memeorandum: A Eulogy for The New Republic — A century-old liberal institution gazes at the end. (Jonathan Chait/New York Magazine)

12:25 AM ET, December 5, 2014

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White America's moral disaster: From Eric Garner to Mike Brown, a destructive view of “justice” — Here's how white victimization is tearing the nation apart — Yesterday a New York police officer named Daniel Pantaleo who was videotaped killing a man named Eric Garner using …

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Brian Beutler / The New Republic:

The NYC Cop Who Strangled Eric Garner to Death Is Free Thanks to a Legal Flaw. Here's How Voters Can Fix It. — Many of the people who took umbrage at the public outcry over a St. Louis County grand jury's decision not to indict Darren Wilson—the now-former police officer who killed Michael Brown …

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Peter Beinart / The Atlantic Online:

If Eric Garner Were White — Imagine that Eric Garner had been white. Imagine that he'd been living in Idaho. Imagine that the law-enforcement officers who killed him had been federal agents. — His death would be a Tea Party crusade. — Think about it.

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Jesse Walker / Hit & Run:
The Last Words of Eric Garner

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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Morning Plum: GOP leaders betting that conservative rage will sputter out

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Nick Wing / The Huffington Post:
A Grand Jury Did Indict One Person Involved In Eric Garner's Killing — The Man Who Filmed It

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Robert Tracinski / The Federalist:
Eric Garner and Omnipresent Police Power

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Vivian Yee / New York Times:
In Chokehold Case, Protesters Revive a Staten Island Man's Dying Words

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Albert Burneko / The Concourse:
The American Justice System Is Not Broken

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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
On the Staten Island Decision

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NY Daily News:
The lonesome death of Eric Garner

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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:

A Eulogy for The New Republic — A century-old liberal institution gazes at the end. — Shares — Not long after he purchased The New Republic, Chris Hughes had lunch with me, as he was doing with quite a few journalists around Washington. At one point, he asked me who the best editor had been during my 16 years.

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Dylan Byers / Politico:

Frank Foer, Leon Wieseltier out at TNR — Franklin Foer and Leon Wieseltier, the top two editors at The New Republic, have just quit amid an editorial shakeup, sources there told POLITICO on Thursday. — Gabriel Snyder, a Bloomberg Media editor who previously served at The Atlantic Wire, has been tapped to replace Foer as editor.

Discussion: New York Magazine, Gawker, Talking Points Memo and FishbowlDC, more at Mediagazer »

John Nolte / BREITBART.COM:

INVESTIGATION: LENA DUNHAM ‘RAPED BY A REPUBLICAN’ STORY IN BESTSELLER COLLAPSES UNDER SCRUTINY — In her just-released memoir, Not That Kind of Girl, Lena Dunham describes her alma mater, Oberlin College, as “a liberal arts haven in the cornfields of Ohio.”

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Ed Driscoll, Vox Popoli and Viking Pundit

Eugene Volokh / Washington Post: Could ‘Barry’ sue Lena Dunham over her memoirs?

Politico:

Nancy Pelosi flexes muscle in closed budget meeting — With the government set to shut down in a week, Nancy Pelosi is flexing her muscles. — In a closed Democratic whip meeting Thursday morning, the House minority leader warned Democrats not to rush to support the Republican efforts …

Discussion: The Daily Caller and Daily Kos

Jacob Fischler / BuzzFeed:
Former Top Senate Republican: McConnell Should Tell Conservatives To “Kiss Off”

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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
House Republicans scramble to avoid a shutdown ahead of a Dec. 11 deadline

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hrms.urban.org:

Taking Stock: Health Insurance Coverage under the ACA as of September 2014 — Sharon K. Long, Michael Karpman, Adele Shartzer, Douglas Wissoker, Genevieve M. Kenney, Stephen Zuckerman, Nathaniel Anderson, and Katherine Hempstead — The Urban Institute's Health Reform Monitoring Survey …

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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
4 New Studies Show Obamacare Is Working Incredibly Well

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Lisa Lerer / Bloomberg Politics:

Warren Buffett, Reluctant PAC Man, Is Ready for Hillary — Warren Buffett has said he's willing to “put money” on Hillary Clinton winning the 2016 presidential race. Turns out, he really meant it. — The Oracle of Omaha gave the maximum donation allowed to Ready for Hillary last quarter …

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Politico:
Hillary Clinton has met with potential campaign managers

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Allie Jones / Gawker:

Jenna Bush Admits to “Hanky Panky” on the White House Roof — America's favorite tipsy Bush twin Jenna Bush Hager went on Andy Cohen's Watch What Happens Live last night and was predictably great (sorry Barb). When asked if she ever fooled around in the White House, Jen admitted she engaged in some …

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The Huffington Post:

Feds Find Shocking, Systemic Brutality, Incompetence In Cleveland Police Department — WASHINGTON — In recent years, Cleveland police officers have punched a 13-year-old boy who was in handcuffs for shoplifting and shot at an unarmed kidnapping victim who was wearing only his underwear …

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Eliott C. McLaughlin / CNN:
Feds: Cleveland PD used excessive force

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Chris Moody / CNN:

House Democrats are pranking one another with a cardboard Ronald Reagan cutout — (CNN) — The Gipper is back on Capitol Hill, and this time, he's hanging with the Democrats. — Two House Democrats have stood proudly this week in front of a cardboard cut-out of the late Republican President …

Discussion: New York Magazine and Washington Post

Martin Matishak / The Hill:

Navy rescinds Cosby's honorary title — The U.S. Navy is revoking Bill Cosby's honorary title of chief petty officer, the service announced Thursday. — “The Navy is taking this action because allegations against Mr. Cosby are very serious and are in conflict with the Navy's core values of honor …

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Business Insider:

Romney's Inner Circle Is Convinced He's Running — Mitt Romney held meetings with donors in New York this week that left one attendee convinced he is running for president again in 2016. — A member of Romney's inner circle who spoke to Business Insider said the former governor …

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Shushannah Walshe / ABC News:

Chris Christie Says US Treats Canada, Mexico as an ‘Afterthought’ … New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, on a visit to Canada, said Thursday the federal government's delay in approving the Keystone XL pipeline is “no way to treat a friend.” — “This is not about sending your oil across our land.

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