap, Climate Control, Russia + More
Politician Kamala Harris doubles down on fellow Democratic 2020 hopeful Joe Biden's bussing and segregation policies. The U.S. Attorney also explains her fea...
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Apparently the new thing in the Democratic presidential race is criticizing Elizabeth Warren for presenting too many "plans." bit.ly/2JwZuYq nbcnews.to/2LQUjUE pic.twitter.com/40by8PKE07
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Meet the Press - July 14, 2019
Megan Rapinoe, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), Hallie Jackson, Tim Alberta, Claire McCaskill and Carlos Curbelo
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Apparently the new thing in the Democratic presidential race is criticizing Elizabeth Warren for presenting too many "plans." bit.ly/2JwZuYq nbcnews.to/2LQUjUE pic.twitter.com/40by8PKE07
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Democrats Shouldn’t Be So Certain About Abortion
Most voters have a more nuanced view of the situation than the party’s presidential candidates.
Instagram Turns Obscure U.S. Sights Into Social-Media Destinations
Across the U.S., smartphone-wielding masses are converging on picturesque attractions that many learned of on social media. Before Instagram, “no one really talked about Horseshoe Bend.”