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William Boardman | Charlottesville: Robert E. Lee Was a Traitor to the United States 
 
William Boardman, Reader Supported News 
Boardman writes: "Whatever saintly qualities or myths are attributed to Robert E. Lee, he was plain and simple a traitor to his country." 
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After Charlottesville: End the Denial About Trump 
E.J. Dionne Jr., The Washington Post 
Dionne Jr. writes: "It should not have taken the death and injury of innocents to move our nation toward moral clarity. It should not have taken President Trump’s disgraceful refusal to condemn white supremacy, bigotry and Nazism to make clear to all who he is and which dark impulses he is willing to exploit to maintain his hold on power." 
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Killings of Black Men by Whites Are Far More Likely to Be Ruled “Justifiable” 
Daniel Lathrop and Anna Flagg, The Marshall Project 
Excerpt: "When a white person kills a black man in America, the killer often faces no legal consequences." 
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Misdemeanor Defendants Facing Jail Time Not Told They Have a Right to Counsel, Bar Association Finds 
Topher Sanders, ProPublica 
Sanders writes: "American Bar Association monitors report misdemeanor defendants in Nashville often aren’t told they are entitled to a lawyer even when their charges mean they could end up behind bars." 
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Marijuana Politics Emerge as 2020 Flash Point 
Carla Marinucci, Politico 
Marinucci writes: "The debate over legalization is about to receive a full airing on the presidential campaign trail." 
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Argentina Ex-President Cristina Fernandez Claims Victory in Senate Race 
teleSUR 
Excerpt: "Former President Cristina Fernandez and President Mauricio Macri's candidate are virtually tied in Argentina’s primaries leading up to the October election." 
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Poison Once Flowed in America's Waters. With Trump, It Might Again 
Peter Gleick, Guardian UK 
Gleick writes: "Over the past four decades, a huge amount of effort has gone into cleaning America’s heavily polluted waters. Is all of that progress about to be undone?" 
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Glenn Greenwald | US First Shields Its Torturers and War Criminals From Prosecution, Now Officially Honors Them 
 
Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept 
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Legum writes: "Multiple news organizations stormed into the apartment of the San Bernardino shooting suspects on Friday afternoon, and footage of the apartment - showing reporters rummaging through personal effects - was broadcast on live TV." 
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Paul Street, CounterPunch 
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