13 October 17 AM
Abandoning Puerto Rico Would Be an Impeachable Offense
Eugene Robinson, The Washington Post
Robinson writes: "More than 80 percent of Puerto Rico is still in the dark, more than a third of its residents still have no clean drinking water, much of the island's infrastructure still lies in ruins - and President Trump cruelly threatens to cut off federal aid. Doing so would be government by spite and should be considered an impeachable offense."
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Eugene Robinson, The Washington Post
Robinson writes: "More than 80 percent of Puerto Rico is still in the dark, more than a third of its residents still have no clean drinking water, much of the island's infrastructure still lies in ruins - and President Trump cruelly threatens to cut off federal aid. Doing so would be government by spite and should be considered an impeachable offense."
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Trump Refuses to Certify Iran Nuclear Deal
Al Jazeera
Excerpt: "US President Donald Trump has refused to certify Iran's compliance with a landmark 2015 deal curtailing Tehran's nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief."
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Al Jazeera
Excerpt: "US President Donald Trump has refused to certify Iran's compliance with a landmark 2015 deal curtailing Tehran's nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief."
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Halt in Subsidies for Health Insurers Expected to Drive Up Costs for Middle Class
Alison Kodjack, NPR
Kodjack writes: "President Trump's decision Thursday to end subsidy payments to health insurance companies is expected to raise premiums for middle-class families and cost the federal government hundreds of billions of dollars."
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Alison Kodjack, NPR
Kodjack writes: "President Trump's decision Thursday to end subsidy payments to health insurance companies is expected to raise premiums for middle-class families and cost the federal government hundreds of billions of dollars."
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9 Horror Stories From People Who Had Their Electronic Devices Searched at the Border
Matt Novak, Gizmodo
Novak writes: "Traveling to the United States can be a huge hassle. Even if you're an American citizen, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) can pull you aside for extensive and invasive 'secondary screening.' And by all accounts, this process has gotten worse since Donald Trump was elected."
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Matt Novak, Gizmodo
Novak writes: "Traveling to the United States can be a huge hassle. Even if you're an American citizen, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) can pull you aside for extensive and invasive 'secondary screening.' And by all accounts, this process has gotten worse since Donald Trump was elected."
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The White House Has a Disturbing Plan to Make Immigration Judges Speed Up Deportations
Eleanor Sheehan, Splinter
Sheehan writes: "An overlooked statement in President Trump's recently released list of DACA demands proposed that the Justice Department establish 'numeric performance standards' on federal immigration judges to force them to speed up the pace of deportations."
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Eleanor Sheehan, Splinter
Sheehan writes: "An overlooked statement in President Trump's recently released list of DACA demands proposed that the Justice Department establish 'numeric performance standards' on federal immigration judges to force them to speed up the pace of deportations."
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Distorting the MS-13 Threat
Sonja Wolf, NACLA
Wolf writes: "The Trump administration's depiction of Central American gang members conveniently overlooks the United States' role in perpetuating gang violence at home and abroad."
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Sonja Wolf, NACLA
Wolf writes: "The Trump administration's depiction of Central American gang members conveniently overlooks the United States' role in perpetuating gang violence at home and abroad."
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Trump Pick for Top Environment Post: Carbon Dioxide Is 'The Gas of Life'
Marianne Lavelle, InsideClimate News
Lavelle writes: "Kathleen Hartnett White is an unabashed defender of fossil fuels who has argued against the endangerment finding and the Endangered Species Act."
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Marianne Lavelle, InsideClimate News
Lavelle writes: "Kathleen Hartnett White is an unabashed defender of fossil fuels who has argued against the endangerment finding and the Endangered Species Act."
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Here's How to Support Puerto Rico as It Recovers From Devastating Hurricane Maria
Remezcla
Excerpt: "With the island expected to go without power for months, Puerto Rico now needs our help. The US territory is in the midst of a financial crisis and already struggling in many ways."
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Remezcla
Excerpt: "With the island expected to go without power for months, Puerto Rico now needs our help. The US territory is in the midst of a financial crisis and already struggling in many ways."
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