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Jeffrey Toobin | Why Mitch McConnell Outmaneuvers Democrats on the Supreme Court
 Jeffrey Toobin, The New Yorker Toobin writes: "The boundless cynicism of Mitch McConnell is again on display." READ MORE  LGBTQ Rally. (photo: Valdrin Xhemaj/EPA)
Trump Wants Credit for Acknowledging LGBTQ Pride Month, but He Still Didn't Proclaim It
Zack Ford, ThinkProgress Ford writes: "President Donald Trump made a splash in the news Friday when he tweeted about celebrating LGBTQ Pride Month and bragged about his alleged effort to decriminalize homosexuality abroad." READ MORE  Ava DuVernay's compelling Netflix mini-series. (photo: Atsushi Nishijima/Netflix)
Netflix's Harrowing Central Park Five Demands a New Fight Against Racism
Rashad Robinson, Guardian UK Robinson writes: "If the Central Park Five story proved one thing that should motivate us today, it's that we must ensure prosecutors stand on the side of justice - and on the side of the people they're elected to serve. We cannot let them serve as enablers of racist politics, corporate profits and increasing mass incarceration." READ MORE  Protesters stand in solidarity with rape victims on the campus of Brigham Young University during a sexual assault awareness demonstration Wednesday, April 20, 2016, in Provo, Utah. (photo: Rick Bowmer/AP)
Lili Loofbourow | Why Society Goes Easy on Rapists
Lili Loofbourow, Slate Loofbourow writes: "Our criminal justice system still doesn't take seriously one of the most heinous acts a person can commit." READ MORE  The Westward Look Resort in Tucson, one of the many resort locations where Manne seminars were held. (photo: Westward Look Grand Resort & Spa)
How a Resort Weekend for Judges Made Courts More Conservative
Dylan Matthews and Byrd Pinkerton, Vox Excerpt: "Judges who went to the seminars were likelier to rule against unions and environmental regulations." READ MORE |
Pope Francis. (photo: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Asks Forgiveness for Historical Mistreatment of Roma People
Philip Pullella, Reuters
Pullella writes: "Pope Francis on Sunday asked forgiveness in the name of the Catholic Church for the mistreatment of the Roma people, a move likely to increase tensions with Italy's anti-immigrant Interior Minister Matteo Salvini."
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Philip Pullella, Reuters
Pullella writes: "Pope Francis on Sunday asked forgiveness in the name of the Catholic Church for the mistreatment of the Roma people, a move likely to increase tensions with Italy's anti-immigrant Interior Minister Matteo Salvini."
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Recycling. (photo: Getty Images)
We're All Recycling Wrong, So Companies Are Finally Trying to Make It Easier
Catharine Smith, Grist
Smith writes: "If you've ever dropped a potato chip bag into a recycling bin full of bottles and cans and hoped it might get recycled, there's something you should know: It's almost certainly sitting in a landfill right now."
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Catharine Smith, Grist
Smith writes: "If you've ever dropped a potato chip bag into a recycling bin full of bottles and cans and hoped it might get recycled, there's something you should know: It's almost certainly sitting in a landfill right now."
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