The Russia Thing

SLOWING OUR THINKING DOWN ON THE TRUMP/RUSSIA SCANDAL

The so-called Trump/Russia scandal has dominated the news cycle for a long time now. Some may say, too long.

Look, the possible connections between the Trump campaign and Russian attempts to hack our election must be explored, but this can’t be the main focus of left-liberal resistance to Trumpism. The left and the Democratic Party must figure out their relationship within the coalition and focus on issues that are of immediate concern to the health of our democracy.

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Sources

http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-na-pol-russia-investigation-explainer/

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/5/19/15658246/trump-russia-fbi-investigation

Evidence of Russian interference:http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/rex-tillerson-russian-meddling-us-election-well-established-sergey-lavrov-a7681221.html

https://www.lawfareblog.com/seven-theories-case-what-do-we-really-know-about-laffaire-russe-and-what-could-it-all-mean

https://www.vox.com/world/2017/5/19/15561842/trump-russia-louise-mensch

https://theintercept.com/2017/06/05/top-secret-nsa-report-details-russian-hacking-effort-days-before-2016-election/

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/congress/article155129289.html

https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-06-13/russian-breach-of-39-states-threatens-future-u-s-elections

http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/26/us/2016-presidential-campaign-hacking-fast-facts/index.html

https://madsociologistblog.com/2017/04/07/a-taste-of-our-own-medicine/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2004/03/16/aristide-back-in-caribbean-heat/4cca5ada-0281-4468-91bb-7c21f0778666/?utm_term=.4130256fe9d7

https://www.lrb.co.uk/v26/n08/paul-farmer/who-removed-aristide

http://thehill.com/policy/international/323582-kremlin-spokesman-russian-ambassador-met-with-advisers-to-clinton

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40004300

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/jeff-sessions-russia-investigation-trump-paul-manafort-a7770436.html

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/05/trump-lawyers-up-conflicts-of-interest/526185/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/trump-campaign-guts-gops-anti-russia-stance-on-ukraine/2016/07/18/98adb3b0-4cf3-11e6-a7d8-13d06b37f256_story.html?utm_term=.aa9be70cee6c

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/05/trump-comey-memo/526938/

https://www.brennancenter.org/analysis/election-2016-restrictive-voting-laws-numbers

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/03/how-voter-id-laws-are-being-used-to-disenfranchise-minorities-and-the-poor/254572/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2014/04/04/think-money-doesnt-matter-in-elections-this-chart-says-youre-wrong/?utm_term=.11ce1336591d