Listening to Ta-Nehisi Coates While White  —  The last year has been an education for white people.  There has been a depth, power and richness to the African-American conversation about Ferguson, Baltimore, Charleston and the other killings that has been humbling and instructive.

A Note About Our Coverage Of Donald Trump's ‘Campaign’  —  Washington bureau chief for The Huffington Post  —  Editorial Director, The Huffington Post  —  After watching and listening to Donald Trump since he announced his candidacy for president, we have decided we won't report …

Chattanooga Shooting Suspect's Trip to Jordan Scrutinized by Authorities  —  Officials looking at whether he had contact with extremists or traveled to other countries  —  Counterterrorism investigators are looking closely at a monthslong trip the Chattanooga shooting suspect took to Jordan …

Hillary Clinton's No Good, (Record-Breaking, Poll-Winning), Very Bad Week  —  If you believe the mood and headlines from some of the press, it's been a pretty rough week for Hillary Clinton.  While there was widespread and substantive coverage of the rollout of her economic agenda, politically, it's a different story.

Insiders: Ted Cruz hurt most by Trump candidacy  —  Insiders say Donald Trump is a candidate who is as uncompromising as Cruz on hot-button issues like immigration — and can deliver the message with even more fiery rhetoric.  —  Donald Trump's turn in the national spotlight is mainly taking …

Condé Nast's CFO Tried To Pay $2,500 for a Night With a Gay Porn Star  —  David Geithner, brother of ex-Obama Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, is currently the chief financial officer of Condé Nast.  This past weekend, he'd planned to go to Chicago—where he planned to meet …

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Lloyd Blankfein Is Now a Billionaire … Goldman Sachs Group Inc. made hundreds of partners rich when it went public in 1999.  Its performance since then has turned Lloyd Blankfein into a billionaire.  —  The chief executive officer of the Wall Street bank for the past nine years …

And Then There Were 30: Good News on Medicaid Expansion From An Unlikely Place  —  If you are an Alaskan or the very rare person from the lower 48 who pays attention to developments there, Gov. Bill Walker's decision to accept the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion was no big surprise.

Republicans plan new abortion push  —  They see a turning point following the release of a secretly filmed Planned Parenthood video.  —  Republicans on Capitol Hill are betting the secretly filmed Planned Parenthood video — depicting an executive allegedly discussing the sale of fetal organs …

Republicans criticize Confederate flags at Obama visit  —  Two Oklahoma Republican congressmen ripped protesters in their state who greeted President Obama in Oklahoma City by waving Confederate flags, calling their actions “disrespectful,” “embarrassing” and “inappropriate.”

How the American South Drives the Low-Wage Economy  —  Just as in the 1850s (with the Dred Scott decision and the Fugitive Slave Act), the Southern labor system (with low pay and no unions) is wending its way north.  —  Santayana had it wrong: Even if we remember the past, we may be condemned to repeat it.

Obama to Send Off Stewart in Seventh Daily Show Appearance  —  President Barack Obama and Jon Stewart will share one last moment of zen.  —  Obama will appear for the seventh time on the “Daily Show” on July 21, three weeks before Stewart hands off hosting duties to Trevor Noah, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said.