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Paul Krugman | What Does Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Know About Tax Policy? A Lot. 
Economist Paul Krugman. (photo: Forbes)
Paul Krugman, The New York Times
Krugman writes: "The mere thought of having a young, articulate, telegenic nonwhite woman serve is driving many on the right mad - and in their madness they're inadvertently revealing their true selves."
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Donald Trump Jr. (photo: Getty Images)
Donald Trump Jr. (photo: Getty Images)

Trump Aides May Be in Legal Jeopardy as Democrats Give Evidence to Mueller
David Taylor, Guardian UK
Taylor writes: "Donald Trump Jr and long-term Trump aide Roger Stone face a heightened threat of criminal charges as Democrats on Capitol Hill prepare to hand evidence to Robert Mueller's Russia investigation."
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A prisoner. (photo: Getty Images)
A prisoner. (photo: Getty Images)

What the Government Shutdown Looks Like Inside Federal Prisons
Eli Hager, The Marshall Project
Hager writes: "Because the federal Bureau of Prisons is operating without funding, it has furloughed up to half of its 36,000-person staff, including many who provide therapeutic programs for prisoners and other services considered not to be 'essential.'"
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Angela Davis. (photo: Paul Morigi/Getty Images)
Angela Davis. (photo: Paul Morigi/Getty Images)

Civil Rights Institute Cancels Gala Honoring Angela Davis After Outcry From Jewish Community
Michael Harriot, The Root
Harriot writes: "One of the nation's most prominent civil rights museums has reneged on its plans to celebrate one of America's most outspoken freedom fighters, igniting a national controversy after seemingly genuflecting to grumbles from the area's Jewish community."
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Wolf Point High School students. (photo: Annie Flanagan/NYT)
Wolf Point High School students. (photo: Annie Flanagan/NYT)

US to Investigate Discrimination Against Native American Students on Montana Reservation
Annie Waldman, ProPublica and Erica L. Green, The New York Times
Excerpt: "The Education Department said it will look into a long-standing complaint of racial inequities in Wolf Point schools."
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Since their 1994 uprising, the Zapatista Army of National Liberation has been a global reference for revolutionary movements. (photo: Cuartoscuro)
Since their 1994 uprising, the Zapatista Army of National Liberation has been a global reference for revolutionary movements. (photo: Cuartoscuro)

New Era for Mexico's Zapatista Army 25 Years After Uprising
teleSUR
Excerpt: "The Zapatistas' slow but steady development in revolutionary theory and practice has made them one of the main references for an alternative to capitalism in Latin America and the world."
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Resident Mirian Medina stands on her property in San Isidro, Puerto Rico, on October 5, 2017, about two weeks after Hurricane Maria swept through. (photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Resident Mirian Medina stands on her property in San Isidro, Puerto Rico, on October 5, 2017, about two weeks after Hurricane Maria swept through. (photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Climate Change Should Kill the Act of God
Kyle Piscioniere, Slate
Piscioniere writes: "This isn't a theological discussion; the term has actual legal meaning. Act of God provisions protect parties from being held responsible for 'unpredictable and unpreventable' circumstances."
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