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Weekly Alert: June 1, 2018 Here are the stories FAIR has been working on this week. Please help us spread the word by forwarding this email to friends and by sharing our stories on social media like  Facebook  and Twitter . Burying the One-State Solution in Palestine/Israel NYT ’s ‘Economic Logic’ Ignores Italy’s Economic Reality WaPo  Editors: We Have to Help Destroy Yemen to Save It This week's episode of FAIR's radio show  CounterSpin : Joanne Doroshow on Forced Arbitration Ruling, Julio López Varona on Puerto Rico’s Predators Newly posted CounterSpin transcripts: ‘Their Hedge Fund Wants These Massive Profits’ ‘This Is Really an Effort to Undermine People’s Access to Birth Control’ FAIR cites: Venezuela Defeated the US in Its Election. Now It Must Build an Independent Economy Concerning Media Bias   FAIR’s ad-free, content-rich site is supported by contributions  from our loyal band...

Iraq and Afghanistan veteran Dan Helmer is under savage attack from the White House and their hard-right allies in the fever swamp. Why? Because he said this in an ad: “After 9/11, the greatest threat to our democracy lived in a cave. Today, he lives in the White House. No one, even the president, is above the law.”  - Dan Helmer Here is the truth: Donald Trump is a threat to our democracy.  He is selling foreign policy favors for Ivanka Trump trademarks. He refuses to protect our elections from Russian cyber attacks. He started a sham commission intended to suppress black and brown people from voting. He is a threat to our democracy. Everyone knows it. That’s why we have Dan Helmer’s back. His primary is coming up, and he needs our help: Can you make a $10 donation to progressive veteran Dan Helmer’s campaign for Congress? He needs our help. He is under savage attack, and his election is right around the corner. Dan’s race is eminently winnable in...

The Department of Justice will soon begin posting seven years’ worth of Foreign Agents Registration Act advisory opinions for the first time, as the National Law Review reported last week. Justice Department to Improve Foreign-Influence Transparency The Department of Justice will soon begin posting seven years’ worth of Foreign Agents Registration Act advisory opinions for the first time, as the  National Law Review  reported last week. For years, POGO has recommended the Department make these documents available as an informational resource to improve compliance with the law, and submitted testimony to Congress just last week urging it to make doing so a legal requirement. The Justice Department’s decision to proactively make these opinions available is a  huge win  for foreign-influence transparency. Read more Recommendations for Disaster Response and Recovery POGO has examined many developments and issues regarding how the Federal Eme...

03 June 18 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News Robert Reich | Why the Only Answer Is to Break Up the Biggest Wall Street Banks  Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog Reich writes: "On Wednesday, Federal bank regulators proposed to allow Wall Street more freedom to make riskier bets with federally-insured bank deposits - such as the money in your checking and savings accounts." READ MORE Former FBI Director Robert Mueller. (photo: Getty Images) Trump's Lawyers: Obstruction of Justice Is Legal If You're President Chas Danner, New York Magazine Danner writes: "President Trump's lawyers believe that he is above the law when it comes to obstruction of justice, according to a bombshell new report in the New York Times." READ MORE June is Pride Month. (photo: Valdrin Xhemaj/EPA) Trump Ignores LGBTQ Pride Month for Second Year in a Row Lindsay Gibbs, ThinkProgress Gibbs writes: "This week, President Donald T...

Good and bad news for MASS DEMS — CHANDLER backs GONZALEZ — WARREN, MARKEY call for action on Puerto Rico 06/01/2018 07:17 AM EDT By Lauren Dezenski  (ldezenski@politico.com; @LaurenDezenski) with Brent D. Griffiths (bgriffiths@politico.com; @BrentGriffiths) TGIF, MASSACHUSETTS.  Welcome to June (!) THE GOOD AND BAD NEWS FOR MASS. DEMS —  On the eve of the state party convention in Worcester, a new poll out this morning has good news and bad news for Massachusetts Democrats. The good news? The state's most popular Democrat, Sen.  Elizabeth Warren , continues to hold a huge lead in match-ups against her three Republican challengers,  Beth Lindstrom , state Rep.  Geoff Diehl , and  John Kingston  — she's up by 35 points against each of them. Independent candidate  Shiva Ayyadurai , in each matchup, also captures 8 percent support. Warren also has a respectable 53 percent favorability rating. But the  WBUR/MassINC poll ...