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Rabbi That Oversaw Ivanka Trump’s Conversion to Judaism Slams Trump on Charlottesville Response


“Thank you President Trump for your honesty & courage to tell the truth,” David Duke, a former Ku Klux Klan leader, said on Twitter on Tuesday

“Trump’s statement was fair and down to earth,” tweeted another white nationalist leader who participated in last weekend’s demonstrations in Charlottesville, Va.


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DO NOT ALLOW BANKS TO INCLUDE "RIPOFF CLAUSES" IN CONTRACTS WITH YOU

House Republicans voted to gut an important rule that helps you take the banks to court when they commit wrongdoing. We can't let the Senate follow suit.

Every year, millions of Americans are tricked by big banks and payday lenders who bury arbitration clauses in contracts, making it nearly impossible to take companies to court when they do wrong.
Forced arbitration clauses, also known as “ripoff clauses,” are a bad deal for consumers and working families, but the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) just took a big step towards ending this sneaky practice.
The CFPB released a new rule that would limit forced arbitration by restoring consumers’ right to band together in lawsuits to hold companies accountable. Unfortunately, Republicans in the House voted last week to kill the CFPB rule.

When you sign a contract that has an arbitration clause in it, your chances of holding the company accountable for fraudulent behavior — like overcharging you or opening up accounts in your name — plummet.
Arbitration clauses worked in Wells Fargo’s favor for a long time. Last year, when the company was busted for opening bogus accounts customers didn’t ask for, they invoked forced arbitration clauses to get lawsuits thrown out. By stripping customers of their right to band together and sue Wells Fargo for fraud, they mostly got away with unethical practices that damaged the credit scores of thousands of their customers.
To make matters worse, corporations get to pick private arbitration firms to decide the case, which results in those same firms siding with corporations 93 percent of the time.
The CFPB’s rule was put in place to protect consumers and shouldn’t be stopped by Congress. 

Congress is on recess for the rest of the month, but when they get back they could vote to stop the CFPB’s rule. As long as Congress doesn’t interfere, the new CFPB rule will allow consumers to hold big banks and payday lenders accountable in court when they break the law.  --  from CPD Action

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Racism and anti-Semitism are not new phenomena in the U.S. – but it can’t be denied that they have become more visible, leaving the dark corners of the Internet to march on the streets of American cities. Hate crimes have surged since the 2016 election, as white nationalists, Nazis, and members of the so-called “alt-right” feel empowered, in part by seeing individuals like Steve Bannon holding the levers of power in the White House.  That’s unacceptable, and together, we must stop this scourge. Whether it is a racist comment in conversation or a rally of white supremacists spewing hate, we must call it out, and call it what it is. We must remember to show love, respect, and support towards our brothers and sisters across this great, diverse nation. Like Heather, we must stand up against hatred in every form. Congressman Adam Schiff



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