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News & Views | 7/15/19

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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Democrats in Congress condemned President Donald Trump Monday after he defended and doubled down on his weekend attacks on progressive women of color in the House, this time focusing his racist comments on Rep. Ilhan Omar.

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Mick Mulvaney

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
While President Donald Trump dominates national media with racist tweets and lies, acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney is quietly "building an empire for the right wing" and pushing Cabinet members to impose a radical and rapid deregulation agenda across the federal government, according to a new Washington Post report.


Women hold signs and chant during a rally for reproductive rights on June 09, 2019 in Sydney

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"The last two years," says new agenda, "have seen increasingly hostile attacks on reproductive autonomy and rights"



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
As Biden vows to "do everything in my power" to defend system based on for-profit insurance industry, People's Policy Project shows death toll would be equivalent "of 42 September 11-style attacks"


Asylum-seekers

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Immigrant rights advocates vowed to challenge a new "racist" and "patently unlawful" policy from the Trump administration—set to take effect Tuesday—that aims to block many refugees from being eligible for asylum at the U.S. southern border.


Sen. Lindsey Graham, during an appearance on "Fox and Friends," attacked a quartet of popular progressive Democrats.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"This man has lost his damn mind and revealed his soul," said one commentator of Graham



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"At a time when Donald Trump and the health insurance industry are lying every day about Medicare for All, I would hope that my fellow Democrats would not resort to misinformation about my legislation."

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The U.S. is brutalizing ordinary Iranians, even as its actions and rhetoric are driving toward a more serious military confrontation. (Photo: Shutterstock)

by Khury Petersen-Smith
If a war breaks out, it won’t be because the Trump administration "bumbled" into one.


U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during his 'Made In America' product showcase at the White House July 15, 2019 in Washington, DC. Trump talked with American business owners during the 3rd annual showcase, one day after tweeting that four Democratic congresswomen of color should “go back” to their own countries. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

by Jeffrey C. Isaac
Trump hates immigrants and he hates people of color. But it doesn't stop there. He hates worker rights. He hates journalists, and scientists, and educators. He hates democracy.


House minority leader Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, speaks during a press conference at Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, DC on November 6, 2018. (Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)

by John Atcheson
There are three reasons Trump won, and some of the leading Democrats don't seem to understand any of them


Congress should quickly pass this bill so these precarious and undervalued jobs can become good, dignified ones. (Photo: thinkprogress.org)

by Ai-jen Poo
A new bill would give nannies, house cleaners and home care workers long overdue protections


Rather than the story of a Postal Service facing dire financial straits, it is time we see the Postal Service for what it really is: a well-loved public institution that has risen to every challenge and innovated its way to new services even in the face of an unprecedented congressional mandate. (Photo: Ron Doke/Flickr/cc)

by Sarah Anderson, Scott Klinger
An unprecedented congressional mandate threatens the Postal Service's ability to continue to provide good jobs and universal service


A woman walks in front of a pro-choice mural relating to the laws regarding abortion in Dublin on May 11, 2018 ahead of a national referendum (Photo: Artur Widak/AFP/Getty Images)

by Rebecca Gordon
The personal is still political. And it's planetary, too.

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