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Trump and Sessions’ border policy is a nightmare — and that was the idea all along
Heather Digby Parton
Trump promised to go after families of "terrorists." Apparently he meant the ruthless persecution of all immigrants
The Philadelphia Eagles and “their President”: Trump’s act of potent symbolic racism
Chauncey DeVega
Trump disinvited the NFL champs to an event they didn't want to attend — and couldn't even fake "God Bless America"
There may be a “Roseanne” spinoff in the works – and an official announcement could arrive this week
Rachel Leah
The news comes less than a week after ABC cancelled the '90s revival after Roseanne Barr's racist Twitter tirade
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt allegedly asked his aide to buy an “old mattress” from a Trump hotel
Shira Tarlo
Aide Millan Hupp says she recalls conversations with Pruitt about "securing an old mattress from the Trump Hotel"
Democratic Senator barred from immigrant detention by cops slams Trump’s “morally bankrupt” policies
Matthew Rozsa
Jeff Merkley opens up to Salon about his experience of being turned away from a facility housing immigrant children
Is Donald Trump above the law? He clearly thinks so — and the threat to democracy is real
Chauncey DeVega
That letter from Trump's lawyers isn't bluster: Our president thinks he's a king, and holds the law in contempt
Study finds 5,000 people may have died from Hurricane Maria. Cable news focused on Roseanne
Katie Sullivan, Lis Power
Cable news covered Roseanne for over 10 hours. They covered Hurricane Maria's death toll for just over 30 minutes
The “Roseanne” revival we really needed is the one they’d never make
Erin Keane
Before "Roseanne" was canceled after the star's bigoted comments about Valerie Jarrett, it had already failed
“We’re closed!”: Donald Trump, Barack Obama, immigration panic and the toxic allure of the past
Andrew O'Hehir
One president thinks history can be stopped; the other thought he was shaping the future. They were both wrong
Kim Jong-un sent Donald Trump a huge letter — was he mocking the president’s tiny hands?
Matthew Rozsa
Big envelope, big news: On-again, off-again summit with North Korean dictator is back on — at least for now
Trump’s jobs report tweet violates federal rules — and may have manipulated markets
Matthew Rozsa
Trump can't stop stepping on what would otherwise be good economic news
Trump’s sexist Samantha Bee double standard: Ted Nugent calls Hillary Clinton a c**t, gets WH invite
Shira Tarlo
Trump wants Samantha Bee fired over her Ivanka diss but praised Nugent, who once called Hillary Clinton the same
Don’t cry for me, Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Mary Elizabeth Williams
The White House press secretary's rare moment of emotion was just a display of selfishness
Roseanne and America’s white victim complex: Why canceling her show isn’t enough
Chauncey DeVega
The narratives and larger political imagination she channels need to be challenged on an ongoing basis
Do liberals really care about immigrant kids?
Sophia A. McClennen
The hand-wringing over the fate of immigrant children feels more like feigned moral outrage than legitimate concern
Democrats gear up for 2020 — and Bernie Sanders still leads the pack
Matthew Rozsa
Bernie and other top Democrats are lining up, while Trump is fighting the culture war and dancing with Kim Jong Un
Sarah Huckabee Sanders demands ABC apologize to President Trump for 4 jokes
Shira Tarlo
The White House, upset by Bob Iger's apology to Valerie Jarrett, says Trump is owed the same for a host of jokes
Bob Corker showed up to Donald Trump’s Nashville rally and got booed by a hometown crowd
Matthew Rozsa
Like Rudy Giuliani at a recent Yankees home game, Tennessee GOP Senator Bob Croker gets a cold reception at home
Jimmy Kimmel nails Trump for self-centered question about “Roseanne” controversy
Shira Tarlo
Trump tweeted his complaint that Valerie Jarrett received an apology from ABC and he did not. Kimmel may know why
The downfall of “Roseanne”: How ABC’s attempt to normalize Trump-era racism backfired
Jared Yates Sexton
ABC's gamble on a right-wing crackpot star was doomed to fail, and network sources were disgusted from the outset
Starbucks stands on firm ground: 64 percent of Americans say racism is a major problem
Rachel Leah
It may have been a PR ploy, but it's smart: Americans see racial tensions as getting worse under Donald Trump
Trump’s double standard: Praise for white Indiana hero, while black Nashville hero is ignored
Chauncey DeVega
Jason Seaman in Indiana and James Shaw Jr. in Nashville were both heroic. Why is only one lavished with praise?
The steep consequences of ABC’s bet on Roseanne Barr
Melanie McFarland
ABC hitched its fortunes to a star with a history of spewing bigotry. Now it faces a very uncertain new season
ABC cancels “Rosanne” revival hours after the comedian’s racist tweets
Shira Tarlo
The network called the star's tweets "abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values."
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