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Establishment Republicans, Liberals, The Mainstream Media & Trump’s Firing of James Comey | Oligarchy on Blog#42
Establishment Republicans, Liberals, The Mainstream Media & Trump’s Firing of James Comey
#Edited: Donald Trump’s xenophobia is the GOP’s | #BlackLivesMatter on Blog#42
Donald Trump’s bombast has been the obsessive interest of the press Continue reading #Edited: Donald Trump’s xenophobia is the GOP’s | #BlackLivesMatter on Blog#42
Polarization: who is to blame? | Analysis
President Obama gave Vox an interview last month. In it, he blamed a lack of uniformity of facts and worldview as we had them 20 and 30 years ago on a “balkanization” of the media. He blamed Fox News and MSNBC for contributing to polarization, and technology, presumably the internet, for furthering it. It has been reported that MSNBC is currently making changes to make the network less progressive. President Obama doesn’t watch cable news.
As the #CivilRights Act Turns 50, Creating Cross-Racial Alliances | NYTimes
By Sheryll Cashin
WASHINGTON — THE Civil Rights Act of 1964, which banned discrimination in public accommodations, employment and federally funded activities like education, would not have passed without the support of House and Senate Republicans who were competing for black votes. And Presidents Kennedy and Johnson would not have advocated for the bill without being pressured to do so by a multiracial grass-roots movement. Continue reading As the #CivilRights Act Turns 50, Creating Cross-Racial Alliances | NYTimes
Jonathan Capehart: How President Obama will be impeached – The Washington Post
Writing about Rep. Eric Cantor’s (R-Va.) stunning primary defeat last week, I warned Democrats that the House majority leader’s loss was as much a wake-up call for them as it was for the GOP. Well, now I want to warn them about a very real possibility: President Obama will be impeached if the Democrats lose control of the U.S. Senate.
Yeah, yeah, I read Aaron Blake’s astute piece in The Post on the impeachment process. He says “probably not” to the question of whether the House could impeach Obama. But “probably” is not “definitely.” And with the way the impeachment talk has gone, “probably not” could become “absolutely” if the Senate flips to the Republicans. Continue reading Jonathan Capehart: How President Obama will be impeached – The Washington Post