News & Views | Trump Goes 'Full Delusion Mode'

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[Can you help today?]( [Support Common Dreams]( --------------------------------------------------------------- News & Views | 08.23.17   [Trump Goes 'Full Delusion Mode' With Unhinged Performance at Arizona Rally]( by Jake Johnson "This Trump speech is like something out of a psychopathology textbook."       News...   [Loser! In 2020 Trump vs. Sanders Match-Up, Bernie Beats Donald Bigly]( by Andrea Germanos New poll also shows Trump trailing both Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden in hypothetical match-ups.         ['Shades of 1933 Germany': Trump's Hostile Rally Prompts Third Reich Comparisons]( by Julia Conley Former British ambassador expresses shock at president's rhetoric as U.N. panel issues warning on Charlottesville response.         [As Trump Raged in Phoenix, Sanders and Conyers Offered Vision for a Better Nation]( by Jake Johnson "If you spent two minutes watching Trump, spend two watching this."         [Harvard Study Confirms: #ExxonKnew and Misled Public About Climate Threat for Decades]( by Jessica Corbett "ExxonMobil contributed quietly to the science and loudly to raising doubts about it," researchers conclude.         [Educators Celebrate as Arizona's Racist Ethnic Studies Ban Ruled Unconstitutional]( by Andrea Germanos "This is a win for what is right, for children."         ['An Official Endorsement of Racism': Trump Hints at Pardon for Sheriff Joe]( by Jessica Corbett Human rights groups and advocates swiftly respond to Trump's reassurance that America's so-called "toughest sheriff," a convicted criminal awaiting his sentence, will be "just fine."     [More News...](  Views...   [It’s Time to Take the Nazi-Trump Comparisons Seriously]( by Adil E. Shamoo, Bonnie Bricker The slide towards bleak historical periods can be difficult to recognize in the moment. But in this moment, it's glaringly obvious.         [Louise Linton and the "Sacrifices" of the Very Rich and Incredibly Obnoxious]( by Ezra Rosser Why what Louise Linton doesn't understand about taxation is so endlessly damaging to the common good.         [Reporting on Trump’s Afghan Escalation Omits Dead Afghan Civilians]( by Adam Johnson "The number of Afghan civilians killed during the 16-year US military occupation is well over 31,000, according to researchers at Brown University. The average American couldn’t possibly know this fact, since it’s almost never mentioned when weighing the cost/benefit ratio of further military occupation and bombing."         [Trump Can Stay Sane for Approximately 24 Hours]( by Jen Psaki "No surprise he took a flying leap in the other direction in Phoenix on Tuesday night, and delivered a speech that was all about division."         [Dear Trump Voter: He Lied to You]( by Robert Reich "He did not drain the swamp. After telling voters how he would take control away from special interests, he has surrounded himself with the very Wall Street players he decried."         [Trump Says ‘Love’ But Spews Hate]( by Libero Della Piana "The Trump administration’s rollback of civil rights enforcement and police oversight, the Muslim ban, the increase in family-destroying deportations, the dismantling of the social safety net – the list of violations gets longer by the day."     [More Views...]( Newswire... - [Civil and Human Rights Coalition Slams Trump’s Remarks in Phoenix]( - [Leading Civil Rights Organization and Police Chiefs Join to Address Hate Crimes]( - Responds to Harvard Study Revealing That Exxon Misled on Climate Change]( - [Nine RGGI States Embrace Clean Energy by Collectively Capping Power Plant Emissions Through 2030]( [more newswire...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Follow us on Facebook]( | [Follow us on Facebook]( | [Follow us on Twitter]( [Support Common Dreams with a tax-deductible donation]( If you prefer to donate by phone, call 207.775.0488 or by check, print [this form]( Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community. 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