partisan politics
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Poll: One-Third of Americans, Nearly Half of Black People Think We’re Headed for Another Civil War
If there’s one thing the Trump presidency has shown us (besides the fact that white male mediocrity continues to win), it’s that what was once cloaked in darkness will come to light. To be specific: The country’s basest, most vile and selfish instincts are now front and center, and though there are many opposed to…
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Longtime Veterans Affairs Chief of Staff Out Amid ‘Travel Scandal’ That Looks Mighty Partisan
The chief of staff for Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin retired Friday amid accusations that she was involved in a travel scandal involving the secretary’s wife. Shulkin is the fifth Trump Cabinet member to face ethics probes related to travel costs, but it looks like a black woman—Vivieca Wright Simpson—is out. The BBC reports that…