What Finally Did In Scott Pruitt?
The Atlantic
The EPA administrator’s departure Thursday caps a remarkable run of scandals.
US Army Quietly Discharging Immigrant Recruits
AP
Spokespeople for the Pentagon and the Army said that, due to the pending litigation, they were unable to explain the discharges or respond to questions about whether there have been policy changes in any of the military branches.
Cancellation of Sacramento ICE Contract
Sacramento Bee
'This is a big win for us.' Cancellation of Sacramento ICE contract part of a national push.
Trump’s Trade War: What is it and Which Products are Affected?
The Guardian
US and China impose tit-for-tat tariffs as fears grow over damage to global economy
Mexico’s Crescendo of Discontent: A Historic Victory for López Obrador and the Left
NACLA
It took Andrés Manuel López Obrador 12 years to become president-elect of Mexico, making history for Mexico’s Left as his party’s coalition also achieved a legislative majority. But despite the electoral landslide the struggle has only just begun.
Friday Nite Videos | July 6, 2018
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Workplace Safety: Gun Edition. What Is the Tragedy of the Commons? Movie | Won't You Be My Neighbor? Exposed: Betsy DeVos’s Record Of Dismantling Student Protections. Noam Chomsky: From Geopolitical Conflict to Nuclear Abolition.
Workplace Safety: Gun Edition
While we’re celebrating America, what’s more American than gun violence? Michelle Wolf mocks the NRA’s notion of a good guy with a gun.
What Is the Tragedy of the Commons?
What happens when individuals each seek to exploit a shared resource without rules that protect the common good? Another story of markets being irrational.
Movie | Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Morgan Neville's new movie Won't You Be My Neighbor? documents the unlikely stardom of Fred Rogers and his long-running children's show. In theaters now.
Exposed: Betsy DeVos’s Record Of Dismantling Student Protections
In a “Beat” special report, Ari Melber examines Trump education secretary Betsy DeVos’s track record of rolling back years of policy in ways that affect millions of students, including ending programs that support diversity in schools
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