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Katrina vanden Heuvel | Bernie Sanders Has a Smart Critique of Corporate Media Bias 
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) waves as he walks through the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on Aug. 11. (photo: Getty)
Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Washington Post
vanden Heuvel writes: "Let's be clear: The Post and the New York Times aren't the same as Fox News, which has turned into a shameless propaganda outfit. But Sanders wasn't repeating Trump; he was making a smart structural critique of our commercial mainstream media."
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Young Jewish Activists protest against Trump's immigration policies. (photo: Boston Globe)
Young Jewish Activists protest against Trump's immigration policies. (photo: Boston Globe)

Trump Accused Jewish Democrats of Being 'Disloyal,' Sparking Outcry Over Use of the Anti-Semitic Trope
Jonathan Lemire and Darlene Superville, Associated Press
Excerpt: "Showing a fresh willingness to play politics along religious and racial lines, President Donald Trump said Tuesday that American Jewish people who vote for Democrats show 'either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty.'"
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National Rifle Association. (photo: Getty)
National Rifle Association. (photo: Getty)

Fifth NRA Board Member Resigns Amid String of Recent Defections
Asher Stockler, Newsweek
Stockler writes: "A fifth member of the National Rifle Association's board of directors has resigned, the latest in a string of high-profile defections within the powerful gun rights group in recent weeks."
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Bernie Sanders' plan calls for complete decarbonization by 2050. (photo: Mike Blake/Reuters)
Bernie Sanders' plan calls for complete decarbonization by 2050. (photo: Mike Blake/Reuters)

Sanders to Unveil $16 Trillion Climate Plan to Avert Climate Disaster and Create 20 Million New Jobs
Emily Holden and Lauren Gambino, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "Bernie Sanders has laid out an ambitious 10-year, $16.3 trillion national mobilization to avert climate catastrophe, warning that the US risks losing $34.5 trillion in economic productivity by the end of the century if it does not respond with the urgency the threat demands."
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A man cries beside a cross at a makeshift memorial near the scene of an August 3 mass shooting at a shopping complex on August 6, 2019 in El Paso, Texas. (photo: John Locher/AP)
A man cries beside a cross at a makeshift memorial near the scene of an August 3 mass shooting at a shopping complex on August 6, 2019 in El Paso, Texas. (photo: John Locher/AP)

At Least 28 People Have Been Arrested Over Threats to Commit Mass Shootings Since the El Paso Attack
Steve Almasy, Dave Alsup and Madeline Holcombe, CNN
Excerpt: "The teen is one of more than two dozen people who have been arrested over threats to commit mass shootings since 31 people were killed in one weekend this month in shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio."
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An Israeli police officer stands in the departures hall in a terminal under construction at the Ben Gurion International Airport on October 21, 2004. (photo: Uriel Sinai/Getty)
An Israeli police officer stands in the departures hall in a terminal under construction at the Ben Gurion International Airport on October 21, 2004. (photo: Uriel Sinai/Getty)

I'm Palestinian. Like Rashida Tlaib, I Am Barred From Seeing My Family.
Sandra Tamari, InTheseTimes
Tamari writes: "She ultimately chose the collective over the personal: She refused Israel's demeaning conditions that would have granted her a 'humanitarian' exception to enter Palestine, so long as she refrained from advocating for a boycott of Israel during her visit."
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Tepees set up by the Dakota Access Pipeline protesters. (photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty)
Tepees set up by the Dakota Access Pipeline protesters. (photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty)

Tribe Raises Stakes in Dakota Access Pipeline Fight Amid Surge in Democratic 2020 Support
E.A. Crunden, ThinkProgress
Crunden writes: "The Standing Rock Sioux are renewing their battle against the controversial Dakota Access oil pipeline, just as several Democratic presidential contenders are increasingly voicing opposition to fossil fuel projects and seeking to make inroads with Native voters." 


EXCERPT:

Polling shows that climate issues are gaining traction with U.S. voters, and many are growing skeptical of fossil fuels. But pipeline projects are also emerging as an opportunity for Democrats to make inroads with indigenous communities, who have played a leading role in fighting fossil fuel expansion that often takes place on their tribal lands, and could be a key voting base in some states.
This week, a number of presidential candidates — including Warren and Sanders — are gathering in Sioux City, Iowa, for a presidential forum exclusively devoted to Native American issues. Audience members will ask candidates about a range of topics, and pipelines and climate concerns are likely to come up.
Warren preemptively laid out her approach on Friday in a series of tweets about Native issues. She expanded on her opposition to Keystone XL and DAPL and framed her views in the context of indigenous rights.
“When tribal concerns have conflicted with corporate profits or resource extraction, tribes lose. This has to change,” she wrote. “When I’m president, energy projects that impact Indian Country won’t proceed without consent. That means revoking Trump’s KeystoneXL and DAPL permits.”








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