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The movement that’s fueling Donald Trump’s white nationalist supporters
The movement that’s fueling Donald Trump’s white nationalist supporters.
Published on Jun 28, 2016
Right-wing groups that promote themselves as “white advocates” have been emboldened by Donald Trump’s candidacy. They say the presumptive Republican nominee is instinctively receptive to many of their ideas.
How to Lie: Pro Tips from an Undercover Cop, a Lawyer, and a Dominatrix
Your boss didn’t buy it when you said you were late because of a “pet emergency.” Your parents didn’t believe you when you told them you had no idea where that scratch on the car came from. Your friends know you’re full of shit every time you tell them your “work thing” is forcing you to miss their band’s show.
Business of News: Journalists Need to Report Stories Outside Their Circle of Friends
When I was a young reporter in New Mexico, my distraught editor returned to the office after attending the funeral of a friend.
The man had died in a traffic accident on what was known as “the Big I,” the interchange where Interstates 40 and 25 crossed in the center of Albuquerque. Driving through it made one feel like an ant on a grapevine.
Bill Maher on Chris Matthews’ Hardball Said He Understands Motives Behind Cop Killer
In an interview with HardBall’s Chris Matthews, HBO’s Bill Maher who hosts Real Time with Bill Maher said he understands the motives behind the cop killer. Maher also talks about Donald Trump, the GOP and Racism.
NYT Editorial Board: Rudy Giuliani’s Racial Myths
For a nation heartsick over the killings of black men by police officers in Louisiana and Minnesota, and the ambush murders of officers by a gunman in Dallas, here comes Rudolph Giuliani, bringing his trademark brew of poisonous disinformation to the discussion.
More NYPD Officers Say There’s Proof of Quota-Driven Arrests
UPDATE: After I-Team Report, NYPD Lieutenant Says Department Does Enforce Arrest Quota Quotas in the NYPD still exist for arrests and summonses in violation of a 2010 state ban on the practice,…
Real Time with Bill Maher: New Rule – Laboratories of Democracy (HBO)
In his editorial New Rule, Bill Maher makes the case that, if Republicans are going to call states the “laboratories of democracy,” they first have to stop replicating failed economic experiments. Original air date: July 1, 2016.
Legal Issues Surrounding the Posting of Online Reviews in Places Such as Yelp
Robert Allen Lee desperately needed a dentist.
Dr. Stacy Makhnevich at Aster Dental in New York City was able to squeeze Lee in to treat his toothache. When Lee arrived, the dentist required he sign a “mutual agreement to maintain privacy”—a confidentiality agreement with a nondisparagement clause that waives patients’ rights to publicly comment on services and assigns copyright to the provider. Anxious for treatment, Lee signed and slid into the dentist’s chair.
HBO’s Real Time’s Bill Maher: Obama Should Go on Apology Tour
The president of the United States should go on an apology tour throughout the world.
After Years of Sexual and Physical Abuse, Courage Comes Out of the Shadows
(Other Voices is an opinion column that provides a criminal justice forum where different viewpoints can be expressed by people from all political, socio-economic, ethnic and cultural backgrounds.)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Retirement Plans (HBO)
Saving for retirement means navigating a potential minefield of high fees and bad advice.