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Bush 43’s Sobering Warning

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Bush 43’s Sobering Warning

“Bigotry seems emboldened” and “our politics seems more vulnerable to conspiracy theories and outright fabrication," the former president says in New York.

Trump’s Media Attacks Undercut Press Freedom

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Trump’s Media Attacks Undercut Press Freedom

President Trump’s repeated attacks on journalists and what he calls “fake news” are undermining press freedom at a time when newspapers and broadcasters already are struggling with declining subscription and advertising revenues.

Tom Mathews, Common Cause’s First VP, Dies at 96

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Tom Mathews, Common Cause’s First VP, Dies at 96

There’s sad news today from Utah, where the Salt Lake Tribune reports that Tom Mathews, recruited by Common Cause founder John Gardner in 1970 to serve as the fledgling organization’s first vice president, died Saturday at age 96.

McCain, Biden, and Politics In the Trump Era

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McCain, Biden, and Politics In the Trump Era

On Monday night in Philadelphia’s historic Independence Hall, John McCain and Joe Biden, fiercely partisan adversaries who hoped to be president, showed off a friendship that transcends politics on Monday and recalled a time when Democrats and Republicans in Washington could put country over party to actually get things done.

As Trump Attacks Reporters, His Administration Looks to Bolster Big Media

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As Trump Attacks Reporters, His Administration Looks to Bolster Big Media

“Fake news” is President Trump’s favorite whipping boy, but a report this morning documents how his administration’s policies are bolstering a few big media companies and undermining their smaller competitors.

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