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Donald Trump and Richard Nixon (AP Photo/Alex Brandon/Getty Image/Ketstone)

Watergate atty.: Trump worse than Nixon

Alex Henderson - Alternet

"Donald Trump is a much more existential threat to democracy than Richard Nixon was," says Jill Wine-Banks

A team of nurses with Livio Health Group took the vital signs of Anthony Nichols 52, at the large homeless camp Monday September 24, 2018 in Minneapolis, MN. Nichols said that he has a heart condition and had not been taking his medicine; he was later transported to local hospital by ambulance. Nichols said that he had been staying at the camp for only two days. (Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via Getty Images)

Can you afford a coronavirus test?

Nicole Karlis

Those with poor insurance have a financial disincentive to seek medical help — which will only worsen the crisis

Donald Trump and the market plunging (AP Photo/Getty Images/Salon)

Trump "furious" CDC "spooked" markets

Igor Derysh

The CDC issued a public health safety warning about possible pandemic. Trump is pissed that it scared investors

The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez (Netflix)

Inside "The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez"

Ashlie D. Stevens

The producers of the series spoke to Salon about how the heartbreaking case went from courtroom to streaming

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Greed (Sony Pictures Classics)

No, Gordon Gekko, "Greed" is not good

Gary M. Kramer

We have Michael Winterbottom to thank for this ham-handed comedy that also stars Shirley Henderson & Isla Fisher

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a community event at Hyde Park Middle School on February 21, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Biden is campaigning one day before the Nevada Democratic presidential caucuses. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Biden admits Mandela story is false

Igor Derysh

Biden recently started telling voters he was "arrested" while trying to visit Nelson Mandela. That didn't happen

Pete Davidson and Colin Jost during Weekend Update on Saturday, December 21, 2019 (Will Heath/NBC)

Davidson: SNL castmates think he's dumb

Matthew Rozsa

The comedian aired his dirty laundry to Charlamagne tha God in a YouTube interview this week

Harvey Weinstein arrives at a Manhattan courthouse as jury deliberations continue in his rape trial, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Accusers talk Weinstein's walker, Streep

Matthew Rozsa

The film mogul still has a Los Angeles trial to go through, and the women known as the Silence Breakers are ready

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Hank Azaria, voice actor for Apu from "The Simpsons" (AP Photo/FOX/Salon)

Azaria wants to make up for voicing Apu

Matthew Rozsa

Hari Kondabolu first called attention to how the portrayal perpetuated negative Indian American stereotypes

Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders (AP Photo/Salon)

Boomer politics in 2020: Just say no

Amanda Marcotte

Free advice for Bernie Sanders: This election has to be about the 21st century, not "We Didn't Start the Fire"

Democratic presidential candidates, former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, raises his hand during the Democratic presidential primary debate at the Gaillard Center, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, in Charleston, S.C., co-hosted by CBS News and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Mike nearly says he "bought" Dems seats

Igor Derysh

Bloomberg nearly said he "bought" seats for Democrats after Warren called him out over support for Republicans

From left, Democratic presidential candidates, former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and businessman Tom Steyer, participate in a Democratic presidential primary debate at the Gaillard Center, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, in Charleston, S.C., co-hosted by CBS News and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Did Bloomberg buy the debate crowd?

Jake Johnson - Common Dreams

The crowd at Tuesday's Democratic debate booed Bernie Sanders and cheered Mike Bloomberg

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Gov. Kate Brown of Oregon denounces a walkout by Republicans in the state Senate that prevented a quorum on Monday, Feb. 24, 2020 in Salem, Ore. Republican lawmakers are trying to doom a contentious climate change bill. Brown said the Republicans are not against the climate policy but are against the Democratic process. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky)

Oregon GOP flees to block climate bill

Igor Derysh

Republicans again fled the Senate to block a vote on a climate bill despite getting extensive "concessions"

US President Donald Trump (R) and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi wave at the crowd during 'Namaste Trump' rally at Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, on February 24, 2020. (MONEY SHARMA/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump in India: Fluffed and bamboozled

Heather Digby Parton

Trump had a great time being hosted by Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi: Just another strongman yanking his chain

US Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents take part in a safety drill in the Anapra area in Sunland Park, New Mexico, United States on January 31, 2019. (Getty/Herika Martinez)

FBI looks into Border Patrol union funds

A.C. Thompson, Jeff Ernsthausen - ProPublica

The theft raises more questions about lawlessness in the union’s ranks.

Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, and Pete Buttigieg (AP Photo/Getty Images/Salon)

What will Dems do if Trump won't leave?

Chauncey DeVega

Many debates, many useless questions: But here's the big one the Democratic contenders can't or won't answer

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi smile before a meeting at Hyderabad House, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, in New Delhi, India. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Attacks on Muslims in New Delhi escalate

Eoin Higgins - Common Dreams

"India's capital has descended into deadly riots over religion."

This Monday, Jan. 25, 2016 photo shows a room inside a funeral home in Saginaw, Mich. According to a study by the government released on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, life expectancy in the United States has fallen for the first time in more than 20 years. (Katy Kildee/The Saginaw News - MLive.com via AP) (AP)

Advocates seek to close "loophole"

Hillel Aron - FairWarning

Funeral homes that don't post prices online charge more, fueling price disparities and calls for transparency

From left, Democratic presidential candidates, former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and businessman Tom Steyer, participate in a Democratic presidential primary debate at the Gaillard Center, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, in Charleston, S.C., co-hosted by CBS News and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Bloomberg and Bernie have a rough night

Amanda Marcotte

Mike Bloomberg, Bernie Sanders take heavy fire from Biden, Pete and Klobuchar in messy Charleston brawl

U.S.President Donald Trump holds up his prepared speech that he didn't use as he speaks with business leaders at a roundtable event at Roosevelt House, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, in New Delhi, India. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Media plays along with Trump's attacks

Dan Froomkin - Press Watch

Trump's attack on two female Supreme Court justices was grotesque and abnormal. Why won't reporters even say so?

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The seal of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, on the floor of the lobby of the Original Headquarters Building.

Intelligence intervening the election

Jefferson Morley - Independent Media Institute

Under Trump, the intelligence community has seen a vast loss of influence

Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, a democratic presidential candidate, prepares to speak during the U.S Conference of Mayors 88th Winter Meeting at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, January 22, 2020. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

"String of intentional outright lies"

Julia Conley - Common Dreams

The Bloomberg campaign said the now-deleted tweets were meant to be satirical

Donald Trump (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)

Psychiatrist on Trump’s Weinstein rant

Brad Reed - Raw Story

Professor John Talmadge explains how Trump's lengthy, disjointed rant about Weinstein was a sign of dementia

Uber driver driving a logo branded car (Michal Fludra/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Uber, Lyft are not eco-friendly: study

Nicole Karlis

A "typical" ride-sharing ride is "about 69 percent more polluting than the trips it replaces," researchers say

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