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Opinion roundup from the left: The ACLU should help neo-Nazis; Pence is worse than Trump; nothing in politics is cheap

By Debbie Lord for The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Aug 23, 2017

A roundup of editorials from the Left on Wednesday includes a look at whether the American Civil Liberties Union should represent neo-Nazis, if Vice President Mike Pence is worse than President Donald Trump as a leader, and why talk is anything but cheap in politics.

1. Why does the ACLU help neo-Nazis?

From The Chicago Tribune: If the ACLU protects the right of Nazis to assemble and speak, it reinforces that right for everyone – including the Antifa on the other side.

2. Why Mike Pence Is Worse Than Donald Trump

From The Nation: Why is Vice President Mike Pence worse than Donald Trump? Because he knows better, Joan Walsh writes in The Nation.

3. In Washington politics, all that ‘talk’ truly isn’t cheap

From the Ledger-Enquirer: While talk can be cheap, in politics, it usually costs a bundle.

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