Trump's Arpaio Pardon Signals to White Supremacists: "I've Got Your Back"

[t]   Monday, August 28, 2017 [t r u t h o u t] [View Recent Newsletters]( [Tell a friend about Truthout!]( [Donate Today!](   Truthout is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization; donations are tax deductible.   BuzzFlash Trump Scrapped Obama's Flood Protection Standards Days Before Hurricane Harvey [Read the Article at The Independent](   Why the Bundys and Their Heavily Armed Supporters Keep Getting Away With It [Read the Article at The New Yorker](   We Can't Fix US Democracy Until We Admit It's Broken [Read the Article at BuzzFlash](   Trump-McConnell Feud Sets the Stage for a September From Hell [Read the Article at Talking Points Memo](   The Peace Monument the United States Needs [Read the Article at BuzzFlash](   Everyone's Running for President in 2020 [Read the Article at NBC News](   White House Pressuring Intelligence Officials to Find Iran in Violation of Nuclear Deal [Read the Article at the Guardian](     [Trump's Arpaio Pardon Signals to White Supremacists: "I've Got Your Back"]( Marjorie Cohn, Truthout: Trump's pardon of former Sheriff Joe Arpaio demonstrates beyond any doubt the contempt both men hold for the rule of law, while signaling Trump's continued allegiance to the racist and anti-immigrant elements of his right-wing base. The pardon also signals to anyone compelled to testify against Trump that they could receive pardons, too, if they refuse to cooperate and are held in contempt of court. [Read the Article]( [As Catastrophic Flooding Hits Houston, Fears Grow of Pollution From Oil Refineries and Superfund Sites]( Amy Goodman and Renée Feltz, Democracy Now!: A catastrophic storm has hit Houston, the nation's fourth-largest city and home to the largest refining and petrochemical complex in the United States. According to the National Weather Service, "This event is unprecedented and all impacts are unknown and beyond anything experienced." [Watch the Video and Read the Transcript]( [What the Abolition of the British Slave Trade Can Teach Us About Free Speech]( Max Haiven, Truthout: In the face of intense racist violence, does it really make sense to debate over abstract notions of free speech? Those who fetishize the virtues of "debate" should keep in mind that it was not the altruism of the wealthy do-gooders in Parliament that ended the British slave trade. It was the organizing efforts of the enslaved and formerly enslaved Africans themselves who rebelled and rioted. [Read the Article]( [The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: A Government Agency for Promoting Growth]( Dean Baker, Truthout: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is intended to make sure that people don't get ripped off. This sounds like a basic issue of fairness, but it also helps to promote economic growth. The effect of the CFPB on boosting growth is too little appreciated even by those who strongly support the Bureau. [Read the Article]( ["They're Hollowing Out Rural Communities": Why We Need to Oppose Corporate Consolidation]( Emeline Posner, In These Times: Austin Frerick, a young economist who recently announced his candidacy for Iowa's 3rd congressional district Democratic primary, has made it a central point of his campaign to prevent monopolies from forming. In this interview, he outlines why we must understand anti-trust issues as part and parcel of a progressive agenda. [Read the Interview]( [Alicia Garza: On Historical Amnesia and Fighting White Supremacy]( R.J. Lozada, Making Contact: As people respond in the wake of actions in Charlottesville, Virginia, perpetrated by white supremacists and Nazis emboldened by President Trump, Alicia Garza, one of the founding leaders of Black Lives Matter, contextualizes this historical moment. [Listen to the Audio Segment]( [More States Are Allowing Guns on College Campuses]( Neal H. Hutchens and Kerry B. Melear, The Conversation: Texas and 10 other states now have laws permitting concealed carry of guns at colleges and universities. So far in 2017, campus carry bills have been introduced in at least 16 other states. Should colleges be forced to allow guns on campus? [Read the Article]( [How the "Business Case" for Gender Equality Sidelines Human Rights]( Sanyu Awori, openDemocracy: Economic arguments for gender equality effectively commodify women and their labor. They imply that women's rights to work are only useful because there are quantifiable economic returns. A human rights lens recognizes the agency and autonomy of women as humans, rather than seeing their labor as a means to an economic end. [Read the Article]( [Support Truthout with a tax-deductible donation ]( Please add messenger@truthout.org to ensure you receive our messages Truthout is a proud member of the Newspaper Guild/CWA, Local 36047 [Subscribe]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy](   [The Newspaper Guild]