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“We just get by check to check”: Workers cheated as federal contractors prosper
Talia Buford, Maryam Jameel
A CPI analysis finds government agencies paid $18 billion over an 18-month period to companies with wage violations
Conservative author: Trump’s treatment of Angela Merkel echoes Obama’s treatment of Benjamin Netanyahu
Carrie Sheffield
James Kirchick suggests that Donald Trump resembles Barack Obama — in mishandling key U.S. allies
Boss up, Donald Trump! You wanted the job of president — now do it
D. Watkins
Trump's inadequate response to the Syrian chemical attack shows how insulated from work his privilege has made him
Jeff Sessions to police: Just be you! Civil rights are overrated anyway
Heather Digby Parton
Attorney general tells cops their tactics on crime may have "an impact of a racial nature" — but he understands
Hypocrites for Gorsuch: Conservative activist group pushing Trump’s nominee used to be for the filibuster
Amanda Marcotte
A right-wing group backing Gorsuch embraced the filibuster under Obama; today its members think this is an outrage
Susan Rice denies allegations she “unmasked” the names of Trump associates for political purposes
Charlie May
Obama's former National Security Adviser breaks her silence: “I leaked nothing to nobody. And never would"
Sean Spicer blames Obama-era “weakness” for chemical attack in Syria
Charlie May
Sean Spicer found the true scapegoat for a deadly war crime
ProPublica had the best response after Spicer called it a “left-wing blog”
Rachel Leah
Spicer made the mistake of mis-categorizing ProPublica. No one might ever come for ProPublica again
Reports: Former Obama security adviser Susan Rice requested names of Trump aides in intelligence reports
Matthew Sheffield
Trump supporters claim alleged Rice request is proof of his wiretapping allegation. But it's not
Un-Justice Department: Jeff Sessions wants to undo police reforms made over the past eight years
Matthew Rozsa
The Justice Department is going to make things worse for targets of cop violence
A broken process worsens: Democrats may filibuster Neil Gorsuch — but Mitch McConnell broke the Senate when he ignored Merrick Garland
Bob Cesca
Democrats will filibuster and Mitch McConnell will ram Gorsuch through anyway — this game ends badly
Nuclear winter is coming: Democrats say they have the votes to filibuster Neil Gorsuch — but will it matter?
Matthew Sheffield
Senate Democrats say at least 41 members will vote against Gorsuch — but GOP can still change the rules
More than half of Americans want Trump’s connection to Russia to be investigated: Poll
Matthew Rozsa
Trump may be downplaying the Russia scandal, but a majority of Americans want answers
WATCH: Scott Pruitt is tested by Fox News host over EPA regulations and steep budget cuts
Charlie May
The new EPA Administrator is given a tough time about his refusal to understand the severity of climate change
Loyalists head for the exits: Even Jason Chaffetz begins to change his tune on Trump and transparency
Heather Digby Parton
Devin Nunes got the job as chief White House errand boy, so the ambitious Utah congressman seeks a new strategy
Bernie is wrong and Malcolm was right: What white liberals so often get wrong about racism and Donald Trump
Chauncey DeVega
White progressives have a tough time confronting racism — as Bernie Sanders, a hero in many ways, has made clear
Positively Jones Street: How one photograph taken on a New York City street made it iconic
Patrick Prince
Columbia Records' staff photographer Don Hunstein captured Bob Dylan and girlfriend Suze Rotolo, and made history
“Stupid is stupid no matter what country you’re from”: What Bassem Youssef’s story of Egypt can teach Americans
Sophia A. McClennen
Bassem Youssef’s “Revolution for Dummies” describes how he fled Egypt for the U.S., only to see Trump take power
Egypt goes from bad to worse: Under President Sisi, the nation longs for the good old days of Mubarak
Steven A. Cook
Five years after the Arab Spring, Egyptians under Abdel Fattah al-Sisi are further from democracy than ever
National (in)security: What a Trump presidency really means for Americans at the edge
Rajan Menon
Trump’s conception of security not only doesn’t break the mold of recent administrations — it’s a fine fit for it
America’s loss is China’s gain: Trump’s stance on climate change is a gift to the Chinese
John Light
America's whiplash-inducing reversal on climate change is China’s gain. Here's why
Not so fast, Trump-haters! We’re a long way from Watergate, and Michael Flynn’s offer is clearly a trap
Andrew O'Hehir
It's tempting to believe that Trump's an idiot and Flynn's testimony could bring him down. Have we learned nothing?
Free speech vs. safe spaces: Are conservatives “special snowflakes” when it comes to discourse they don’t like?
Matthew Rozsa
Who's more tolerant of dissenting views: liberals or conservatives?
So much for the populist presidency: Donald Trump has failed to learn the lessons of his own victory
Matthew Sheffield
Trump defied conservative orthodoxy to conquer the GOP and win the election — but didn't listen to his own words
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