Saturday, December 16, 2017

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Caroline Kennedy Just Announced Her Plan To FIGHT Donald Trump And It’s Brilliant


 

Democrats Can Win in Alabama—and Everywhere: Last week’s election results proved that the party can compete in deep-red areas.


 

3 Big Takeaways From Last Week’s Election: Running a diverse slate of populists was key, as were new outside groups.


 

Tarana Burke Says #MeToo Should Center Marginalized Communities: An interview with the woman who launched the Me Too campaign over a decade ago.


 

The Rot Inside the Republican Party: Rupert Murdoch’s media properties are helping to drive the right wing’s moral decay.


 

We Can’t End Sexual Harassment if We Make It a Partisan Issue: Sexual harassment is not limited to any party, race, or religion.


 

The Poet of Ill Tidings: Bertolt Brecht’s poetry captured a world torn apart by war and depression.


 

Why the Weinstein Story Has Been So Huge: Until we confront rape culture as a whole, the #MeToo testimonies will continue.


 

Sexual Violence Is a Workplace Crisis. The Solution Is Organizing.  Revolution doesn’t sound like a whisper campaign.


 

The Left Needs To Confront Its Own Sexual Assault Problem: Our movements will never win as long as many of us are unsafe.


 

The Elephants in the Resistance: Don’t Trust the Anti-Trump Republicans.  Sen. Jeff Flake and his ilk aren’t the heroes we’re looking for.


 

Viewing the USSR Through Red-Tinted Glasses: The writings of Svetlana Alexievich cut through the fog of propaganda surrounding the Soviet Union.


 

What a Century-Old Socialist Newspaper Can Teach Us About the Left: Inside Appeal to Reason, the paper that inspired In These Times


 

Trump Firms Must Save Records for AGs' Emoluments Lawsuit


 

Judge grants permission for subpoenas forcing Trump businesses to keep records in emoluments case


 

Former Trump Official May Have Violated Ethics Code by Participating in Matters That Affected Her Potential Future Employers: Public Citizen, Friends of the Earth and Climate Investigations Center Ask Ethics Officials to Investigate Conduct of Former Interior Department Official Megan Bloomgren


 

Trump’s Tough-on-Crime DOJ Will Let Corporate Bribery Slide


 

Alex Azar Has No Record of Lowering Medication Prices, His Nomination Is a Threat to Anyone Who Uses Prescriptions


 

The Government Must Stop Withholding Trump Hotel Documents


 

Democrats are zeroing in on top Trump aide Stephen Miller in the House Russia probe


 

A Perilous Time, a Promising Movement: No matter what our specific issue passion, we now see that we can’t move it forward without fixing the rules of our democracy itself.


 

Conway to lead White House opioid effort


 

‘This is not a drill’: Foreign politics expert warns US is slipping into fascism


 

A new analysis of Trump supporters has uncovered 5 key psychological traits about them


 

Kimmel accepts Roy Moore's challenge to a fight


 

What would a government shutdown mean for you?


 

Taxpayers funded GOP lawmaker’s $84K sex harassment settlement: report


 

Flynn prepared to testify that Trump directed him to contact Russians about ISIS, confidant says


 

Trump Pressed Top Republicans to End Senate Russia Inquiry


 

Inspector general launches inquiry into whether Treasury hid Republican tax bill analysis


 

Mueller Investigation H-Bomb: The IRS Handed Over Access to Every Single Trump Record for the Russia Investigation


 

Trump Rejects Reports That His Top Diplomat is Departing


 

The Quiet Attacks on Your Rights You Probably Haven’t Heard About


 

Supreme court cellphone case puts free speech – not just privacy – at risk


 

Tufts postpones Scaramucci event after he threatens to sue student, paper


 

'You can get killed': journalists living in fear as states crack down.  Independent journalists are under siege in a growing list of supposedly freer countries such as Brazil, Turkey, India and Mexico


 

In retaliatory move, Putin signs media 'foreign agents' law


 

Russian trolls pushed graphic, racist tweets to American voters


 

Mike Flynn Pleads Guilty to Lying to FBI, Is Cooperating on Russia Probe: The former national security adviser was asked by Trump team officials to make contact with the Russians.


 

Donald Trump Is Singlehandedly Wrecking the Special Relationship: America has no greater friend than Britain. Or had.


 

Former Trump Adviser Michael Flynn Pleads Guilty In Special Counsel’s Russia Investigation: The former national security adviser was charged with one count of making a false statement to FBI agents.


 

Michael Flynn’s Guilty Plea Pulls Vice President Pence Closer To Russia Spotlight: Pence has tried to distance himself, but he’s supposedly the reason Trump’s national security adviser got fired.


 

Trump's mind-numbing media manipulation machine


 

Fascism in the United States Can’t Be Defeated Without a Mass Movement: A broad-front approach means drawing from a range of social movements—all those harmed by the reactionary right.


 

Viewing the USSR Through Red-Tinted Glasses: The writings of Svetlana Alexievich cut through the fog of propaganda surrounding the Soviet Union.


 

Former ethics director: Trump's tweet on Flynn could end presidency


 

ABC News draws fire for erroneous Trump-Flynn report: The network corrected its faulty report, which drew widespread criticism and a skewering from conservative commentators about 'fake news.'


 

Trump transition official in email: Russia 'has just thrown the U.S.A election'


 

Trump was completely unprepared for Flynn's flip, 'sense of doom' in the White House


 

Trump barely knew Flynn, who is 'a former Obama administration official'


 

Flynn's deal looks really good—which could mean his information is really powerful


 

Michael Flynn asked the Russian ambassador to block a UN vote on orders from Jared Kushner


 

Flynn reportedly prepared to testify against 'Trump, members of the Trump family, others'


 

You know who has been conspicuously quiet of late? Vice President Mike Pence


 

Flynn's flip moves Mueller's Russia investigation straight inside the White House


 

A Former Obama Justice Department Official Just Revealed The Fatal Error In Trump’s Flynn Tweet


 

Trump Just Broke His Silence On Flynn’s Guilty Plea In Morning Tweet


 

Trump Just Lashed Out About Flynn Charge And The FBI In Late-Night Twitter Rant


 

Trump Returned To NYC This Weekend And Was Greeted by An Unpleasant Surprise


 

Karl Koch


 

NYT: Emails show senior Trump transition official saying Russia 'has just thrown the USA election to him'


 

How the Republican Party created Donald Trump


 

Democrat stops CNN Host cold as she appeased Trump admin's felonies


 

Trump just admitted to “Obstruction of Justice” on Twitter


 

Trump lawyer John Dowd wears red shirt since client couldn't have admitted to obstruction of justice


 

Mann and Ornstein put full blame on Republicans


 

Here is the official criminal charge against Trump's former national security adviser. Lock him up!


 

The Men Who Cost Clinton the Election - Men Like Matt Lauer and Charlie Rose


 

Sherrod Brown blasts Republicans: 'Don't even insult us by saying this is a legitimate process'


 

When Democrats Take Control Again, I Don’t Want To Hear: “We Have To Take The High Road”


 

Missing the big picture in Flynn plea: Trump team crippled American diplomatic power


 

The Senate GOP Accidentally Killed Some of Its Donors’ Favorite Tax Breaks


 

Republicans are lying about The Logan Act


 

Legal affairs of Donald Trump


 

Special counsel backs out of bail deal with Paul Manafort, saying he tried to hide a public relations effort


 

The Madness of King Donald


 

Gangster capitalism and nostalgic authoritarianism in Trump’s America: In one year, the Trump regime has wrought immense damage to democracy, culture and thought. But there’s new hope


 

Trump's personal banking information handed over to Robert Mueller: Deutsche Bank, Donald Trump’s biggest lender, is forced to submit documents after special prosecutor issues subpoena


 

Special counsel subpoenas German bank for Trump account details: Reuters source


 

BREAKING: MUELLER JUST SUBPOENAED TRUMP’S OFFSHORE ACCOUNTS; THIS IS HUGE


 

Roy Moore campaign staffer's full interview


 

Trump scares the Germans more than Vladimir Putin or Kim Jong-un


 

Huckabee Sanders' Old Tweet Hilariously Backfires By Castigating Trump


 

Woman Roy Moore denied knowing and dating when she was 17 busts out the receipts


 

In protest, people begin social media mass-abandonment of John McCain


 

Republican Party discards last trace of decency by officially embracing a child molester


 

Abbreviated pundit roundup: The president is not above the law


 

Trump considering spy network to combat 'deep state' enemies: Intercept


 

Trump adopts Nixonian strategy, claims president is above the law: Well, when the president does it, that means it is not illegal.


 

13 Legal Experts Agree Trump Is NOT Immune To Obstruction Charges


 

Russia Slaps Restrictions On 'Voice Of America' And 'Radio Free Europe'


 

The Loneliest Democrat in Trump Country: Meet Joe Donnelly, the nation’s most vulnerable senator, who frustrates Democrats and Republicans alike. Can he survive this hyper-partisan era?


 

Trump Considering Private Spy Network To Fight His ‘Deep State’ Enemies Run By DeVos’ Brother


 

Seth Abramson


 

The Last Thing America Needs Is Trump Armed with His Own Private CIA: Oliver North and the recurring presidential dream of running secret operations "off the books."


 

Trump's National Security Advisor sent 16 fake news (propaganda) stories on social media


 

What’s wrong with us? We’re living in a tragedy but we don’t know how to do that: For the first time in my life, I fear for the future of our country


 

Donald Trump Is Guilty: The only remaining question is what exactly he’s guilty of.


 

Democratic women senators call on Al Franken to resign amid sexual misconduct allegations


 

Trump’s Lawyers Argue The President Is Too Important For State Court: Summer Zervos, who has accused the president of sexual harassment, appeared in court for her defamation suit Tuesday.


 

Official: Blackwater proposed private spy network.  CIA, Blackwater deny the claims


 

Germany Denounces The United States Under Trump’s Leadership, Releases Historic Statement


 

Russia probe cost $7 million over 5 months, DOJ says


 

BREAKING: Bernie Sanders Shocked GOP With Major Announcement


 

“Pardoning Flynn Is a Very Good Idea”: Trump’s Legal Strategy Is Really a P.R. Strategy.  Ty Cobb and John Dowd are a sideshow. The operative to-do list: undermine Mueller, sow confusion, and prepare the political ground for the presidential pardons on the horizon.


 

Flake donates $100 to Doug Jones campaign: 'Country over Party'


 

Activists Slam Elaine Chao After She Appears To Suggest Sexual Harassment Victims ‘Let It Go’: The transportation secretary later said her comments weren’t intended as advice for other women.


 

Sean Hannity Tells Steve Bannon GOP Is ‘Dead, Morally Corrupt’: He said Republicans “are ineffective, they’re vision-less, and they have no identity.”


 

Spiro Agnew's Lawyer: Donald Trump’s Lies Are Fatally Wounding Our Democracy


 

Exclusive: Previously undisclosed emails show follow-up after Trump Tower meeting


 

Theological scholar explains horrifying reason Trump’s supporters celebrated Armageddon in Pensacola


 

Arrested Trump Aide Told His Fiancee About Russia Collusion, White House In Panic Mode


 

Obama: Protect democracy or risk taking path of Nazi Germany


 

Op-Ed What happens when society ignores sexual assault? You get Lesotho, where girls aren't even safe at the grocery store


 

Op-Ed Trump's weaponized whataboutism


 

Justice Anthony Kennedy’s new constitutional dilemma


 

Trump's 41 most eye-popping lines from his Pensacola speech


 

Trump bans Jewish Democrats from White House Hanukkah party: There's no vengeful slight that Trump isn't willing to make, even if that means demeaning holiday parties.


 

A (sexual assault) Survivor’s Defense of Al Franken


 

JUST IN: Alabama to Jail Hundreds of Voters for Switching Parties


 

I study liars. I've never seen one like Donald Trump.


 

Trump Anxiety Disorder: Is Trump Literally Making Us Sick?


 

Establishment Democrats Lack the Will to Fight the GOP Tax Plan. It’s Time for an Alternative.  To fend off the Republicans’ one-sided class war, we must break the corporate hold on the Democratic Party.


 

When Billionaires Battle for Public Office, Working People Always Lose: The upcoming Illinois governor’s race is more proof that big campaign spending narrows political possibilities and increases inequality.


 

The Specter Haunting Infowars: The new documentary A Gray State, executive produced by Werner Herzog, explores a murder-suicide that has become a far-right obsession.


 

Roy Moore Chastises America, Praises Putin in Newly Resurfaced Interview: The Alabama Republican candidate faces new backlash after video friendly of Putin resurfaces online.


 

Citizen-Led Efforts to Reform Redistricting


 

The State of Redistricting Litigation (November 2017 Edition): A round up of where key redistricting cases across the country stand.


 

Day three of Pa. gerrymandering trial brings insights to legislative process, but secrecy remains


 

Pennsylvania's GOP House gerrymander is going on trial. Here's how a nonpartisan map could look


 

Top Pennsylvania Republicans Are Fighting Like Hell To Keep Gerrymandering Secret: Two court cases could reveal how the GOP took over the state’s congressional delegation.


 

Inside the gerrymandering data top PA Republicans fought to keep private


 

Federal court order ends in RNC voter-intimidation case


 

Vote Suppressors Unleashed: A district judge might be handing Donald Trump a chance to supercharge voter suppression.


 

Did Sean Spicer Violate a Court Order Barring Republicans From Suppressing Votes? The expiration of a key court settlement could open the door to new GOP voter suppression efforts.


 

New Voting Restrictions in America


 

A battle for public opinion: Trump goes to war over Mueller and Russia: In recent days, the rightwing media and Trump loyalists have been scrambling to discredit the special counsel and smear his Russia inquiry as a liberal plot


 

What Is Sexual Assault (and What Isn't), According to the Law


 

Former Fox News employee: Trump tried to kiss me on the lips


 

There’s a powerful message behind the cropped elbow in the Time cover photo


 

Interview with Forensic Psychiatrist, Dr. Bandy Lee about DUTY TO WARN Movement & President Trump


 

Here are 11 of the most punchable faces of 2017


 

‘That c*nt woman from the airplane’: Accuser Jessica Leeds reveals her first entanglement with Trump after he groped her


 

Watergate Reporter Carl Bernstein Thinks Fox News Is Helping the Trump Administration Cover Up Its Russia Ties


 

Trump is Going to Fire Mueller, and Without Mass Protests, American Democracy is Finished


 

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) painted a picture of a doomed Republican Party that will be defined by Roy Moore in 2018 and beyond if he wins the Alabama Senate election.


 

Speaker at Moore event says he accidentally went with Moore to a brothel with child prostitutes


 

Trump furious with Nikki Haley after she says his assault accusers ‘should be heard’: report


 

BREAKING: Trump Claims He ‘Never Met’ Accuser, But Here’s The Photograph


 

Elizabeth Warren Just Gave Trump The Epic Smackdown He Deserves For Slut-Shaming Kirsten Gillibrand


 

‘Those briefings are useless’: MSNBC’s Mika urges reporters to walk out on Sarah Sanders’ lies


 

USA Today: Trump is 'not fit to clean the toilets' at Obama's presidential library


 

Alabama Voters to Roy Moore: F*ck You and the Horse You Rode in On


 

Fifty-Six Female Legislators Call on the House to Investigate Sexual Assault Allegations Against Trump


 

Omarosa tripped White House alarms after being fired: report


 

Kentucky Republican who compared the Obamas to monkeys accused of sexually assaulting teen girl


 

Kentucky Republican lawmaker kills himself after assault allegations: Dan Johnson, who refused to step down from state legislature after being accused of sexually assaulting a teenager, said PTSD would ‘take his life’


 

Monmouth poll: Trump approval rating hits record-low 32 percent


 

Trump Just Got Some Very, Very Bad News About His Sexual Assault Allegations (DETAILS)


 

Alabama evangelical explains why Moore won’t concede: He can’t believe ‘God would will a Democrat to win’


 

Controversial Judicial Nominee Brett Talley Withdraws Nomination: It’s an embarrassing setback for Trump. But the nominee had never tried a case, and earned a “not qualified” rating. Come on.


 

Actor Ron Perlman Just Broke The Internet With A Legendary Response To Alabama Win


 

Congress took $101 million in donations from the ISP industry — here’s how much your lawmaker got: Comcast, Verizon, AT&T, and others spread their money far and wide to influence your government


 

Doubting the intelligence, Trump pursues Putin and leaves a Russian threat unchecked


 

Trump’s Department Of Justice Just Obstructed Mueller’s Trump-Russia Investigation


 

Trump judicial nominee struggles to answer basic legal questions at hearing


 

House Votes Down Trump Impeachment Resolution: But 58 Democrats voted for impeachment.


 

Is This Marine Veteran the Next Doug Jones?  It’s the next big congressional race, one that Republicans were supposed to have in hand. But Conor Lamb has Democrats feeling bullish.


 

Democrats choose Conor Lamb, a former federal prosecutor, to replace Tim Murphy


 

Conor Lamb For Congress


 

MSNBC’s Donny Deutsch shares ‘stunning’ story about Secret Service doing ‘audience warmup’ for Trump


 

Video Found of Trump Signing $20 Million Deal with Russians That Setup Trump Jr. Meeting


 

“Hillary Is Corrupt and Trump Is Crazy”: At the F.B.I., Anger at Being Scapegoated: Yes, investigator Peter Strzok called Trump a “douche.” No, say colleagues, it didn’t impede his ability to do his job.


 

Trump supporters demanded the NY Times to compare his lies to other presidents—they shouldn't have


 

New details on Rep. Farenthold's 'abusive, sexually vulgar' behavior should force his resignation


 

Republican Party follows up Trump's sexist smear of Kirsten Gillibrand with an attack of its own


 

DeRay Mckesson fights back against Fox—suing the network and Judge Jeanine Pirro for defamation


 

Black voters delivered for Doug Jones. But stop thanking us—and start asking why whites didn't


 

Nobody is above the Law—Mueller Firing Rapid Response


 

TRMS Law School: Understanding Mike Flynn's legal situation. Former U.S. attorneys Chuck Rosenberg, Barbara McQuade, Edward Stanton, and Paul Fishman answer legal questions from Rachel Maddow and TRMS viewers about the Mike Flynn's plea deal with Robert Mueller and a potential pardon from Donald Trump.


 

It’s Time To Change More Than Trump: The Republican Party is cutting away at the very sinews of our economy, the comity of our politics, and the quality of our most basic public services. Trump may sound different, but he's just the barker outside their big top. The grisly deed is being done on the inside.


 

House Republicans Try to Turn the Tables on the Mueller Probe: Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee are complaining that “no one on Mueller’s team likes Trump.”


 

Trump Dossier Claims Have Credibility, Says Former Spy Chief


 

Dallas News Just Published A Bombshell Report Linking Trump, McConnell, Ryan to Putin


 

Trump’s Ally Just Said It’s ‘Painfully Obvious’ Trump Will be charged By Mueller


 

Matt Damon Publicly Exposes The New World Order And The Ruling Elite


 

Female Fox News staffers threaten to ‘go public’ unless Rupert Murdoch stops lying: ‘I’m sick of this sh*t’

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