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Robert Reich | How Corporate Welfare Hurts You 
Robert Reich. (photo: Getty)
Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog
Reich writes: "You often hear Trump and Republicans in Congress railing against so-called 'welfare programs' - by which they mean programs that provide health care or safety nets to ordinary Americans."
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The Camp Fire burning in 2018. State investigators found that PG&E equipment sparked the deadly fire. State legislators are now voting on an overhaul of the way California deals with wildfires sparked by utilities. (photo: San Francisco Chronicle)
The Camp Fire burning in 2018. State investigators found that PG&E equipment sparked the deadly fire. State legislators are now voting on an overhaul of the way California deals with wildfires sparked by utilities. (photo: San Francisco Chronicle)

California's "Progressive" Governor Prepares Huge Bailout for Reckless, Bankrupt Utility
Editorial Board, San Francisco Chronicle
Excerpt: "One of this year's most critical pieces of state legislation is AB1054, a major overhaul of the way California deals with wildfires created by the major utilities, including Pacific Gas and Electric Co."
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People cheer as Donald Trump speaks at a rally. (photo: AFP)
People cheer as Donald Trump speaks at a rally. (photo: AFP)

Trump Rally Crowd Chants 'Send Her Back' After President Attacks Ilhan Omar
Tom McCarthy, Guardian UK
Tom McCarthy writes: "Goaded on by the president, a crowd at a Donald Trump rally on Wednesday night chanted 'send her back! send her back!' in reference to Ilhan Omar, a US congresswoman who arrived almost 30 years ago as a child refugee in the United States."
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Sadie Roberts-Joseph, Founder of African American History Museum, Found Dead in Trunk of Car. (photo: AP)
Sadie Roberts-Joseph, Founder of African American History Museum, Found Dead in Trunk of Car. (photo: AP)

Activist Who Spotlighted African American History Found Dead in Trunk of Car, Police Say
Alex Horton and Hannah Knowles, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "News of Roberts-Joseph's death has brought an outpouring of grief and disbelief from friends, family and local officials familiar with her passionate advocacy for the preservation of African American history."
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Central American asylum seekers wait as U.S. Border Patrol agents take them into custody on June 12, 2018, near McAllen, Texas. (photo: Getty)
Central American asylum seekers wait as U.S. Border Patrol agents take them into custody on June 12, 2018, near McAllen, Texas. (photo: Getty)

A Border Patrol Agent Reveals What It's Really Like to Guard Migrant Children
Ginger Thompson, ProPublica
Thompson writes: "The Border Patrol agent, a veteran with 13 years on the job, had been assigned to the agency's detention center in McAllen, Texas, for close to a month when the team of court-appointed lawyers and doctors showed up one day at the end of June."
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Protesters gather to demand the resignation of Puerto Rico's Governor. (photo: NBC)
Protesters gather to demand the resignation of Puerto Rico's Governor. (photo: NBC)

Thousands Protest at Mass Rally in San Juan, Demanding Puerto Rico Governor's Resignation
Nicole Acevedo, NBC News
Acevedo writes: "With chants of 'Ricky, renuncia!' ('Ricky, resign!') tens of thousands of Puerto Ricans marched and rallied in Old San Juan on Wednesday in a massive protest calling for the resignation of Gov. Ricardo Rosselló."
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The aircraft carrier John C. Stennis in the Strait of Hormuz in November. (photo: Kenneth Abbate/AP)
The aircraft carrier John C. Stennis in the Strait of Hormuz in November. (photo: Kenneth Abbate/AP)

The US Military Has Spewed $21 Billion in Emissions Since 9/11
David R. Baker, Bloomberg
Baker writes: "The U.S. military is belching more global-warming pollutants than some industrialized nations, with about a third of its emissions occurring in major conflict zones such as Afghanistan and Iraq, according to a new study."
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