Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | What 'Game of Thrones' Says About Our Election Nightmares
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, TIME
Abdul-Jabbar writes: "The show is a subtle panorama of the American political landscape: how the sins of the ambitious political 'parents' are visited upon the heads of their children; how the manipulation of politics by the 'High Sparrow' of the religious right undermines freedom; and how the crucial differences in female and male approaches to problem-solving draw out our biases when it comes to selecting leaders."
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, TIME
Abdul-Jabbar writes: "The show is a subtle panorama of the American political landscape: how the sins of the ambitious political 'parents' are visited upon the heads of their children; how the manipulation of politics by the 'High Sparrow' of the religious right undermines freedom; and how the crucial differences in female and male approaches to problem-solving draw out our biases when it comes to selecting leaders."
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WikiLeaks Publishes More Than 1,000 Hillary Clinton War Emails
Justin Carissimo, The Independent
Carissimo writes: "WikiLeaks, the anti-secrecy website, has released more than 1,000 emails from Hillary Clinton's private email server pertaining to the Iraq War."
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Justin Carissimo, The Independent
Carissimo writes: "WikiLeaks, the anti-secrecy website, has released more than 1,000 emails from Hillary Clinton's private email server pertaining to the Iraq War."
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Proceedings to Begin for 4th Baltimore Officer Charged in Freddie Gray's Death
Doreen McCallister, NPR
McCallister writes: "Pre-trial motions are to begin Tuesday morning in the trial of Lt. Brian Rice, who's charged with manslaughter, assault, reckless endangerment and misconduct in last year's death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray."
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Doreen McCallister, NPR
McCallister writes: "Pre-trial motions are to begin Tuesday morning in the trial of Lt. Brian Rice, who's charged with manslaughter, assault, reckless endangerment and misconduct in last year's death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray."
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A Right-Wing Experiment Sarcastically Known as the 'Bank of KDOT' Is Ruining Kansas' Roads
Henry Grabar, Slate
Grabar writes: "Kneecapping the agency that builds roads isn't just a great metaphor for Gov. Sam Brownback's tenure. Like the cut to the state's university funding, this damage will be most keenly felt years from now, when deferred maintenance and high debt loads take their toll."
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Henry Grabar, Slate
Grabar writes: "Kneecapping the agency that builds roads isn't just a great metaphor for Gov. Sam Brownback's tenure. Like the cut to the state's university funding, this damage will be most keenly felt years from now, when deferred maintenance and high debt loads take their toll."
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Britain's Nigel Farage Quits as Head of Right-Wing UKIP After Brexit Vote
Daniel Politi, Slate
Politi writes: "The hemorrhage of British political leaders continued on Monday as Nigel Farage, one of the strongest voices in favor of leaving the European Union, called it quits."
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Daniel Politi, Slate
Politi writes: "The hemorrhage of British political leaders continued on Monday as Nigel Farage, one of the strongest voices in favor of leaving the European Union, called it quits."
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Severe Flooding in China Forces 1.3 Million to Leave Their Homes
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Severe flooding across central and southern China over the past week has killed almost 130 people, damaged more than 1.9 million hectares of crops and led to direct economic losses of more than 38 billion yuan ($5.70 billion), state media said on Tuesday."
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teleSUR
Excerpt: "Severe flooding across central and southern China over the past week has killed almost 130 people, damaged more than 1.9 million hectares of crops and led to direct economic losses of more than 38 billion yuan ($5.70 billion), state media said on Tuesday."
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Climate Change: The Missing Issue of the 2016 Campaign
Ed Pilkington and Mona Chalabi, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "The concerns of voters came to light as part of the Guardian's Voices of America series which aims to highlight the way key issues have been ignored or under-played during a primary season when trivial personal attacks seemed to take precedence over substantial debate of issues that matter."
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Ed Pilkington and Mona Chalabi, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "The concerns of voters came to light as part of the Guardian's Voices of America series which aims to highlight the way key issues have been ignored or under-played during a primary season when trivial personal attacks seemed to take precedence over substantial debate of issues that matter."
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