At a press conference, the president blamed the melee in Charlottesville on the left as much as the right, echoing far-right talking points.
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Trump’s Racist Silence
By his refusal to condemn white nationalism after the Charlottesville murder, Trump acknowledges that virulent racism is the linchpin of his presidency.
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GOP Eager to Repeal Rule that Allows Consumers to Sue Conniving Banks
Republicans pretend it’s about dismantling the “administrative state.” But it’s all about market power.
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Has American Airlines Abandoned Its Promise to Airport Workers?
Amid the threat of a high-profile strike one year ago, the airline vowed to clear the path for its contractors’ low-wage employees to unionize. Now, the workers’ union says the company is backtracking.
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‘Parents Involved,’ A Decade Later
Contrary to reports, the fight for school integration was not derailed.
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In Supreme Court Case, Trump Sides with the Forgotten Corporation
The White House abandons employees whose access to justice has been cordoned into corporate-captured arbitration hearings.
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Gorsuch’s First Opinion: Let Debt Collectors Run Amok
Through a narrow reading of three words, the Court takes a leash off an irresponsible industry.
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Trump, Comey, and the Rest of Us
The president’s indefensible firing of James Comey pushes the republic toward constitutional crisis.
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The Instantaneous Injustice of Bail
For Chicago’s poor, who can’t afford attorneys, bail hearings often don’t last longer than a few seconds—and may keep them in jail for want of a few hundred dollars.
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Immigrant Courts Should Be Independent — Not an Arm of the Administration
The president of the National Association of Immigration Judges outlines what it would take to improve the administration of justice.