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Is It Watergate Yet? By Joe Conason, AlterNet How many illegal acts does it take to finally get rid of this corrupt administration? READ MORE» The Two Union Leaders Driving Trump's Rabid Immigration Enforcement Crackdown By Jefferson Morley, AlterNet When the president "takes the shackles off" ICE and Border Patrol agents, law-abiding Americans pay the price. READ MORE» Did Trump Just Admit That Repealing Obamacare Is Going to Be Politically Impossible? By Sophia Tesfaye, Salon "Nobody knew that health care could be so complicated," Trump said Monday in a meeting with health care CEOs. READ MORE»

Trump and DeVos Hatch a Deceptive Scheme to Push School Vouchers By Jeff Bryant, Blog for Our Future They aren't going to fool anyone with their plan. READ MORE» Here's Proof Republicans Are Done With Democracy By Thom Hartmann, AlterNet Retaliation against protesters? This is not what democracy looks like. READ MORE» How Breitbart Under Bannon Fueled Anti-Semitism By Alex Amend, Jonathon Morgan, Southern Poverty Law Center Not idle threats, but language used by those who advocate for violence against minorities and are openly pro-Nazi. READ MORE» Do Cell Phones Cause Cancer? A New Court Ruling Reignites the Debate By Reynard Loki, AlterNet A judge orders California to release official documents about cell phone radiation risk that the state tried to suppress. READ MORE» The Return of American Race Laws By Chris Hedges, Truthdig Steve Bannon's fascist yearnings are the cornerstone of Trump's immigration policy.  READ MORE» Big Pharma Recruiting Professors to Justify $1,000-Per-Day Pills By Annie Waldman, ProPublica In scholarly articles, blogs and conferences, professors lend their prestige to the lobbying blitz, without always disclosing their corporate ties. READ MORE» Pentagon Reporter: I Don't Know Any Military Commander Who Thinks Trump's Plan Is Going to Work By Sarah K. Burris, Raw Story His military vision is dangerous and outdated, a better fit for the 1950s than 2017.  READ MORE» Jeff Sessions' Role in Expanding Private Prisons Is Deeper Than You Might Think By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet "Some of the biggest backers of Donald Trump's presidency were for-profit prison operators."  READ MORE» Trump White House Scrambles to Check Scandal Over FBI Inquiry Into Russia Ties By Tom McCarthy, The Guardian Ex-CIA chief John Brennan warns White House to "steer clear" of investigation. READ MORE» Trump Shows His Hand on Israel-Palestine By Jonathan Cook, AlterNet He's not interested in peace. Neither is Netanyahu. READ MORE» Why Trump Should Rethink Starting a War Over Marijuana By Paul Armentano, NORML If the Trump administration wants to go to war with weed, it's going to find itself politically isolated. READ MORE» How to Share the Wealth If the Robots Start Doing the Work By Kate Aronoff, In These Times Deployed well, both a robot tax and a basic income could fit comfortably into a redistributive agenda. READ MORE» Find Out How Endangered the Wilderness Is Near You By Brian Whitney, AlterNet We should be protecting wilderness, not selling it off to the oil, gas and mining industries as many Republicans want to do. READ MORE»