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Former Clinton Labor Secretary Robert Reich. (photo: Steve Russell/Toronto Star)
Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Website
Reich writes: "Demagogues rarely commit violence directly. Instead, they use blame, ridicule, fear and hate – and then leave the violence to others. That way, they can always claim 'it wasn’t me. I don’t have blood on my hands.'"
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People gathered in Pittsburgh on Tuesday to show their support for the Jewish community and to protest President Trump’s visit. (photo: Hilary Swift/NYT)
People gathered in Pittsburgh on Tuesday to show their support for the Jewish community and to protest President Trump’s visit. (photo: Hilary Swift/NYT)

Pittsburgh Shooting: Thousands March to Remember Victims and Denounce Trump's Visit
Carmen Gentile, Guardian UK
Gentile writes: "Thousand have gathered in Squirrel Hill to remember those killed at a neighborhood synagogue and to oppose Donald Trump’s visit to Pittsburgh. Expressing their anger and sorrow, many blamed the president for the attack."
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Democratic odds will improve if it’s easier for eligible voters to vote. Above, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum speaks at a rally on Sept. 24 in Miami. (photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Democratic odds will improve if it’s easier for eligible voters to vote. Above, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum speaks at a rally on Sept. 24 in Miami. (photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

How Democrats Can Reverse Years of Voter Suppression
Richard L. Hasen, Slate
Hasen writes: "Faced with the latest flurry of hardball Republican tactics on voting issues this election cycle, Democrats are grappling with the reality of an opposition that now seems determined to cement long-term minority rule."
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Representative Steve King, Republican of Iowa, at a hearing on Capitol Hill. (photo: Scott Applewhite/AP)
Representative Steve King, Republican of Iowa, at a hearing on Capitol Hill. (photo: Scott Applewhite/AP)

GOP's Steve King Admits His Party Has Same Agenda as Nazis
Oliver Willis, The American Independent
Willis writes: "Republican Rep. Steve King recently admitted the agenda of right-wing, white supremacist groups in Europe is the same as the Republican Party in America."
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Gregory Bush is arraigned on two counts of murder and 10 counts of wanton endangerment Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018, in Louisville, Ky. Bush fatally shot two African-American customers at a Kroger grocery store Wednesday and was swiftly arrested as he tried to flee, authorities said Thursday. (photo: Scott Utterback/Courier Journal/AP)
Gregory Bush is arraigned on two counts of murder and 10 counts of wanton endangerment Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018, in Louisville, Ky. Bush fatally shot two African-American customers at a Kroger grocery store Wednesday and was swiftly arrested as he tried to flee, authorities said Thursday. (photo: Scott Utterback/Courier Journal/AP)

Kentucky Kroger Shooting Being Investigated as a Hate Crime
Monique Judge, The Root
Judge writes: "As federal investigators prepare to investigate the shooting, both the mayor and the police chief of Jefferstown have come out to denounce the killings as a hate crime."
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There were protests after Donald Trump’s decision to terminate temporary protected status for immigrants from Haiti and other places he described as ‘shithole countries.’ (photo: Alba Vigaray/EPA)
There were protests after Donald Trump’s decision to terminate temporary protected status for immigrants from Haiti and other places he described as ‘shithole countries.’ (photo: Alba Vigaray/EPA)

Flee or Hide: Haitian Immigrants Face Difficult Decisions Under Trump
Alexandra Villarreal, Guardian UK
Villarreal writes: "For years, the government extended TPS for residents of Haiti as the island struggled to rebuild amid a deadly cholera outbreak and more natural disasters. Then, Trump took office and began an immigration crackdown."
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A direct air capture project in Iceland. (photo: Melanie Stetson Freeman/The Christian Science Monitor/Getty Images)
A direct air capture project in Iceland. (photo: Melanie Stetson Freeman/The Christian Science Monitor/Getty Images)

The Debate Is Over: We Need to Start Sucking Carbon From the Air
Nathanael Johnson, Grist
Johnson writes: "If we don’t suck carbon now, life will suck later. That’s the underlying theme of a report out Wednesday from the U.S. National Academy of Sciences."
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