21 July 19
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20 July 19
Andy Borowitz | Trump Denies Being at North Carolina Rally
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "Donald J. Trump attempted to further distance himself from a racist chant shouted at a North Carolina campaign rally earlier this week by denying that he had attended the rally."
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Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "Donald J. Trump attempted to further distance himself from a racist chant shouted at a North Carolina campaign rally earlier this week by denying that he had attended the rally."
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For the first time, many undocumented immigrants are finding out that when Immigration and Customs Enforcement come to their door, they have rights. (photo: Jay Lazarin/iStock)
An Unintended Consequence of Trump's Repeated Threats of Raids: More Immigrants Know Their Rights
Vera Bergengruen, TIME
Bergengruen writes: "Over the last month, President Donald Trump's publicizing of large-scale immigration enforcement operations seemed to have the intended result: wall-to-wall media coverage that indicated he was moving to fulfill his signature campaign promise to deport 'millions of illegal aliens' from the United States."
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Vera Bergengruen, TIME
Bergengruen writes: "Over the last month, President Donald Trump's publicizing of large-scale immigration enforcement operations seemed to have the intended result: wall-to-wall media coverage that indicated he was moving to fulfill his signature campaign promise to deport 'millions of illegal aliens' from the United States."
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The Unite the Right march. (photo: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
3 White Supremacists Get Prison Time for Charlottesville Rally Violence
David Boddiger, Splinter
Boddiger writes: "Three members of the white supremacist group Rise Above Movement were sentenced to more than two years in prison on Friday for attacking protesters at the 2017 'Unite the Right' rally in Charlottesville, Virginia."
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David Boddiger, Splinter
Boddiger writes: "Three members of the white supremacist group Rise Above Movement were sentenced to more than two years in prison on Friday for attacking protesters at the 2017 'Unite the Right' rally in Charlottesville, Virginia."
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Soldiers. (photo: PA)
US to Deploy Troops to Saudi Arabia as Gulf Tensions Soar
Al Jazeera
Excerpt: "The United States has authorized the deployment of military personnel and resources to Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon has said, as tensions in the Gulf mount over the US's standoff with Iran, the kingdom's archrival."
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Al Jazeera
Excerpt: "The United States has authorized the deployment of military personnel and resources to Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon has said, as tensions in the Gulf mount over the US's standoff with Iran, the kingdom's archrival."
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Workers pack and ship customer orders at an Amazon fulfillment center. (photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Angry About Low Pay and Sweltering Heat, These Amazon Warehouse Workers Are Organizing
Rebecca Burns, In These Times
Burns writes: "Thousands of Amazon workers struck on 'Prime Day' this week in what was perhaps the largest multinational action to date against the online behemoth. European Amazon employees have been waging coordinated strikes against the company since 2013, but this time they were joined by U.S. counterparts at a Shakopee, Minnesota fulfillment center, where workers staged a first-of-its-kind six-hour work stoppage."
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Rebecca Burns, In These Times
Burns writes: "Thousands of Amazon workers struck on 'Prime Day' this week in what was perhaps the largest multinational action to date against the online behemoth. European Amazon employees have been waging coordinated strikes against the company since 2013, but this time they were joined by U.S. counterparts at a Shakopee, Minnesota fulfillment center, where workers staged a first-of-its-kind six-hour work stoppage."
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Osmar Miranda, a radio operator for Radio San José. (photo: Jared Olson/NACLA)
Guatemala: Finding a Voice in Indigenous Community Radio
Jared Olson, NACLA
Olson writes: "Beneath the antennas is a metal-plated door. Behind that, in a sparse room with a paint-chipped table and a sprawling tangle of wires, sits Osmar Miranda, a radio operator."
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Jared Olson, NACLA
Olson writes: "Beneath the antennas is a metal-plated door. Behind that, in a sparse room with a paint-chipped table and a sprawling tangle of wires, sits Osmar Miranda, a radio operator."
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Researchers estimate that there are about three hundred superyachts in operation around the world. (photo: YH)
The Rich Are Committing Crimes Against Nature
Meagan Day, Jacobin
Day writes: "Mansions, superyachts, luxury cars, and private jets produce more carbon emissions than whole countries. Researchers are calling it 'green crime.'"
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Meagan Day, Jacobin
Day writes: "Mansions, superyachts, luxury cars, and private jets produce more carbon emissions than whole countries. Researchers are calling it 'green crime.'"
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