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Can America be repaired?
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Typically he commits his crimes in somewhat less visible fashion, but this is a man clearly comfortable with committing crimes.
To Strengthen American Democracy & Restore the Middle Class, Return to Taxing the Rich
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These rich men who inherited their wealth from their parents and then turned into, essentially, monsters are the best evidence we need for a meaningful estate tax.
Why Are So Many Americans Willing to Support Hate & Division?
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Which raises the question, is this the America the majority of voters want to live in?
Will America survive Trump's effort to stoke a Civil War?
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White nationalists, including those embedded in police departments, have been attacking Black Lives Matter protestors in high profile ways the last few months, and Donald Trump is hoping it will help him. Over the weekend, both Kellyanne Conway and Laura Trump said as much, even implying that people being killed in the streets is good for Donald Trump.
Trump plays tinpot dictator instead of president
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Is the Trump Death Cult Growing or Shrinking?
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Was the Slave Patrol Doing its Work Last Night in Kenosha Wisconsin?
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In most cases, the slave patrols were volunteer vigilante groups, drawing from the population of local farmers and other white people whose economic survival depended on the larger plantations.
As Shocked As Republican Commentators On TV Seem, Donald Trump Is Nothing New For The GOP
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The largest fear seems to be that Black people would move into the suburbs, with Black Senator Cory Booker telling them which white houses to take over.
What's It Going To Take to Break Trump's Followers' Obsession With Death?
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Trump and His Billionaire Buddies Grifter Con Job Becomes More and More Obvious as Steve Bannon is Arrested: Will America Finally Wake Up?
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He and a few buddies started a "charity" inviting people to make contributions to help "build the wall" on our southern border. Gullible and vulnerable people gave them millions of dollars, and they used that money for their own purposes.