Articles of Interest
June 15, 2016, 3:49am

By NewDealer

First of all — this is not my writing.  It’s a Facebook post by someone I don’t even know, a man named Michael Arnovitz in Portland OR.  But as a Facebook post it passes the fair use test … Read more »

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June 15, 2016, 3:43am

The New York Times.

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June 10, 2016, 1:52pm

Editorial Board – The New York Times.

Remember Merrick Garland, the veteran federal judge President Obama nominated in mid-March to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia? That was 85 days ago, and Judge … Read more »

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June 09, 2016, 2:42pm

By Adam Davidson – New York Times.

Behind the Gold Curtain of Donald Trump’s Résumé

Andrew Beal, a billionaire banker and investor, called me the other day to talk Trump. I had been leaving messages for every prominent business executive I could find who has publicly expressed support … Read more »

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June 09, 2016, 1:05pm

BY Thomas L. Friedman. New York Times.

If a party could declare moral bankruptcy, today’s Republican Party would be in Chapter 11.

This party needs to just shut itself down and start over — now. Seriously, someone please start a … Read more »

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June 09, 2016, 12:07pm

By Nicholas Kristof – The New York Times
Bernie Sanders has had a stunning impact this year, helping set the political agenda and winning the passionate embrace of a demographic a quarter his age. A socialist, Jewish, non-pandering candidate who … Read more »

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June 04, 2016, 3:12am

By David Edwards – RawStory.com

A fact check provided by CNN’s Carol Costello on Wednesday refuted claims that the Clinton Foundation kept 80 percent of its donations, which Trump surrogate Gina Louden had insisted was true because she got the … Read more »

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June 03, 2016, 6:46pm

By Paul Krugman – New York Times.

Every time we have a presidential election, I (and many others) find ourselves marveling at the way much of the news media settles on a narrative, and holds to that narrative no matter … Read more »

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May 31, 2016, 4:46pm

By Paul Krugman – New York Times.

This is my fifth presidential campaign as a New York Times columnist, so I’ve watched a lot of election coverage, and I came into this cycle prepared for the worst. Or so I … Read more »

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May 31, 2016, 4:45pm

By Patti Neighmond – NPR.

Tracy Solomon Clark is outgoing and energetic — a former fundraiser for big companies and big causes. As she charged through her 40s she had “no clue,” she says, that there might be a problem … Read more »

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