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In Speech to Congress, Trump Pits Black and Latino Communities Against Each Other

Historian Gerald Horne says Trump was attempting to disrupt working class unity while ignoring that the police are the greatest threats to these communities.

March 1, 2017
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'J is for Junk Economics': Michael Hudson on TRNN (3/5)

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Trump is planning to turn the U.S. economy into a Russian-style kleptocracy, says economist Michael Hudson.

March 2, 2017
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Category: Politics

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Major Israel Donor Smears and Obama Lobbying Led to Ellison's Defeat for DNC Chair

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Nina Turner tells Paul Jay that anti-Muslim attacks led by some big donors to the DNC, along with active lobbying by Obama, defeated the progressive wing's candidate for the chair of the DNC.

March 2, 2017
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Republican Healthcare Plan to Nix States' Ability to Regulate Insurance

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Republicans take up the issue of state's rights when it comes to the protection of minorities, but have no problem ignoring it when corporate profits are at stake, says economist Dean Baker.

March 2, 2017
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Feds Indict 7 Baltimore Cops for Racketeering, Drug Dealing

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Charges of stealing money from innocent people and filing fraudulent times slips further tarnishes a department that was the recent subject of a scathing Justice Department report.

March 2, 2017
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Breaking Campaign Promise, Trudeau Abandons Move to Democratize Electoral System

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The Canadian Prime Minister has likely stopped pursuing implementation of a proportional system fo representation because his party - the Liberals - stand to lose the most with such a change, says Dimitri

March 2, 2017
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Category: Politics