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Sean Spicer wanted CIA director to discredit reports of Trump campaign contacts with Russia
Matthew Rozsa
The press secretary has been determined to discredit stories that could damage President Trump's legitimacy
Trump takes the “shackles” off: Mass deportations begin as the world looks on in outrage
Heather Digby Parton
ICE agents and other federal cops are having "fun" again, as Trump sets them free to deport whoever they want
More guns, less butter: Trump’s EPA, school lunches to see cuts, while defense spending will rise
Matthew Rozsa
Trump plans to slash the social safety net while pushing the defense budget more
Winner by upset: Jimmy Kimmel nails his first Oscar outing but was overshadowed by a fantastic gaffe
Melanie McFarland
Kimmel aced his trial as host, but history will remember this year's epic flub in announcing Oscar's top award
89th Academy Awards celebrates diversity, inclusion and communication
Alli Joseph
In "La La Land," "Manchester by the Sea," "Moonlight" and "Hacksaw," the spotlight shines on overcoming adversity
Donald Trump tells a lot of lies — but he’s just building on a long Republican tradition
Amanda Marcotte
Anti-choicers, creationists and climate-change denialists honed the lie-all-the-time strategy. Trump perfected it
Gavin Grimm: Trump’s executive order on trans students and bathrooms “not anything that’s going to slow us down”
Matthew Rozsa
The transgender teenager who is fighting for equality talks to Salon about President Trump's policies
Who are “radical” Muslims? Many point to those from the Salafist tradition, but that’s a gross generalization
Z. Fareen Parvez
There is not much understanding of Salafism, its history and its diversity. Here's what it means to be a Salafist
Trump on the mind at the Oscars in jokes, protest
David Bauder
Oscar host Jimmy Kimmel joked about President Trump, but Trump didn't take the bait on Twitter
Trump’s choice to be Navy secretary withdraws
Ken Thomas
Philip Bilden, a businessman and former military intelligence officer says he can't be Navy secretary
Shattering the false dichotomy: Progressives must mobilize and persuade — and get better at each
Gara LaMarche
Turning out voters in the progressive base and talking to those who don't agree with us are critical to winning
Automated labor apocalypse: Why a French socialist’s case for taxing robots is better than Bill Gates’ idea
Kate Aronoff
Deployed well, both a robot tax and a basic income could fit comfortably into a redistributive agenda
“Moonlight” vs. “La La Land”: Fighting for symbolism, or more?
Max Cea
Does Academy Awards race for Best Picture really matter?
Family of conflicts: White House power player Jared Kushner is keeping parts of his real estate empire
Justin Elliott, Al Shaw
It’s not clear how Jared Kushner plans to avoid issues that could affect his bank account
With “When We Rise,” ABC gives viewers a noble if uneven portrait of the ongoing struggle for LGBT rights
Melanie McFarland
It's not a knockout, but ABC's serviceable miniseries bringing a vital part of history to the broadcast audience
Liberal activists, new DNC chief face a Trump-era reckoning
Bill Barrow
New DNC chair Tom Perez vows to work closely with Rep. Keith Ellison in spite of highly competitive race
Total resistance or selective engagement? Economist Gerald Epstein on how progressives should counter Trumponomics
Paul Rosenberg
Fascism, crony capitalism or Reaganomics reborn? Progressive economist says Trump blends them all in a toxic stew
Hypocrites rising: Why are so many in the faux Resistance silent on Trump’s Iran warpath?
Many high-profile Trump critics are fine with Trump as long as he’s bashing Middle Eastern bad guys
Trump’s punishment of the press is a gift to his supporters — and a hint of his re-election strategy
Bob Cesca
Sean Spicer's ban on major news outlets is chilling — and is a big wet kiss to Trump's base, with an eye on 2020
At the altar of American greatness: David Brooks, Trump and the Church of America the Redeemer
Andrew Bacevich
It demands of the faithful just one thing: a fervent belief in our mission to remake the world in America's image
America last: The case for moral disengagement from politics in the age of Trump
Anis Shivani
We may well be seeing the rise of fascism — but Democrats and liberals have helped make it possible. Just say no!
Where do Democrats go from here? Look toward “Political Influencers” — who want them to stand up to Trump
Matt McDermott, Sean McElwee
Looking at the group we call Political Influencers, Democrats would do best to offer forceful, effective opposition
Robert Reich: A boycott is in order — we need to make it unprofitable to work with Trump
Robert Reich
It's not enough to be political activists — we need to be consumer activists at the same time
Fox News’ Swedish ‘security advisor’ has heads scratching
Jennifer Peltz
Bildt, unknown advisor to Sweden on Fox News, linked immigration and liberals to social problems in Sweden
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