- What you missed on Sunday Kos …
- Despite outcry over mass shootings, don't look to Republicans for meaningful gun safety measures, by Sher Watts Spooner
- Memo to media: 'Congress' isn't blocking new gun laws—the GOP is, by Eric Boehlert
- Trump is a continuation and culmination of the long trail of white terrorism against black folks, by Denise Oliver Velez
- 'When you blow that kind of dog whistle, animals come out,' by Susan Grigsby
- Not just Trump: Limbaugh, right-wing media, NRA have long demonized immigrants and talked 'invasion,' by Ian Reifowitz
- Could Texas be more competitive than Minnesota in 2020? The evidence says yes, by Steve Singiser
- Trump didn't start the racial fire. He just brought the kerosene, rocket fuel, and s'mores, by Frank Vyan Walton
- The El Paso massacre couldn’t stop this Texas church from becoming a sanctuary for immigrants, by Egberto Willies
- Divide and conquer, by Mark E Andersen
The United States fencer Race Imboden took a knee at the awards ceremony of the Pan-American Games on Friday, a silent protest that officials said could have consequences. [...]
Mr. Imboden later explained on Twitter that he was honored to represent Team U.S.A. but that his pride was “cut short” by the “shortcomings” of his country.
“Racism, Gun Control, mistreatment of immigrants, and a president who spreads hate are at the top of a long list,” Mr. Imboden wrote. He said he had chosen to sacrifice “my moment at the top of the podium to call attention to issues that I believe need to be addressed.”
The Trump administration has told companies not to warn customers about products that contain glyphosate, a decision targeted at a California regulation that requires labels to warn consumers that the Roundup ingredient is potentially cancer-causing.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it will no longer approve labels warning glyphosate is known to cause cancer. The chemical, marketed as a weed killer by Monsanto under the brand Roundup, is currently the focus of lawsuits from thousands of consumers alleging it caused their cancers.
On today’s Kagro in the Morning show: Greg Dworkin is back! Jeffrey Epstein is not! Gun culture, wellness culture share more than you think. Dems hit the Iowa State Fair. No big deal, just another Russian nuclear accident. Were those Mississippi ICE raids retaliation for workers’ complaints?