Sanders Is Right - We're All 'Socialists' Now





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14 June 19
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Sanders Is Right - We're All 'Socialists' Now 
Sen. Bernie Sanders. (photo: David McNew/Getty)
Eric Levitz, New York Magazine
Levitz writes: "From a certain angle, Bernie Sanders's case for socialism is the same as Margaret Thatcher's for 'free market' capitalism: 'There is no alternative.'"
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Federal Election Commission chief Ellen Weintraub reiterated that foreign assistance is illegal in U.S. elections. (photo: Carolyn Kaster/AP)
Federal Election Commission chief Ellen Weintraub reiterated that foreign assistance is illegal in U.S. elections. (photo: Carolyn Kaster/AP)

FEC Chair Rebukes Trump Over Statements on Accepting Election Help From Foreign Governments
David Knowles, Yahoo News
Knowles writes: "The head of the Federal Elections Commission issued a thinly veiled rebuke of Donald Trump on Thursday over the president's stance on accepting opposition research from foreign governments on his political adversaries."
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Protests in Memphis after marshals killed 20-year-old Brandon Webber. (photo: Jim Webb/AP)
Protests in Memphis after marshals killed 20-year-old Brandon Webber. (photo: Jim Webb/AP)

Memphis Protesters Hurl Bricks and Rocks at Police, Injuring 36 Officers in Outrage Over a Man's Death
Holly Yan, Jamiel Lynch and Amanda Watts, CNN
Excerpt: "What started as a protest over the death of a Memphis man devolved into chaos after demonstrators threw bricks at police and vandalized squad cars, officials said."
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The sickly teenage mother and her premature child were being held in crowded McAllen processing facility in Texas. (photo: Getty)
The sickly teenage mother and her premature child were being held in crowded McAllen processing facility in Texas. (photo: Getty)

Teen Mom and Prematurely Born Baby Neglected at Border Patrol Facility for Days
Astrid Galvan and Garance Burke, Associated Press
Excerpt: "The teenage girl with pigtail braids was hunched over in a wheelchair and holding a bunched sweatshirt when an immigrant advocate met her at a crowded Border Patrol facility in Texas."
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Lee-Anne Walters holds up water from her home's tap. (photo: Getty)
Lee-Anne Walters holds up water from her home's tap. (photo: Getty)

Charges Dropped Against 8 People in Flint Water Scandal
CBS News
Excerpt: "Prosecutors stunningly dropped all criminal charges Thursday against eight people in the Flint water scandal and pledged to start the investigation from scratch. The defendants include Michigan's former health director, Nick Lyon, who was charged with involuntary manslaughter."
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Saudi woman uses a cell phone in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (photo: VOA)
Saudi woman uses a cell phone in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (photo: VOA)

The Saudi Government Is Hunting Down Women Who Flee the Country by Tracking the IMEI Number on Their Cellphones
Bill Bostock, Business Insider
Bostock writes: "Women who flee Saudi Arabia expect to be chased."
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An adult ringed seal in Kotzebue, Alaska. (photo: Mike Cameron/AP)
An adult ringed seal in Kotzebue, Alaska. (photo: Mike Cameron/AP)

Environmentalists Sue Trump Administration for Failing to Protect Threatened Alaska Seal Habitat
Associated Press
Excerpt: "An environmental group sued the Trump administration Thursday for failing to designate critical habitat for two species of seals that rely on sea ice off Alaska's northwest coast."
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