Robert Reich | A Third Party? How Not to Settle for the Lesser of Two Evils




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Robert Reich | A Third Party? How Not to Settle for the Lesser of Two Evils 
Former Clinton labor secretary Robert Reich. (photo: Steve Russell/Toronto Star)
Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog
Reich writes: "Are you happy with the electoral choices provided you by the two major parties? If not, should you vote for a third party candidate?"
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Jeff Sessions. (photo: AP)
Jeff Sessions. (photo: AP)

Jeff Sessions to Top White House Lawyer: If Trump Fires Rosenstein, I Might Leave Too
Jen Kirby, Vox
Kirby writes: "Attorney General Jeff Sessions has reportedly put the White House on notice: If Rod Rosenstein goes, I might go, too."
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Carlos Rodriguez speaks on Thursday in Littleton, Colorado. photo: Rick Wilking/Reuters
Carlos Rodriguez speaks on Thursday in Littleton, Colorado. (photo: Rick Wilking/Reuters)

Columbine Students Urge Action on Gun Control Ahead of Walkouts Across the US
Lois Beckett, Guardian UK
Beckett writes: "When Columbine high school teacher Paula Reed does lockdown drills to prepare for an active shooter, she does them in the same classroom where she was during the 1999 Columbine shooting, which left 12 students and one teacher dead."
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A one-year-old from El Salvador clings to his mother after she turned themselves in to Border Patrol agents on December 7, 2015, near Rio Grande City, Texas. photo: John Moore/Getty Images
A one-year-old from El Salvador clings to his mother after she turned themselves in to Border Patrol agents on December 7, 2015, near Rio Grande City, Texas. (photo: John Moore/Getty Images)

Hundreds of Immigrant Children Have Been Taken From Parents at US Border
Caitlin Dickerson, The New York Times
Dickerson writes: "On Feb. 20, a young woman named Mirian arrived at the Texas border carrying her 18-month-old son. They had fled their home in Honduras through a cloud of tear gas, she told border agents, and needed protection from the political violence there."
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The ties between American white nationalists and Russians extend beyond the past few years. photo: Diana Ofosu/Getty Images
The ties between American white nationalists and Russians extend beyond the past few years. (photo: Diana Ofosu/Getty Images)










Michel writes: "The National Rifle Association (NRA) doesn't want to talk about its relationship with Russia. For months, the gun lobby has avoided questions from lawmakers on its ties to Russian officials."
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Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel, left, with predecessor and patron Raul Castro in Havana on April 19, 2018. photo: Adalberto Roque
Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel, left, with predecessor and patron Raul Castro in Havana on April 19, 2018. (photo: Adalberto Roque)

Cuba's New President Vows to Defend Socialist Revolution
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Cuba's new president, Miguel Diaz-Canel, began his term on Thursday with a promise to defend the socialist revolution led by the Castro brothers since 1959, giving a sober speech that also emphasized the need to modernize the island's economy."
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Great Barrier Reef. Great Barrier Reef.
Great Barrier Reef. (photo: IBorisoff/iStock)

Recent Ocean Heat Waves Have "Forever" Altered Great Barrier Reef
Chelsea Harvey, E&E News
Harvey writes: "A record-breaking marine heat wave, which scorched the waters off the Australian coast in 2016, has changed the Great Barrier Reef 'forever,' scientists say. Not only has the reef suffered extensive die-offs, but the types of corals that remain are different and less diverse than they were before."
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