Newsbits for July 22

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More than 182,000 people have signed a pledge to boycott Target after the retailer said it would welcome transgender customers to use any bathroom or fitting room that matches their gender identity. The boycott pledge was started by the conservative American Family Association (AFA).

Target boycotted over transgender bathroom policy - Business Insider

The electorate senses the "secular stagnation" in the economy that Lawrence Summers, a former Treasury secretary and longtime Clintonite, has been talking about the past three years. Summers and other economists have been discussing radical ideas to spur growth and foster equality that go beyond the usual establishment trinity of trade, technology and transfer payments. Clinton needs to embrace them.

Lessons of Iowa | RealClearPolitics

The pattern of confrontation with Obama has turned the Republican base's anger back on their own leaders, who voters perceive as stringing them along with promises they won't fight to keep, such as repealing Obamacare and cracking down on illegal immigration.

The Week the Republican Party Melted Down - Bloomberg Politics

The share of wealth owned by the middle class declined in every part of the world on a relative basis

Why Voters Will Stay Angry