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Opinion
Don’t Refight the 2016 Campaign
Swing districts for the 2018 midterms generally do not look very much like the Midwestern areas that won the Trump the presidency.http://www.npr.org/2017/02/21/515244167/whos-who-in-the-race-for-dnc-chair-and-their-plans-for-democrats-to-win-again
Tom Perez has won the vote.
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Opinion
The Murders of My Colleagues
Dead Mexican journalists are old news. But we can’t stop covering them."Mexico is knee deep in problems, including rampant corruption that strangles the economy. Journalists are a key part of the solution, but they can expose the country’s rot only if they have the basic protection from being murdered. We should not become accustomed to the killing of our colleagues."
Yes.
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Opinion
Video: Policing Flint
Step inside a police department struggling with budget cuts and public distrust.https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/21/opinion/finding-hope-in-the-flint-police-department.html
http://www.nytimes.com/1983/09/07/us/federal-buyout-of-times-beach-mo-begins.html
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Crosswords & Games
A Little Variety
A place to discuss the A Little Variety suite of puzzles, including the Spelling Bee.https://static01.nyt.com/packages/other/crossword/puzzleblogimages/sb.ans.022617.pngp
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Business Day
Morning Agenda: Uber’s Tough Week, Tech Acrimony and Manufacturing
Uber is still reeling over sexual harassment allegations from a former employee and now is being sued by Waymo, the self-driving car business spun out of Google’s parent company.Uber will have to pay.
The amount is not yet established.
If you don't like the way Snap is structured do not buy the stock.
Civil forfeiture is bad law.
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Opinion
Under Mr. Trump, Private Prisons Thrive Again
These facilities are morally repugnant and in many ways worse than state-run prisons. The president just gave them a big boost." (F)or Mr. Trump, appearing tough on crime has always been the point, no matter what the facts are."
"But private facilities are sure to start expanding again under the Trump administration, thanks in part to mass detention of undocumented immigrants and increased enforcement of federal laws against recreational marijuana use."
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Opinion
Trump Is Damaging Press Freedom in the U.S. and Abroad
The president’s war on the media, including barring reporters from White House briefings, emboldens autocrats who kill and imprison journalists.Donald Trump is ruling as an autocrat.
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The Upshot
The Big Question for the U.S. Economy: How Much Room Is There to Grow?
The nation is close to what economists believe is full productive capacity. The Trump administration’s ambitious growth targets depend on how much slack remains.The maximum growth rate will be discovered.
If it is exceeded there will be inflation.
The Federal Reserve will raise interest rates.
Growth will slow.
I expect rapid deflation at that point.
Zero rates will not stop the return of depression conditions.
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Opinion
Liberals and Trump
There are perils in treating Donald Trump voters with contempt.http://www.gutenberg.org/files/48612/48612-h/48612-h.htm
The Liberals and the Conservatives are engaged in psychological warfare.
The Liberals must use the tactics of psychological warfare.
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World
The Bucolic Life of a Cambodian Grandmother Accused of Mass Killings
Im Chaem, 74, who lives in a snug house surrounded by fruit trees, was accused of overseeing the slaughter of tens of thousands as a Khmer Rouge official. Her case was dismissed.Cambodia is a sovereign nation.
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