ThinkProgressPage Array – ThinkProgress http://thinkprogress.org Hard-hitting progressive political news and analysis. Fri, 05 Aug 2016 01:15:48 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.2 Congressman Proposes Law To Prevent Trump From Being Able To Launch Nukes On His Own http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/08/04/3805276/ted-lieu-trump-nuclear-weapons-protocol/ Thu, 04 Aug 2016 21:11:12 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/default/2016/08/04/3805276// Rep. Lieu says Trump's "erratic" behavior has highlighted the danger.

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]]> Apple Store Employees Are Diverse, But Their Silicon Valley Co-Workers Lag Behind http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2016/08/04/3805099/apple-diversity-report/ Thu, 04 Aug 2016 21:07:48 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/default/2016/08/04/3805099// Racial and gender diversity in retail has jumped significantly since 2014.

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]]> Trump Made Up An Entire News Story On Iran — And He’s Standing By It http://thinkprogress.org/world/2016/08/04/3805278/trump-iran-made-up-story/ Thu, 04 Aug 2016 20:49:16 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/default/2016/08/04/3805278// The Trump campaign has already confirmed it's true.

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]]> Trump ‘A Bigot And A Racist’ Who Is ‘Unfit’ For Commander In Chief, Veterans Tell McCain http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/08/04/3805233/veterans-mccain-trump-unendorse/ Thu, 04 Aug 2016 20:49:11 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/default/2016/08/04/3805233// Over 100,000 people signed onto a petition demanding that McCain and other top Republicans dump Trump.

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]]> Nuclear Power Is Losing Money At An Astonishing Rate http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/08/04/3803499/nuclear-power-bail-out/ Thu, 04 Aug 2016 17:47:53 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/default/2016/07/30/3803499// Half of existing nuclear power plants are no longer profitable. Should we bail out this heavily subsidized industry because it helps reduce carbon pollution? And is New York's recent bailout way too high?

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]]> New York’s Blue Lives Matter Bill Would Make Cops a Protected Class http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2016/08/04/3805141/ny-blue-lives-matter/ Thu, 04 Aug 2016 17:43:01 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/default/2016/08/04/3805141// New York is one of several states that have introduced this kind of legislation.

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]]> Roger Ailes Isn’t Donating $500K To A Senior Center, According To His Wife’s Newspaper http://thinkprogress.org/culture/2016/08/04/3805202/roger-ailes-isnt-donating-500k-senior-center-anymore-reports-newspaper-owned-wife/ Thu, 04 Aug 2016 17:16:35 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/default/2016/08/04/3805202// The more you know!

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]]> Trump May Be Making Republicans Increasingly Doubt Global Warming http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/08/04/3805075/donald-trump-inspires-climate-change-doubt/ Thu, 04 Aug 2016 17:12:48 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/default/2016/08/04/3805075// Donald Trump professes global warming is a hoax and some may be buying into that, a new survey suggests.

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]]> The Inexplicable ‘Courtesy’ That Could Elect Donald Trump http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2016/08/04/3804996/inexplicable-courtesy-elect-donald-trump/ Thu, 04 Aug 2016 16:02:52 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/default/2016/08/04/3804996// Justice Stephen Breyer has a weird definition of the word "courtesy."

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]]> Pope Calls Teaching About Gender Identity ‘Ideological Colonization’ http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2016/08/04/3805022/pope-comments-on-gender/ Thu, 04 Aug 2016 15:27:19 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/default/2016/08/04/3805022// The pope's latest comments on "choosing a gender" have upset LGBT activists.

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]]> The States That Do Nothing To Help Working Parents http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2016/08/04/3805078/state-laws-working-parents/ Thu, 04 Aug 2016 14:50:26 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/default/2016/08/04/3805078// Many states haven't passed a single law or program that would make life easier for parents.

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]]> Black Brazilians And Americans In Rio Made The Fight For Their Lives A Global One http://thinkprogress.org/sports/2016/08/04/3803547/the-fight-for-black-lives-in-rio/ Thu, 04 Aug 2016 14:50:20 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/default/2016/07/30/3803547// As athletes get ready to fight for glory, activists are fighting for their lives.

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]]> Bloomberg Super PAC Backs GOP Senator Opposed To Its Core Issues http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/08/04/3805038/bloomberg-backs-toomey-despite-guns-marriage-climate/ Thu, 04 Aug 2016 14:46:59 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/default/2016/08/04/3805038// Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) has almost always opposed Bloomberg's positions on climate, guns, and marriage equality.

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]]> Lawsuit Seeks To Keep Oil And Gas Drilling Out Of Protected California Aquifer http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/08/04/3804993/california-sued-over-aquifer-injections/ Thu, 04 Aug 2016 14:19:19 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/default/2016/08/04/3804993// "It’s shocking that Gov. Jerry Brown’s oil regulators are supporting the oil industry’s efforts to get federal permission to dump waste into California’s protected aquifers."

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]]> Melania Trump May Have Worked In The United States Illegally http://thinkprogress.org/immigration/2016/08/04/3804960/melania-trump-immigration-status-unclear/ Thu, 04 Aug 2016 14:11:24 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/default/2016/08/04/3804960// “I follow the law.”

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]]> Italy’s New Law Wants To Make Food Waste A Thing Of The Past http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/08/04/3804979/italy-food-waste-law/ Thu, 04 Aug 2016 14:08:35 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/default/2016/08/04/3804979// The law will remove hurdles for grocery stores wanting to donate unsold food, and encourage Italians to take home leftovers after eating out.

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]]> Missouri’s Top Public Defender Sends Fiery Letter To Governor, Assigns Him A Case http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2016/08/04/3804962/missouri-nixon-public-defense/ Thu, 04 Aug 2016 14:06:35 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/default/2016/08/04/3804962// Michael Barrett is sick and tired of providing a constitutional right on a shoe-string budget.

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]]> 9 Terrifying Things Donald Trump Has Publicly Said About Nuclear Weapons http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/08/04/3804985/7-terrifying-things-donald-trump-publicly-said-nuclear-weapons/ Thu, 04 Aug 2016 13:27:10 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/default/2016/08/04/3804985// Straight from the source.

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]]> The Kochs, Big Oil Are Taking Their War With The EPA To The Ballot Box http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/08/04/3803911/who-is-behind-pro-fossil-fuel-ags/ Thu, 04 Aug 2016 12:46:17 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/default/2016/08/01/3803911// Are you paying attention to your state attorney general race?

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]]> BREAKING: Supreme Court Permits School To Continue Anti-Trans Bathroom Policy http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2016/08/03/3804933/breaking-supreme-court-permits-school-continue-anti-trans-bathroom-policy/ Wed, 03 Aug 2016 21:18:54 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/default/2016/08/03/3804933// A temporary loss, but still a loss for equality.

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