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Trump: Keep our 'beautiful' Confederate monuments

“The beauty that is being taken out of our cities, towns and parks will be greatly missed and never able to be comparably replaced!” the

Aug 17 2017 | Posted in Politics | Read More »

Trump reacts to Barcelona terror by touting (debunked) anti-Muslim war crime tale

President Trump responded to the news of a terrorist attack in Spain by peddling a debunked legend about a general’s harsh tactics more than a

Aug 17 2017 | Posted in Politics | Read More »

Confederate monuments testify to the Union's unfinished victory

The violence that erupted in Charlottesville, Va., is emblematic of an old American tradition of progressivism followed by racist reaction.

Aug 17 2017 | Posted in Politics | Read More »

Striking magazine covers criticize Trump's Charlottesville response

Magazine covers slam Trump for "unsteady" response to last weekend's violent clashes in Charlottesville.

Aug 17 2017 | Posted in Politics | Read More »

Here are the ‘beautiful’ Confederate monuments Trump wants to stay put

A Confederate monument is toppled in Durham, N.C., others are vandalized as municipal leaders in cities across the U.S. said they would step up efforts

Aug 17 2017 | Posted in Politics | Read More »

'It's sacrilegious': The lucrative market in fake Native American art

Native American groups and Washington politicians work together to solve the old problem of counterfeit goods.

Aug 17 2017 | Posted in Politics | Read More »

Striking Economist, Time covers criticize Trump's Charlottesville response

Magazine covers slam Trump for "unsteady" response to last weekend's violent clashes in Charlottesville.

Aug 17 2017 | Posted in Politics | Read More »

Former CIA chief: Trump's Charlottesville comments 'a national disgrace'

Former CIA director John Brennan blasted Trump over statements he made at a press conference concerning the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va.

Aug 16 2017 | Posted in Politics | Read More »

Confederate monuments removed in wake of Charlottesville violence

A Confederate monument is toppled in Durham, N.C., others are vandalized as municipal leaders in cities across the U.S. said they would step up efforts

Aug 16 2017 | Posted in Politics | Read More »

Charlottesville is a target for the alt-right. Its Jewish mayor is emerging as a national voice.

Michael Signer has emerged as a fierce critic of the president — and also as an important voice for the new South’s reckoning with its

Aug 16 2017 | Posted in Politics | Read More »

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