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May 19, 2017

Paul Ryan Sets Google News Alert for the Moment When Trump Becomes Unpopular Enough to Betray

Andy Borowitz The New Yorker

"It’s important for people to know that important things are, in fact, getting done, and setting this Google News alert is one of those things.”

May 19, 2017

This Is What Emboldened White Supremacists Look Like

Douglas Williams The Guardian

With Donald Trump and his ‘America first’ rhetoric, these groups are seeing a dramatic surge. It’s up to us to stop them

May 19, 2017

Trump Is Dismantling the Idea of Truth

Zephyr Teachout The Boston Globe

Trump doesn't lie to convince us of a falsehood, but to assert his power over reality.

May 19, 2017

Re-Examining the Chelsea Manning Saga As Prison Term Ends

WhoWhatWhy Staff WhoWhatWhy

“In an ideal world, governments, corporations, and other large institutions would be transparent by default. Unfortunately, the world is not ideal. Many institutions begin a slow creep toward being opaque and we need people who recognize that.” — Chelsea Manning

How to Close Guantanamo Under Trump

May 19, 2017

Are we going to pretend they’re less than men and walk away?

The Activists: Documentary

May 19, 2017

THE ACTIVISTS: War, Peace, and Politics in the Streets is a documentary film that brings to life the stories of ordinary people who tried to stop and end the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Watergate Prosecutor: Well on Our Way to Impeachment of President Trump

May 19, 2017

Jill Wine-Banks, Assistant Watergate Special Prosecutor, and former U.S. prosecutor Paul Butler discuss the revelations that have come to light from the Comey memo

Comedians Have Figured Out the Trick to Covering Trump

May 19, 2017

Political satirists like Samantha Bee, John Oliver, Stephen Colbert, and Seth Meyers have demonstrated why comedy can be such a powerful antidote to bullshit

Fox News Doesn't Get the Comey Memo

May 19, 2017

The Trump-Russia probe gets a special prosecutor, and Fox News downplays a purported memo from James Comey suggesting Donald Trump may have committed obstruction of justice.

May 19, 2017

Friday Nite Videos -- May 19, 2017

Fox News Doesn't Get the Comey Memo. Comedians Have Figured Out the Trick to Covering Trump. Watergate Prosecutor: Well on Our Way to Impeachment of President Trump. The Activists: Documentary. How to Close Guantanamo Under Trump.