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Marc Ash | The Democrats Should Bet on Sanders, Not Trump 
Sen. Bernie Sanders. (photo: Charlie Neibergall/AP)
Marc Ash, Reader Supported News
Ash writes: "Right now the Democrats, exiled from power and clinging to the edges of federal governance, are dreaming of a revival. But their strategy is a passive one."
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Trump, Top Democrats Agree to Work on Deal to Save 'Dreamers' From Deportation
Ed O'Keefe and David Nakamura, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "Democratic leaders announced late Wednesday that they agreed with President Trump to pursue a legislative deal that would protect hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants from deportation and enact border security measures that don't include building a physical wall."
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Senate Votes to Give Trump Authority to Wage Endless War
Rebekah Entralgo, ThinkProgress
Entralgo writes: "Almost 16 years to the day it was first passed, the Senate voted to table an amendment by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) that would have repealed the 2001 Authorized Use of Military Force (AUMF) 61 to 36. This was the first time in 15 years the full Senate has voted on Congress' role in initiating war."
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Motel 6 Is Ratting Out Its Undocumented Guests to ICE for Cash
Antonio Noori Farzan and Joseph Flaherty, Phoenix New Times
Excerpt: "Motel 6 is extremely enthusiastic about cooperating with law enforcement, and, elsewhere in the country, has been criticized by the ACLU for sharing guest lists with local police."
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Inequality Crisis: Blacks and Latinos on the Road to Zero Wealth
Dedrick Asante-Muhammad and Chuck Collins, USA Today
Excerpt: "What would U.S. society be like if a majority of families had no wealth - no savings, no home equity, no investments of any kind?"
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Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Requested Government Jet for European Honeymoon
Justin Fishel, Brian Ross and Jordyn Phelps, ABC News
Excerpt: "Secretary Steven Mnuchin requested use of a government jet to take him and his wife on their honeymoon in Scotland, France and Italy earlier this summer, sparking an 'inquiry' by the Treasury Department's Office of Inspector General, sources tell ABC News."
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Harvey and Irma Aren't Natural Disasters. They're Climate Change Disasters.
Eric Holthaus, Grist
Holthaus writes: "Back-to-back hurricane catastrophes have plunged the United States into a state of national crisis."
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How to Donate to Hurricane Victims and Avoid Scams
Jacey Fortin, The New York Times
Fortin writes: "As Hurricane Irma batters its way through the Caribbean and up toward southern Florida, here is a guide to how you can help the people it affects."
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