Kamala Harris Crushed Joe Biden on Busing at the Debate. Here’s Why She’s Walking It Back.

School segregation is a great blot on America. Revisiting the unpopular politics of the 1970s is now a way for the party to clean that mess up.

MICHAEL TOMASKY, DAILY BEAST

 A Generational Shift in the Debate Over Busing

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Integration vs. White Intransigence

Separate has never been equal.

NY TIMES, THOMAS EDSALL

The Longest American Expansion on Record: Economy has Grown for 121 Straight Months. 

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Liberals Dominated the Debates and it's Making the Party Moderates  Nervous.

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A Wretched Start for Democrats

The party seems interested in helping everyone except the voters it needs.

NY TIMES, BRET STEPHENS

Government Watchdog Report Details Squalid Conditions at Border Centers.

A page from the Office of Inspector General report.

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• Overcrowded conditions are more widespread at migrant centers along the southern border than initially revealed, a new report from the Office of the Inspector General said.
• The disturbing findings include standing-room-only cells, children without showers and hot meals, and detainees clamoring desperately for release.

MICHAEL TOMASKY, DAILY BEAST



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The Democratic Candidates Are in  Denial on Immigration.

ANDREW SULLIVAN, NEW YORK

Kevin Durant to Join Nets in N.B.A. Free Agency.

Kyrie Irving Also Commits to Brooklyn, Cementing Nets as Kings of New York

Durant was with the Golden State Warriors for the past three seasons and is one of the best players--if not the best-players in the game.

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Kevin Durant shook the N.B.A. in the opening moments of free agency Sunday night, announcing his decision to leave the Golden State Warriors for the Nets on Instagram to the beat of a track from the Brooklyn rapper Notorious B.I.G.

For the Nets, who also struck a deal Sunday with Kyrie Irving, it was the splashiest combination of moves they could have made after spending years digging out from the depths of ill-advised personnel moves and searching for a slice of the spotlight in a city long dominated by the Knicks. For Durant, 30, it will be a fresh start with a new team — a budding relationship that will require patience from both sides.

The Nets, who reached the playoffs last season for the first time since 2015, also  obtained DeAndre Jordan, a center known for his rebounding, with a four-year, $40 million contract, his agent told ESPN.

Mueller to Testify Before House Committees

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Dave Bartholomew, Producer for Fats Domino, One of Rock's & New Orleans R&B' Founders, Dies at 100

Fats Domino, left, and Dave Bartholomew, who co-wrote and produced many of Mr. Domino’s hits. “Dave was one of rock ’n’ roll’s first great producers,” one expert said.CreditCharles L. Franck/Franck Bertacci Photograph Collection, via Historic New Orleans Collection

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Supreme Court Declines to Block Partisan Gerrymandering.

• Justices: redistricting a political question beyond court’s reach
• Critics warn court’s demurral could give ‘green light’ for abuse

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Takeaways From Night 2 of the Democratic Debate.Biden Comes Under Attack From All Sides. 

Kamala Harris stood out from the 10-person crowd several times during the NBC debate. Her exchange with Joe Biden, who is leading in the polls, put him on the defensive.



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Interrupting/the audience: Sometimes candidates need to cut in to offer an actual point of debate over a policy issue or if you aren’t getting enough time. But on Thursday night, the candidates interrupted over and over again, literally from the first question. They did so before they got a chance to even be neglected. They did so even though they weren’t necessarily disagreeing. It was grating. And it killed the debate early on. The moderators got better about cutting people off after the first 30 or 40 minutes, but it might honestly be time to talk about cutting people’s microphones off if they are abusing the format.

Democrats Diverge on How Far Left to Nudge Nation in First Debate. Activism vs. Caution on Economy, Health Care and Immigration.

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A Photo Can Shock  a Nation: This Shot Captures the Pathos of Migrants Who Risked It All.

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12 Ways the Progressive Takeover Is Transforming New York

Rent regulations, climate change, gun control and more: Lawmakers pushed through an undeniably liberal agenda.

Senator Jessica Ramos, center, addresses the Senate on Wednesday, just before her colleagues approved some of the most robust anti-harassment laws in the country.CreditPatrick Dodson for The New York Times

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Preludes to a War? Iranian Revolutionary Guard Exults in Downing of U.S. Drone. Facing Intensifying Confrontation With Iran, Trump Has Few Appealing Options

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For Trump, ‘Judgment Time Is Coming’ on How to Respond to Iran

PETER BAKER, NY TIMES

In Trump’s Iran Response, Some See a Dangerous Ambiguity

President Trump speaking in the White House with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and John R. Bolton, the national security adviser, behind him.CreditErin Schaff/The New York Times

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Urged to Launch an Attack, Trump Listened to Fox News Host Tucker Carlson Who Said It Would Be a Costly Mistake

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Trump Approves Strikes on Iran, but Then Abruptly Pulls Back.

 Trump 'cancelled Iran strikes with planes in the air'

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GUARDIAN

Who Are the Actual Democrats?

MICHAEL TOMASKY, NY REVIEW OF BOOKS

A Decade in the Red: Trump Tax Figures
Show Over $1 Billion in Business Losses

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In multiple years,Trump appears to have lost more money than nearly any other individual taxpayer.

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