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Bucking Trump, These Cities, States and Companies Commit to Paris Accord

Will Trump's Paris agreement exit spur job growth?

Why Congress Relies on Lobbyists Instead of Thinking for Itself

Senate Dems: Sessions’ testimony could be ‘construed as perjury’

Represent Us

Hostile Town Hall For Congressman Who Helped Save GOP Health Care Bill

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We were happy to be joined by Tom Peake from Voter Choice MA, which advocates Ranked Choice Voting. you can find out more about Voter Choice MA at www.voterchoicema.org

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Trump Team Knew Flynn Was Under Investigation Before He Came to White House

Here’s What Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein Told Congress About Comey

Payoffs From Putin to Trump? McCarthy Says No, He Was Just Kidding

Israeli Intelligence Furious Over Trump’s Loose Lips

FCC Officially Proposes to Eliminate Main Studio Rule for Radio/TV

Local reporting is outsourced to India

It's Official: Trump and Pai Plan to Destroy Net Neutrality

Speak out to support Net Neutrality!

Republicans shove Chaffetz on his way out

Gonzales Hospital Episode Detailed

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Fact Checking Donald Trump’s Interview With NBC’s Lester Holt

I’m Sticking with My President by Rick Perlstein

Did James Comey Misunderstand the Clinton Email Case?

The Right Is Claiming All the Democrats Demanded Comey’s Firing. They Didn’t.

Representative Tom MacArthur Town Hall Meeting

Easthampton School Committee bans Confederate flag 'at this time'

UMass student won't be allowed to carry Tibetan flag at Commencement ceremony

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Further Reading:

The 'First 100 Days' Presidential Benchmark Goes Back To FDR And Napoleon

Experts: Long road ahead for Trump offshore drilling order

The North Dakota Crude Oil That's Worth Almost Nothing

America's government can't be run like a business. That's a feature, not a bug.

U.S. Army fudged its accounts by trillions of dollars, auditor finds

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Theresa May used bogus arguments to justify election, says Tim Farron

Spain won’t block Scottish EU membership

Kansas Holds Special Election To Replace CIA Director Mike Pompeo

The final tally is in: Cases in Annie Dookhan drug lab scandal set for dismissal, county by county

NATIONAL COMMISSION ON FORENSIC SCIENCE

Minority votes intentionally diluted by GOP-led Texas House redistricting, federal court says

Massachusetts Should Become A 'Sanctuary State'

Alabama governor resigns, pleads guilty to charges tied to allegations he tried to cover up affair with a top aide

Suspended Chief Justice Roy Moore mulling run for higher office

Jason Chaffetz Won’t Seek Re-Election in 2018

Bill O’Reilly Payout Could Be as High as $25 Million

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https://archive.org/download/CivilPolitics20170414/CivilPolitics_2017-04-14.mp3 Further Reading: Outrage heats up in China as people call for boycott of United Airlines United Airlines Debacle: 11 Things That Can Get You Kicked Off A US Plane Briarwood Presbyterian Church asks for its own police department China says North Korea tension has to be stopped from reaching ‘irreversible’ stage Bannon and Kushner … Continue reading Civil Politics (4/14/17): They’re Dragging Me Off a Jet Plane, Don’t Know If I’ll Be Back Again

https://archive.org/download/CivilPolitics20170407/CivilPolitics_2017-04-07.mp3 Further Reading: From the archives: What a sarin gas attack looks like The Grim Logic Behind Syria’s Chemical Weapons Attack Congressional Leaders Urge Trump Administration For Broader Syria Strategy Trump Confident U.S. Military Strike On Syria Wiped Out Russian Scandal Gallup Daily: Trump Job Approval  

https://archive.org/download/CivilPolitics20170331/CivilPolitics_2017-03-31.mp3 Further Reading: 2 White House Officials Helped Give Nunes Intelligence Reports Russian billionaire willing to testify to Congress about relationship with former Trump aide The Republican Majority in Congress Is an Illusion Trump coal order won’t prompt Indiana power plant restart Follow the money and the trail of ‘dead Russians,’ expert urges senators Flint … Continue reading Civil Politics (3/31/17): The Power of ReTrumplicans

https://archive.org/download/CivilPolitics20170324/CivilPolitics_2017-03-24.mp3 Stefan takes the board this week, and things don’t get set on fire! Not much anyway!