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Democrats and the TPP: Who Speaks for the Future?

Robert Borosage Campaign for America's Future
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are both on record against the TPP. So why does the draft Democratic platform only say that “there are a diversity of views in the party” on the TPP? This weekend Texas populist Jim Hightower will present the Democratic Party platform committee with a Bernie Sanders-sponsored amendment to make a clear statement against a lame-duck vote on TPP.

Sexual Harassment Lawsuit May Be the End for Roger Ailes

Gabriel Sherman New York Magazine
As the head of Fox News, Ailes has deployed his survival skills frequently to weather scandals of career-ending proportions and a bitter power struggle with Rupert Murdoch’s oldest son, Lachlan. But in the wake of Gretchen Carlson’s shocking sexual-harassment lawsuit against Ailes, there are signs that the 76 year-old’s luck may have finally expired.

Fatal Shootings by Police Are Up Over 2015

Kimberly Kindy, Wesley Lowery, Steven Rich, Julie Tate The Washington Post
Fatal shootings by police are up by 6 percent during the first six months of 2016, compared with the same period last year. Fatal encounters are strikingly similar to last year’s shootings: Blacks continued to be shot at 2.5 times the rate of whites. But many more are being captured on video.

How the Cannabis Business Community Pays Taxes

Sen. Merkley and Rep. Blumenauer join Tyson Haworth, owner of Oregon's Finest & sofresh farms, to discuss the banking and tax challenges that legal cannabis companies are facing under current federal law. 

Friday Nite Videos -- July 8, 2016

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Officer Nakia Jones Talks About the Alton Sterling Shooting. Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Why We Need to Stop the TPP. How the Cannabis Business Community Pays Taxes. Gretchen Carlson Is Suing Fox News' CEO. This Might Be Why. This Farm of the Future Uses No Soil and 95% Less Water.