The Al Franken case

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[Jane Mayer](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfHW_pP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmV3eW9ya2VyLmNvbS9tYWdhemluZS8yMDE5LzA3LzI5L3RoZS1jYXNlLW9mLWFsLWZyYW5rZW4_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTExOTAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTU3OCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImbmw9ZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzI2VwNueXRCCgAf6eo6XdB3Vk5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) has written a deeply reported piece in the current New Yorker arguing strongly (if implicitly) that the answer is yes. And the case against Franken — for sexual harassment — looks weaker once Mayer has finished examining it. Still, this isn’t an easy case to evaluate, and I encourage you to read the piece. Here were my main takeaways: - Franken’s original accuser, Leeann Tweeden, is not very credible. She has told demonstrable falsehoods and as a conservative radio host and friend of Sean Hannity’s, she had a political motive for damaging Franken. This much is clear: Franken and Tweeden appeared in a ribald skit together, and Franken posed in an inappropriate picture referring to the skit. Many of the other things Tweeden has said about the tour, including her description of the skit, don’t seem to be true. - Franken had a pattern of touching women in ways that made them feel uncomfortable (such as kissing them on the mouth as a social greeting). Not all the allegations are clear cut. Taken together, though, they suggest that Franken behaved inappropriately. - The Senate shouldn’t have rushed to judgment. Mayer quotes seven different Democrats in the Senate at the time who now regret pushing for Franken’s resignation. And I agree: The fair response would have been a hearing — without delay — to air the allegations against him, as both he and Tweeden favored. A hearing could have helped clarify whether his behavior was merely inappropriate or closer to predatory. Either way, he may have had to resign, because serving in Congress is a privilege not a right, but the complexities of his case would have come out much sooner. Wherever you stand on his case, I think it is worth thinking through. As the country finally begins to grapple with sexual harassment in a serious way, there are no doubt going to be other hard cases, too. For more … [Michael Tomasky](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfHW_pP4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnRoZWRhaWx5YmVhc3QuY29tL291c3RpbmctYWwtZnJhbmtlbi13YXMtYS1kdWUtcHJvY2Vzcy1kaXNhc3Rlci1mb3ItZGVtb2NyYXRzP3NvdXJjZT10d2l0dGVyJnZpYT1kZXNrdG9wP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMTkwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU1NzgmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDcyNmt0b3BXA255dEIKAB_p6jpd0HdWTlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), The Daily Beast: “Democrats did not only him but themselves and liberal values serious harm by forcing Franken out without him getting his due process, and this is all going to come back on them, and those values, and quite possibly the #MeToo movement, in ways we can’t really anticipate.” “Due process exists in criminal proceedings precisely because the stakes are so high,” the lawyer [Jill Filipovic](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfHW_pP4RTAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNubi5jb20vMjAxOS8wNy8yMy9vcGluaW9ucy9hbC1mcmFua2VuLXNjYW5kYWwtanVzdC13b250LWRpZS1maWxpcG92aWMvaW5kZXguaHRtbD91dG1fdGVybT1pbWFnZSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPXNvY2lhbCZ1dG1fY29udGVudD0yMDE5LTA3LTI0VDAyJTNBMDclM0EwNCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPXR3Q05OP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMTkwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU1NzgmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDcyNnNvdXJjZT10d0NOTlcDbnl0QgoAH-nqOl3Qd1ZOUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) writes for CNN. “We must also insist on a fair process when leveraging social and professional, but not criminal, penalties.” [Lili Loofbourow](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfHW_pP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly9zbGF0ZS5jb20vbmV3cy1hbmQtcG9saXRpY3MvMjAxOS8wNy9hbC1mcmFua2VuLXByb2ZpbGUtamFuZS1tYXllci1idW1ibGVyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTExOTAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTU3OCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImbmw9ZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzI2VwNueXRCCgAf6eo6XdB3Vk5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) acknowledges the holes Mayer pokes in Tweeden’s story but voices skepticism of Franken’s claims of having been “oblivious” to his conduct. “A consummate politician and performer with an ax to grind has done a formidable job of coming across as a clownish but well-meaning oaf,” she writes in Slate. “The question is: Should we buy the portrayal?” None of Franken’s other accusers “are right-wing operatives,” [Amanda Marcotte](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfHW_pP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMjIvd2hhdC1kcm92ZS10aGUtbmV3LXlvcmtlcnMtamFuZS1tYXllci1pbnRvLWFsLWZyYW5rZW4tZGVuaWFsaXNtLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTE5MCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NTc4JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZubD1kYXZpZC1sZW9uaGFyZHQmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA3MjZXA255dEIKAB_p6jpd0HdWTlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) says. “Most of them are clearly involved in Democratic politics and seem to have nothing to gain from lying about Franken,” she writes in Salon. “While a couple of the stories are relatively minor, several — such as the allegations of groping and the allegation of a proposition — are clear-cut examples of sexual harassment of the sort that Mayer has, in the past, put her talents toward exposing.” Vox’s [Matthew Yglesias](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfHW_pP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudm94LmNvbS8yMDE5LzcvMjIvMjA3MDM2MTcvYWwtZnJhbmtlbi1qYW5lLW1heWVyLXJlc2lnbmF0aW9uP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMTkwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU1NzgmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDcyNlcDbnl0QgoAH-nqOl3Qd1ZOUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) argues that Franken did the right thing, morally and politically, by resigning, and has tarnished that decision by expressing regrets: “Insisting that he is the real victim in all this becomes the opposite of atonement and ultimately makes the public rehabilitation he clearly craves impossible.” And Mayer discussed the article on [“Fresh Air,” with Terry Gross](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfHW_pP4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm5wci5vcmcvMjAxOS8wNy8yNS83NDUyMzIzNDUvam91cm5hbGlzdC1qYW5lLW1heWVyLW9uLXRoZS1tYW55LW15c3Rlcmllcy1pbi10aGUtYWNjdXNhdGlvbnMtYWdhaW5zdC1hbC1mcmFua2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTExOTAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTU3OCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImbmw9ZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzI2VwNueXRCCgAf6eo6XdB3Vk5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). 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Cutting off American aid isn’t going to stop them. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfHW_pP4QQAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMjUvb3Bpbmlvbi93aGl0ZS1saWJlcmFsLWRlbW9jcmF0cy5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aW1nJm5sX2FydD0yJnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDcyNj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTE5MCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NTc4JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzI2VwNueXRCCgAf6eo6XdB3Vk5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [How White Democrats Moved 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~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfHW_pP4QQAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMjUvb3Bpbmlvbi90cnVtcC1mb3JlaWduLWludmVzdG9ycy5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aW1nJm5sX2FydD0zJnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDcyNj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTE5MCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NTc4JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzI2VwNueXRCCgAf6eo6XdB3Vk5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [Trump’s Secret Foreign Aid Program](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfHW_pP4QVAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMjUvb3Bpbmlvbi90cnVtcC1mb3JlaWduLWludmVzdG9ycy5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aGVhZGxpbmUmbmxfYXJ0PTMmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzI2P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMTkwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU1NzgmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA3MjZXA255dEIKAB_p6jpd0HdWTlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) By PAUL KRUGMAN He’s giving away billions to overseas investors. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfHW_pP4QVAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMjUvb3Bpbmlvbi9tdWVsbGVyLXRydW1wLWltcGVhY2gtcmFjaXNtLmh0bWw_ZW1fcG9zPXNtYWxsJnJlZj1pbWcmbmxfYXJ0PTQmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzI2P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMTkwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU1NzgmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA3MjZXA255dEIKAB_p6jpd0HdWTlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA [Stop Trying to Make Mueller Happen](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfHW_pP4QaAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMjUvb3Bpbmlvbi9tdWVsbGVyLXRydW1wLWltcGVhY2gtcmFjaXNtLmh0bWw_ZW1fcG9zPXNtYWxsJnJlZj1oZWFkbGluZSZubF9hcnQ9NCZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA3MjY_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTExOTAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTU3OCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDcyNlcDbnl0QgoAH-nqOl3Qd1ZOUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) By FARHAD MANJOO There is a more glaring reason to impeach Trump: racism. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfHW_pP4QQAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMjUvb3Bpbmlvbi9yb2JlcnQtbXVlbGxlci1oZWFyaW5ncy5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aW1nJm5sX2FydD01JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDcyNj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTE5MCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NTc4JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzI2VwNueXRCCgAf6eo6XdB3Vk5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [What the Mueller Hearings Did Not Tell Us](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfHW_pP4QVAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMjUvb3Bpbmlvbi9yb2JlcnQtbXVlbGxlci1oZWFyaW5ncy5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aGVhZGxpbmUmbmxfYXJ0PTUmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzI2P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMTkwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU1NzgmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA3MjZXA255dEIKAB_p6jpd0HdWTlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) By CAROLINE FREDRICKSON There’s a lot more to the case against Mr. Trump and his associates. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfHW_pP4QQAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMjUvb3Bpbmlvbi9mYWNlYm9vay1maW5lLTUtYmlsbGlvbi5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aW1nJm5sX2FydD02JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDcyNj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTE5MCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NTc4JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzI2VwNueXRCCgAf6eo6XdB3Vk5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [A $5 Billion Fine for Facebook Won’t Fix Privacy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfHW_pP4QVAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMjUvb3Bpbmlvbi9mYWNlYm9vay1maW5lLTUtYmlsbGlvbi5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aGVhZGxpbmUmbmxfYXJ0PTYmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzI2P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMTkwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU1NzgmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA3MjZXA255dEIKAB_p6jpd0HdWTlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The Federal Trade Commission’s record-breaking levy has barely dented the company’s stock price. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfHW_pP4QZAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMjYvb3Bpbmlvbi9zZWN0aW9uLTIzMC1wb2xpdGljYWwtbmV1dHJhbGl0eS5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aW1nJm5sX2FydD03JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDcyNj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTE5MCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NTc4JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzI2VwNueXRCCgAf6eo6XdB3Vk5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [Politicians Want to Change the Internet’s Most Important Law. They Should Read It First.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfHW_pP4QeAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMjYvb3Bpbmlvbi9zZWN0aW9uLTIzMC1wb2xpdGljYWwtbmV1dHJhbGl0eS5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aGVhZGxpbmUmbmxfYXJ0PTcmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzI2P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMTkwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU1NzgmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA3MjZXA255dEIKAB_p6jpd0HdWTlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) By SARAH JEONG The law is neither long nor inscrutable. So why do people keep getting it wrong? ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfHW_pP4QRAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMjYvb3Bpbmlvbi9qYXBhbi13b21lbi1hYmUtZWxlY3Rpb24uaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWltZyZubF9hcnQ9OCZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA3MjY_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTExOTAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTU3OCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDcyNlcDbnl0QgoAH-nqOl3Qd1ZOUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [Japan’s Leader Wants to Empower Women. Just Not in His Party.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfHW_pP4QWAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMjYvb3Bpbmlvbi9qYXBhbi13b21lbi1hYmUtZWxlY3Rpb24uaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWhlYWRsaW5lJm5sX2FydD04JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDcyNj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTE5MCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NTc4JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzI2VwNueXRCCgAf6eo6XdB3Vk5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) By MARI MIURA Shinzo Abe isn’t keen on parity in politics, despite the economic costs of gender inequality. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfHW_pP4QYAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMjYvb3Bpbmlvbi93YXJyZW4ta2FuZGVycy13aGl0bmV5LXByb3Rlc3RzLmh0bWw_ZW1fcG9zPXNtYWxsJnJlZj1pbWcmbmxfYXJ0PTkmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzI2P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMTkwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU1NzgmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA3MjZXA255dEIKAB_p6jpd0HdWTlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA [Museums Need to Step Into the Future](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfHW_pP4QdAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMjYvb3Bpbmlvbi93YXJyZW4ta2FuZGVycy13aGl0bmV5LXByb3Rlc3RzLmh0bWw_ZW1fcG9zPXNtYWxsJnJlZj1oZWFkbGluZSZubF9hcnQ9OSZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA3MjY_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTExOTAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTU3OCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDcyNlcDbnl0QgoAH-nqOl3Qd1ZOUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) By DARREN WALKER They reflect the country’s widening inequality. Their trustees must help fix this. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfHW_pP4QqAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMjUvb3Bpbmlvbi9wb2xpdGljcy9leHBlZGl0ZWQtZGVwb3J0YXRpb24tdHJ1bXAtaW1taWdyYXRpb24uaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWltZyZubF9hcnQ9MTAmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzI2P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMTkwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU1NzgmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA3MjZXA255dEIKAB_p6jpd0HdWTlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA [The Human Cost of Fast-Track Deportation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfHW_pP4QvAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMjUvb3Bpbmlvbi9wb2xpdGljcy9leHBlZGl0ZWQtZGVwb3J0YXRpb24tdHJ1bXAtaW1taWdyYXRpb24uaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWhlYWRsaW5lJm5sX2FydD0xMCZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA3MjY_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTExOTAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTU3OCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDcyNlcDbnl0QgoAH-nqOl3Qd1ZOUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) By BETH WERLIN It denies a fair day in court to people who could face death when sent back to their countries. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfHW_pP4QSAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMjUvb3Bpbmlvbi9oZWN0b3ItZmlndWVyb2EtbWVtb3JpYWwuaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWltZyZubF9hcnQ9MTEmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzI2P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMTkwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU1NzgmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA3MjZXA255dEIKAB_p6jpd0HdWTlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA [Lessons From Hector Figueroa, Labor Visionary](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfHW_pP4QXAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMjUvb3Bpbmlvbi9oZWN0b3ItZmlndWVyb2EtbWVtb3JpYWwuaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWhlYWRsaW5lJm5sX2FydD0xMSZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA3MjY_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTExOTAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTU3OCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDcyNlcDbnl0QgoAH-nqOl3Qd1ZOUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) By MARA GAY Hector Figueroa reminded us how unions can bring together not just workers, but the nation. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfHW_pP4QWAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMjUvb3Bpbmlvbi9sZXR0ZXJzL211ZWxsZXItdHJ1bXAtcnVzc2lhLmh0bWw_ZW1fcG9zPXNtYWxsJnJlZj1pbWcmbmxfYXJ0PTEyJnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDcyNj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTE5MCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NTc4JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzI2VwNueXRCCgAf6eo6XdB3Vk5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [Robert Mueller’s Warning About Russia](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfHW_pP4QbAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMjUvb3Bpbmlvbi9sZXR0ZXJzL211ZWxsZXItdHJ1bXAtcnVzc2lhLmh0bWw_ZW1fcG9zPXNtYWxsJnJlZj1oZWFkbGluZSZubF9hcnQ9MTImdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNzI2P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMTkwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU1NzgmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA3MjZXA255dEIKAB_p6jpd0HdWTlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Readers react to the special counsel’s testimony before Congress on Wednesday. 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