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Bernie Sanders Isn't Going to Destroy the Democratic Party. He Just Might Save It










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Bernie Sanders Isn't Going to Destroy the Democratic Party. He Just Might Save It
Bernie Sanders campaigns in Birmingham, Ala.(photo: Brynn Anderson/AP)
Robin Abcarian, Los Angeles Times
Abcarian writes: "The overheated claims that Sanders can't win because he embraces 'Medicare for all' and the end of private health insurance, or because he wants public colleges and universities to be tuition-free or because he wants to ban fracking, just don't hold up."
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SNL's McKinnon as Warren and Fred Armisen as Bloomberg. (photo: NBC)
SNL's McKinnon as Warren and Fred Armisen as Bloomberg. (photo: NBC)


Kate McKinnon's 'SNL' Elizabeth Warren Destroys Fred Armisen's Bloomberg
Laura Bradley, The Daily Beast
Bradley writes: "Fred Armisen's Michael Bloomberg wanted to know if now is the right time for a president with no charisma or ability to connect with people - at which point Kate McKinnon's Elizabeth Warren emerged, wasting no time before roasting him like she did at the debates."





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Lela Mae Williams and seven of her nine children on arrival in Hyannis. (photo: Frank C. Curtin/AP)
Lela Mae Williams and seven of her nine children on arrival in Hyannis. (photo: Frank C. Curtin/AP)


The Cruel Story Behind the 'Reverse Freedom Rides'
Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR
Emanuel writes: "After three days on a Greyhound bus, Lela Mae Williams was just an hour from her destination-Hyannis, Mass.-when she asked the bus driver to pull over. She needed to change into her finest clothes. She had been promised the Kennedy family would be waiting for her."






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Maribel Ramirez, right, protested against the building of new immigration detention facilities in McFarland, Calif., during a public hearing on Tuesday. (photo: Jenna Schoenefeld/NYT)
Maribel Ramirez, right, protested against the building of new immigration detention facilities in McFarland, Calif., during a public hearing on Tuesday. (photo: Jenna Schoenefeld/NYT)


An ICE Detention Center? You Picked the Wrong Town, Residents Say
Miriam Jordan, The New York Times
Jordan writes: "As an undocumented immigrant, Maribel Ramirez does not officially have a say in the affairs of the small agricultural town in California's Central Valley that she has called home for 20 years."
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Mayor Lightfoot. (photo: Reuters)
Mayor Lightfoot. (photo: Reuters)


Chicago Cops Filmed Shooting Man in Station in a Video Mayor Lightfoot Calls 'Extremely Disturbing'
Tara Law, TIME
Law writes: "Officials are investigating after video emerged on Twitter of Chicago Police Department officers shooting and wounding a suspect at a Chicago train station on Friday."






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A doctor in Iran tests a patient's body temperature. (photo: National Interest)
A doctor in Iran tests a patient's body temperature. (photo: National Interest)


How US Sanctions on Iran Helped Coronavirus Spread Undetected
Matthew Petti, The National Interest
Petti writes: "The Trump administration is partially reversing course on economic sanctions that have slowed down Iran from importing coronavirus test kits as the country faces down the most deadly COVID-19 outbreak outside of East Asia."
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Air pollution in China. (photo: Peter Parks/Getty Images)
Air pollution in China. (photo: Peter Parks/Getty Images)


Dramatic Fall in China Pollution Levels 'Partly Related' to Coronavirus
Caroline Davies, Guardian UK
Davies writes: "Nasa satellite images show a dramatic decline in pollution levels over China, which the US space agency believes is 'partly related' to an economic slowdown due to the coronavirus."
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