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Frank Rich | Trump Only Knows Chaos 
Donald Trump. (photo: Doug Mills/NYT)
Frank Rich, New York Magazine
Rich writes: "It is a mistake to assume there is any method whatsoever to Donald Trump's current madness."
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Syria. (photo: Reuters)
Syria. (photo: Reuters)

Dozens Dead in Possible Gas Attack in Syria
Steve Almasy, CNN
Almasy writes: "Several Syrian activist groups Saturday reported that a brutal attack on the remnants of the rebel-held city of Douma in Eastern Ghouta left dozens of civilians dead and scores wounded."
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A new Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility on this site in Conroe, Texas, will house up to 1,000 immigrants at a cost of $44 million a year to U.S. taxpayers. (photo: John Burnett/NPR)
A new Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility on this site in Conroe, Texas, will house up to 1,000 immigrants at a cost of $44 million a year to U.S. taxpayers. (photo: John Burnett/NPR)

Big Money as Private Immigrant Jails Boom
John Burnett, NPR
Burnett writes: "The Trump administration wants to expand its network of immigrant jails. In recent months, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has called for five new detention facilities to be built and operated by private prison corporations across the country."
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Mitchell Gold, co-founder of furniture manufacturer Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams. (photo: WP)
Mitchell Gold, co-founder of furniture manufacturer Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams. (photo: WP)

The Last Frontier for Gay Rights
Tiffany Stanley, The Washington Post
Stanley writes: "What was happening in Alexander County was a version of the debate unfolding in recent years in towns across the country, places where the laws have swiftly changed but deeply held beliefs have not."
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'April 12 is now known as Equal Pay Day.' (photo: Jessica Hill/AP)
'April 12 is now known as Equal Pay Day.' (photo: Jessica Hill/AP)

Trump Pulls Back Obama-Era Protections for Women Workers
Mary Emily O'Hara, NBC News
O'Hara writes: "With little notice, President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order that advocates say rolls back hard-fought victories for women in the workplace."
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Supporters of former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva put up banners outside the Supreme Federal Court in March. (photo: Senado Federal/Flickr)
Supporters of former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva put up banners outside the Supreme Federal Court in March. (photo: Senado Federal/Flickr)

The Meaning of Lula's Imprisonment
Felipe Demier, Jacobin
Demier writes: "This week, both sides of a polarized Brazil were on tenterhooks, awaiting the Supreme Court's judgement on former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's appeal for habeas corpus - his right to remain free until all his appeals have been exhausted."
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The El Capitan rock formation in Yosemite National Park, California. (photo: AP)
The El Capitan rock formation in Yosemite National Park, California. (photo: AP)

National Parks to Rethink Plan to Hike Entrance Fees After Widespread Anger
Jimmy Tobias, Guardian UK
Tobias writes: "The Department of the Interior said on Tuesday that it planned to revise a controversial proposal to drastically increase entrance fees at some of the most popular national parks in the country."
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