Politics
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Omarosa Confirms What We All Suspected: Trump's a Racist Who Uses the N-Word
Omarosa Manigault-Newman, the former best black friend to the president, has a new book, Unhinged, which sadly is not an autobiography but a memoir about her time inside the Big House White House. According to the Daily Beast, Omarosa writes that she felt a “growing realization that Donald Trump was indeed a racist, a bigot,…
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It's Official: Melania Trump's Parents Are Now US Citizens
Melania Trump’s parents didn’t get stopped at the border for their second daughter to be ripped from their arms. They didn’t have to pine for the day that they’d all be reunited; they didn’t have to wonder if she was safe or being fed properly or even if she slept on a bed. They never…
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Devin Nunes Joins Omarosa and Michael Cohen's White House Leaked Mixtape Series
Tapes have an important history in hip-hop’s legacy. During the 1980s, mixtapes were all the rage because most radio stations weren’t playing this new genre of music and no one had time to lug around thousands of albums. Before Soundcloud, Spotify and Tidal became a thing, these pre-internet recordings determined what everyone would be listening…
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Trump's Legal Team Gives Robert Mueller a Last-Minute Birthday Gift
On Tuesday, Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III celebrated his 74th birthday. On Wednesday, he got a late gift from Donald Trump’s legal team—a counter-offer to his request for an interview with the president as he continues his investigation into whether or not members of Trump’s campaign colluded with Russians in the 2016 presidential election.…
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Enough With the Shit, Green Party. The Coming Midterms Are Too Important for Your Shenanigans
In theory, the Green Party is vitally necessary for a two-party system with party platforms so rigid and legacy-laced that not all potential candidates can get with either of them. I get it. But in practice, the Green Party has become a catch-all for wackos and faux-Democrats who wouldn’t have a shot in hell in…
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Ferguson Uprising: Prosecutor Who Didn't Bring Charges in Michael Brown Shooting Loses Primary to Black Councilman
The ashes of the Ferguson, Mo., uprising have given way to the ouster of a longstanding St. Louis County prosecuting attorney who not only led the investigation into the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown by white police officer Darren Wilson, but took a moment to chastise the public who demanded that Wilson be…
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From Hater to Hopeful: How Netroots Nation Changed My Opinion of Kamala Harris
“You’re just a hater!” “She’s the only one who can carry black women!” “So you want Trump to get re-elected?” I hear these things all the time from my political friends. Usually right after I air-drop fifty-kajillion gallons of cold water on their fantasy of a Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) led Democratic ticket beating Donald…
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White House Pushing New Policy That Would Punish Legal Immigrants Who've Received Public Benefits: Report
The White House is at again, this time, President Trump’s advisor and resident white supremacist weasel, Stephen Miller, has reportedly proposed a new policy that would make it harder for legal immigrants whose families received public benefits such as subsidies for Obamacare or food stamps to get citizenship. According to CNN, The White House (emphasis…
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Kanye's Conservative BFF, Candace Owens, Was Harassed at a Coffee Shop, Claims Racism
I cover politics for The Root. Every day, I look into the ongoings of one of the worst administrations to ever do it. I’m fully aware of Candace Owens and was amused when Kanye West began lauding her as a free-thinker. I’ve seen Candace Owens frequently on political talk shows as she’s become the go-to…
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Even Scrubbing Trump's Star Off the Hollywood Walk of Fame Is More Complicated Than It Should Be
Late Monday, the West Hollywood City Council unanimously passed a resolution to ask the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to remove Donald Trump’s star from the Hollywood Walk of Fame. But as much as I’d love to sip on this delicious, cold brew of petty, apparently, nothing is ever easy and all our dreams are unlikely…