Saturday, 19 August 2017

Saturday's Opinions: The KKK chased my grandfather from the U.S., but he returned. Here’s what he’d say now.

Trump doesn't seem to like being president. So why not quit?; Noncitizens are gaining the right to vote. Good.; After Charlottesville, I'm tired of arguing that I matter; Affirmative action got me into MIT. The cycle that disadvantaged me continues.; Trump's Charlottesville comments were just another distraction; An ominous how-to for a terrorist attack in America; Trump's populism was a ruse. Bannon's ouster proves it.; Montgomery County minimum-wage study was fatally flawed; What the District could do to help curb prescription-drug abuse; The future looks grim for Virginia Republicans; The bogus backlash against Montgomery County's minimum-wage report; I detest our Confederate monuments. But they should remain.; Terrorists killed my husband. We need to do more to help victims.; Congress seems to have forgotten what real leadership is; Barcelona's rallying cry for the world: 'I am not afraid'; Bannon's departure doesn't fix everything — but it could help; Don't let there be another Charlottesville; Publishing transcripts of Trump's phone calls was childish; Stephen Bannon never should have been in the White House; Happy Hour Roundup; This week shows Trump was always about race; Outraged by a week of Trump's appeals to racists? The Huffington Post warned you!; With Bannon liberated from White House, Breitbart prepares for ‘WAR.’ Or more of the same.; Does Sen. Blumenthal have an emoluments clause problem?
 
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The KKK chased my grandfather from the U.S., but he returned. Here's what he'd say now.
How we run this leg of the relay race of our lives will define the country our children will inherit.
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Trump doesn't seem to like being president. So why not quit?
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Noncitizens are gaining the right to vote. Good.
Local laws are enfranchising noncitizens to give them a voice in their communities.
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After Charlottesville, I'm tired of arguing that I matter
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Affirmative action got me into MIT. The cycle that disadvantaged me continues.
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Trump's Charlottesville comments were just another distraction
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An ominous how-to for a terrorist attack in America
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Trump's populism was a ruse. Bannon's ouster proves it.
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Montgomery County minimum-wage study was fatally flawed
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What the District could do to help curb prescription-drug abuse
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The future looks grim for Virginia Republicans
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The bogus backlash against Montgomery County's minimum-wage report
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I detest our Confederate monuments. But they should remain.
There's value in keeping symbols of racism visible in society.
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Terrorists killed my husband. We need to do more to help victims.
We need a fund to help address victims' particular needs.
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Congress seems to have forgotten what real leadership is
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Barcelona's rallying cry for the world: 'I am not afraid'
Catalonians are standing up to two deadly terrorist attacks on their soil.
 
Bannon's departure doesn't fix everything — but it could help
The president is still the author of his own worst instincts.
 
Don't let there be another Charlottesville
Police in Boston and elsewhere must heed the lessons of last weekend's violence.
 
 
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Publishing transcripts of Trump's phone calls was childish
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This week shows Trump was always about race
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Outraged by a week of Trump's appeals to racists? The Huffington Post warned you!
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With Bannon liberated from White House, Breitbart prepares for ‘WAR.’ Or more of the same.
One man is preparing for a change of jobs. It might not change the world.
 
Does Sen. Blumenthal have an emoluments clause problem?
If the president is violating the constitution, Sen. Blumenthal may be as well.
 
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