Friday, July 19, 2013   Published Weekday Mornings   To see the full version of today's cartoon, click on the preview graphic of the cartoon (below the Commentary) to be taken to the full version in your favorite web browser. Racismo en Am�rica Yoenis Cespedes' Bilingual Home Run Derby Interview Angers Some MLB Fans At The All-Star Game Gregg Doyle: Angered by Spanish interviews at HR Derby? Get used to it, it's the future. Marc Anthony Addresses 'God Bless America' Performance's Racist Remarks After MLB All-Star Game Outrage Against Marc Anthony Shows Racism Against Latinos Is Alive and Well Race & Injustice Florida Case Spurs Painful Talks Between Black Parents and Their Children Dave Zirin: Standing With Trayvon, Waiting for LeBron Michelle Alexander: Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman: Why America Treats Black Men as Undercastes Hold placed on Zimmerman trial evidence by Federal investigators, as investigation into trial continues Actually, Stand Your Ground Played a Major Role in the Trayvon Martin Case Gov. Nathan Deal: Georgia will revisit 'Stand Your Ground' law due to results of Martin/Zimmerman case Florida Gov. Scott refuses to revisit "stand-your-ground" law Related: Gov. Scott's Appointee Angela Corey's Overzealous Prosecution of Marissa Alexander Motor City Madness Billions in Debt, Detroit Tumbles Into Insolvency Brad Plumer: Detroit just filed for bankruptcy. Here's how it got there. Lydia DePillis: Detroit is bankrupt. Here's what comes next. John Nichols: An 'Affront to Democracy' Steers Detroit Toward Austerity Nate Cohn: The Decline of Detroit in Five Maps Detroit isn't alone. The other U.S. cities that have gone bankrupt, in one map Health Care Checkup Greg Sargent: The battle over universal health coverage is basically over Klein & Kliff:Obama's last campaign - Inside the White House plan to sell Obamacare HHS: Premiums under ObamaCare lower than expected Sarah Kliff: A really helpful chart on premiums under Obamacare Jonathan Cohn: Obamacare Insurance Premiums: Rate Shock or Rate Joy? Sarah Kliff: The Obamacare provision that terrifies insurers Top Treasury official: No more ObamaCare delays looming Ezra Klein: Obamacare will never be a huge political success for Democrats Democrats' Couch Time is Over on Obamacare As Obama Admin & Allies Escalate Promotion Of Signature Success Matthew Yglesias: Obamacare's going to be great. Paul Krugman: Obamacare Is the Right's Worst Nightmare Brian Beutler: Yes, Obamacare Will Have Major Political Consequences, No Matter What Education In America Dylan Matthews: The Senate has a student loan deal. Here's what you need to know. Student loan deal could move quickly Equality House Republicans Final Cave On Marriage Fight The final defeat: House GOP lawyers officially withdraw from DOMA case Energy, Climate & Environment Senate Confirms Gina McCarthy to Head EPA The U.S. will stop financing coal plants abroad. That's a huge shift. Nations In Turmoil Thousands gather in Egypt in support of Morsi Blast hits mosque in central Iraq International News Russian opposition leader freed on bail, protests rattle Kremlin Sec. of State Kerry to meet Palestinian president Abbas in continued peace talks bid Australia says no to more boatpeople Midwest Roundup Nebraska economic indicator rises in June Neb. Atty. Gen. Jon Bruning moves against Texas law firm, accused of aiding "patent trolls" Poll: Iowa voters think Republican Gov. Branstad in office long enough Taxpayers paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to public defenders, even after warning Talking The Talk, Walking The Walk It's Friday again, thankfully, and to our complete lack of surprise, there are far more topics to talk about fully than we have space for here. On a positive note, after Mitch McConnell and the Republican extremists in the Senate got their heads nearly handed to them, Congress - specifically the Senate - actually got a few things done this week. Multiple members of President Obama's cabinet were approved by the Senate, and the Senate even managed to put together a student loan deal that might fix the ongoing student loan interest rate problem. Those were both nice surprises this week. Ezra Klein, Sarah Kliff, and their Wonkblog teammates released an incredibly thorough and detailed breakdown of Obamacare yesterday at the Washington Post, which we recommend you take a look at this weekend. Greg Sargent, also at the WaPo, pointed out the unsurprising fact that no matter how the right wing stamps their feet and tries poorly to obstruct progress, the battle over universal health care coverage is over. Spoiler alert - the anti-Obama folks lost, for good. In neither good or surprising news, Detroit filed for bankruptcy this week, the largest city in the United States to ever to do so. It also wasn't surprising that the Texas Legislature had their 20 week abortion ban signed into law by Gov. Rick "I can't remember the third one" Perry. The Texas Leg also went a bit farther, overreaching as they try to create a six week abortion ban - which will likely end up being blown out as such restrictions are unconstitutional. We were also sadly unsurprised by the racism and ignorance displayed by so many this week, in the wake of the verdict surrounding the killing of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman. Like 'The Talk' about race and judgment that nearly every parent of an African-American child must have with their kids, we knew that no matter what the jury decided in the Zimmerman trial, there would be a lot of talk about race, racism, and exactly what kind of people walk around with semi-invisible bull's eyes on them, in modern America. What we didn't expect this week was to see the ugliness of race and racism infect an event we'd been waiting a whole year to see, the Major League Baseball All-Star Game...   To continue reading... click here. And now, for your Daily Felltoon preview for July 19, 2013 (Click the preview cartoon above to see the full version of the cartoon) Jobs & The Economy Middle class still left behind in U.S. economic recovery, data show Dow, S&P 500 close at record highs on Thursday, up 19% in 2013 Wall Street Watch Simon Johnson: High Profits Signal Danger for Big Banks Matt Taibbi: Chase Bank to Pay Another Massive Settlement For Cheating & Stealing Taxes & Budgets Republicans, White House in Talks Towards New Potential Big Fiscal Deal | Budget battles ahead: Republicans eying 'Obamacare' - again - as new focus of fiscal debate The Right To Vote Here's a look at the House GOP's half-hearted first attempt to patch Voting Rights Act North Carolina Republicans Push Harsh New Voter ID Law Immigration: Reform Coming? Senate immigration plan wins majority support from public Even Republicans want Congress to act on immigration reform - WITH citizenship The IRS Mess IRS Scandal Investigator 'Very Concerned' His Report Missed Progressive Targeting | Condescension & racism: Issa to Cummings at testy IRS hearing - You're acting like a 'little boy' War on Women Texas Gov. Rick Perry signs bill to curb abortions; legal challenges likely Texas Legislators Also File Radical 'Fetal Heartbeat' Bill To Ban Abortion After Just Six Weeks | Planned Parenthood To Close Three Texas Clinics Rick Perry signs anti-choice bill into law, but women's rights fight continues in Texas Ethics & The Media Josh Crutchmer: Rolling Stone & The Rush To (News) Judgment Steve Benen: Hard times with no ethics for conservative media Media Matters Netflix Makes History With Multiple Emmy Nods Warren Buffett's newspaper company to buy Atlantic City paper Did You Miss It On Wednesday? Here It Is Again! Your HuskerNutz Preview for July 19, 2013 (Click the preview cartoon above to see the full version of the cartoon) White House Update Speaking Out for Health Care Act, Pres. Obama Says Millions Will Get Rebate Thomas Perez confirmed as Labor secretary | Steve Benen: The historical oddity of Thomas Perez's confirmation Obama's New Labor Secretary Will be the Most Progressive Member of His Cabinet On The Left Pelosi: 'The country is ready' for a President Hillary Clinton Vice President Joe Biden on 2016: 'We'll See Where the Hell I Am' When The Time Comes To Decide On The Right Greg Sargent: Is Mitch McConnell losing control of his caucus? Michael Tomasky: Moderate Republicans DO Exist - But They Have No Voice On Capitol Hill We hope you enjoy "The Daily Felltoon" every business day. Thanks for continuing to be a member! Paul Fell Shawn "Smith" Peirce Paul Fell Cartoons, Inc.