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      Biden's Inappropriate Comment to 10-Year-Old at Town Hall Makes Clear Candidate 'Is Not Listening' to Women, Critics Say

      Biden's Inappropriate Comment to 10-Year-Old at Town Hall Makes Clear Candidate 'Is Not Listening' to Women, Critics Say

      "Not only is Joe Biden's creepiness around young girls not something to be dismissed lightly, his refusal to fully apologize and change his ways is indicative of how little he cares about sexual assault."

      Julia Conley
      May 29, 2019

      Progressives urged Democratic primary voters not to dismiss concerns about former Vice President Joe Biden's conduct towards women and girls after the 2020 presidential candidate touched a young girl and commented on her appearance at a campaign event Tuesday evening.

      At a town hall hosted by the American Federation of Teachers in Houston, Biden responded to a 10-year-old girl's question with the comment, 'I'll bet you're as bright as you are good-looking" before holding her by the shoulders and leading her over the press to introduce her to reporters.

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      Classified America: Why Is the US Public Allowed to Know So Little?

      Classified America: Why Is the US Public Allowed to Know So Little?

      For a journalist -- especially one covering government and politics -- the most suspicious, least trustworthy word in the language ought to be: "classified."

      Robert C. Koehler
      May 11, 2017

      For a journalist -- especially one covering government and politics -- the most suspicious, least trustworthy word in the language ought to be: "classified."

      As the drama continues to swirl around Russiagate, or whatever the central controversy of the Trump administration winds up being known as, that word keeps popping up, teasingly, seductively: "It appeared that there was a great deal more (former acting Attorney General Sally) Yates wished she could share," the Washington Post informed us the other day, for instance, "but most of the information surrounding everything that happened remains classified."

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      Will Trump's Tax Records Be the Next Pentagon Papers?

      Will Trump's Tax Records Be the Next Pentagon Papers?

      A broad coalition of activists is agitating to force the release of Donald Trump’s tax returns, but it may turn out that the only way we’ll ever see his records is if someone leaks them to the media.

      Peter Dreier
      Feb 28, 2017

      Democrats, liberals, activist groups, and the media are scrambling to figure out how to respond to the dizzying array of crises triggered by the Trump administration. People concerned about immigrants, refugees, reproductive rights, the environment, mass incarceration and police racism, workers' rights, and other issues are taking to the streets, lobbying, mobilizing new local groups, and other actions. But there is one piece of information that, if revealed, could single-handedly undermine Trump's presidency before he is able to gain momentum: his federal tax returns.

      A broad coalition of activists--which so far includes the leaders of the January women's marches that galvanized five million people in cities across the country, MoveOn.org, the American Federation of Teachers, the Indivisible Project (which has inspired more than 7,000 local groups to organize, including protests at local town halls sponsored by members of Congress), Americans For Tax Fairness, the Center for Popular Democracy (a network of local community organizing groups), and Our Revolution (the organization built from Bernie Sanders's presidential campaign)--are planning a massive Tax March on April 15 to demand that Trump release his tax returns. They intend to walk from the U.S. Capitol to the White House, passing both Trump's hotel and the IRS building. They also expect to organize marches in more than 60 cities across the country.

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