Charles Pierce
| Lindsey Graham Pines for the Bush Days of Torture
Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "We put a terrorist on trial in New York - And not just any terrorist, either. Dead Osama bin Laden's living son-in-law! - and we convicted him and nobody sent fleets of jihadi bat-missiles into Manhattan."
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Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "We put a terrorist on trial in New York - And not just any terrorist, either. Dead Osama bin Laden's living son-in-law! - and we convicted him and nobody sent fleets of jihadi bat-missiles into Manhattan."
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Florida
Botches Lastest Effort to Purge Voter Rolls
Josh Israel, ThinkProgress
Israel writes: "Once again, Ken Dentzer, Florida Gov. Rick Scott's (R) handpicked Secretary of State, has unsuccessfully attempted to mount a massive purge of Florida's voter rolls."
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Josh Israel, ThinkProgress
Israel writes: "Once again, Ken Dentzer, Florida Gov. Rick Scott's (R) handpicked Secretary of State, has unsuccessfully attempted to mount a massive purge of Florida's voter rolls."
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NSA Chief
Keith Alexander Avoids Snowden in Retirement Speech
Spencer Ackerman, Guardian UK
Ackerman writes: "With minimal reference to Edward Snowden, the former contractor who ushered in a new and unwelcome era for the National Security Agency, General Keith Alexander ended his NSA directorship and his 39-year army career on Friday."
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Spencer Ackerman, Guardian UK
Ackerman writes: "With minimal reference to Edward Snowden, the former contractor who ushered in a new and unwelcome era for the National Security Agency, General Keith Alexander ended his NSA directorship and his 39-year army career on Friday."
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Newt Gingrich
Says Wealthy Donors Like His Own Have Too Much Influence
Matea Gold, The Washington Post
Gold reports: "Former House speaker Newt Gingrich (R), whose 2012 presidential bid was boosted by $15 million spent by casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and his wife, on Friday decried the outsize influence that the wealthy have on the political process."
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Matea Gold, The Washington Post
Gold reports: "Former House speaker Newt Gingrich (R), whose 2012 presidential bid was boosted by $15 million spent by casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and his wife, on Friday decried the outsize influence that the wealthy have on the political process."
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Bangladesh:
Borrowed Time on Disappearing Land
Gardiner Harris, The New York Times
Harris reports: "When a powerful storm destroyed her riverside home in 2009, Jahanara Khatun lost more than the modest roof over her head."
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Gardiner Harris, The New York Times
Harris reports: "When a powerful storm destroyed her riverside home in 2009, Jahanara Khatun lost more than the modest roof over her head."
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Chile Derails
'Monsanto Law' That Would Privatize Seeds
Asha DuMonthier, New America Media
DuMonthier writes: "This month, rural women, indigenous communities and farmers in Chile found themselves on the winning end of a long-fought battle against a bill that had come to be known by many in this country as simply, the 'Monsanto Law.'"
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Asha DuMonthier, New America Media
DuMonthier writes: "This month, rural women, indigenous communities and farmers in Chile found themselves on the winning end of a long-fought battle against a bill that had come to be known by many in this country as simply, the 'Monsanto Law.'"
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