Trump retreats from claim that NFL sent letter regarding debates. That's two bald-faced lies this week. He also walked back claims he had a "great relationship" with Putin. Trump is trying to undermine the debates because he knows he's going to perform poorly.

A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich