William
Boardman | F-35: Zombie Fighter-Bomber of American "Defense"
Fantasies?
William Boardman, Reader Supported News
Boardman writes: "Officially, the U.S. government is 'still hopeful' that its nuclear-capable F-35, already the world's most expensive war machine, might someday work as promised more than a decade ago."
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William Boardman, Reader Supported News
Boardman writes: "Officially, the U.S. government is 'still hopeful' that its nuclear-capable F-35, already the world's most expensive war machine, might someday work as promised more than a decade ago."
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Moyers and
Winship | Politicians Show Their Gratitude Where It Count$
Bill Moyers and Michael Winship, Moyers & Company
Excerpt: "There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart, a poet wrote, and as this year's summer winds toward its end and elections approach, gratitude is indeed what our politicians have flowing from that space where their hearts should be."
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Bill Moyers and Michael Winship, Moyers & Company
Excerpt: "There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart, a poet wrote, and as this year's summer winds toward its end and elections approach, gratitude is indeed what our politicians have flowing from that space where their hearts should be."
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"I Am Not
Afraid to Die": Why America Will Never Be the Same Post-Ferguson
Brittney Cooper, Salon
Cooper writes: "Having spent time in Ferguson this weekend, marching, standing in community over the site where Mike Brown's body lay unceremoniously uncovered for four hours, and organizing with activists in the basement of a local church, I am clearer now that this is a movement."
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Brittney Cooper, Salon
Cooper writes: "Having spent time in Ferguson this weekend, marching, standing in community over the site where Mike Brown's body lay unceremoniously uncovered for four hours, and organizing with activists in the basement of a local church, I am clearer now that this is a movement."
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Islamic
State's Execution Videos Are Sly Propaganda Written in Blood
Rob Crilly, Al Jazeera America
Crilly writes: "The condemned man kneels in an orange jumpsuit, just like before. Behind him stands an executioner dressed all in black, a leather holster over one shoulder. The killer's face is covered, and he holds a knife in his left hand, just like before. The message is clear: This is a ritual. We've done it before, and we'll do it again. And again."
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Rob Crilly, Al Jazeera America
Crilly writes: "The condemned man kneels in an orange jumpsuit, just like before. Behind him stands an executioner dressed all in black, a leather holster over one shoulder. The killer's face is covered, and he holds a knife in his left hand, just like before. The message is clear: This is a ritual. We've done it before, and we'll do it again. And again."
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The Average
Work Week Is Now 47 Hours
Jena McGregor, The Washington Post
McGregor writes: "If there's anything good about Labor Day weekend being over, it's that we can all look forward to only four days the job. And that means the work week might actually just be the 40 hours it's supposed to be."
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Jena McGregor, The Washington Post
McGregor writes: "If there's anything good about Labor Day weekend being over, it's that we can all look forward to only four days the job. And that means the work week might actually just be the 40 hours it's supposed to be."
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99 Percent of
Net Neutrality Comments Wanted Stronger FCC Rules
Brian Fung, The Washington Post
Fung writes: "The Sunlight Foundation has just wrapped its weeks-long study of the more than 1 million initial comments filed to federal regulators on net neutrality. The top-line results are unsurprising, with less than 1 percent of 800,000 commenters calling for Internet providers to be regulated more lightly."
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Brian Fung, The Washington Post
Fung writes: "The Sunlight Foundation has just wrapped its weeks-long study of the more than 1 million initial comments filed to federal regulators on net neutrality. The top-line results are unsurprising, with less than 1 percent of 800,000 commenters calling for Internet providers to be regulated more lightly."
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Pennsylvania
Finally Reveals Fracking Has Contaminated Drinking Water Hundreds of
Times
Katie Valentine, ThinkProgress
Valentine writes: "For the first time, Pennsylvania has made public 243 cases of contamination of private drinking wells from oil and gas drilling operations."
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Katie Valentine, ThinkProgress
Valentine writes: "For the first time, Pennsylvania has made public 243 cases of contamination of private drinking wells from oil and gas drilling operations."
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