Wasserman Schultz Resigning as Party Leader
Jeff Zeleny, Eric Bradner and John King, CNN
Excerpt: "Debbie Wasserman Schultz is stepping down as chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee at the end of the party's convention. The Florida congresswoman's resignation comes amid hackers' release of emails that show DNC staffers favoring Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders in the party's 2016 nominating contest."
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Jeff Zeleny, Eric Bradner and John King, CNN
Excerpt: "Debbie Wasserman Schultz is stepping down as chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee at the end of the party's convention. The Florida congresswoman's resignation comes amid hackers' release of emails that show DNC staffers favoring Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders in the party's 2016 nominating contest."
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Democratic National Convention: Fight for America's Soul Moves On to Philadelphia
Dan Roberts, Guardian UK
Roberts writes: "As if watching a dystopian science fiction movie, visitors to the Republican national convention in Cleveland this week were offered a glimpse of what the collapse of American democracy might look like. Now, the focus of resistance shifts to another city. Similar tight security awaits in Philadelphia, where the Democratic party starts its convention on Monday, but the mood is likely to be very different."
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Dan Roberts, Guardian UK
Roberts writes: "As if watching a dystopian science fiction movie, visitors to the Republican national convention in Cleveland this week were offered a glimpse of what the collapse of American democracy might look like. Now, the focus of resistance shifts to another city. Similar tight security awaits in Philadelphia, where the Democratic party starts its convention on Monday, but the mood is likely to be very different."
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As Courts Strike Down Discriminatory Voter ID Laws, RNC Delegates Cry 'Voter Fraud'
Kira Lerner, ThinkProgress
Lerner writes: "As the Republican National Convention unfolded in Cleveland this week with the Republican Party officially calling for measures to make it harder for people to vote, two different courts across the country issued rulings easing those restrictions."
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Kira Lerner, ThinkProgress
Lerner writes: "As the Republican National Convention unfolded in Cleveland this week with the Republican Party officially calling for measures to make it harder for people to vote, two different courts across the country issued rulings easing those restrictions."
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How to Use "Parental Lock" to Prevent Your Parents From Tuning In to Fox News
Catherine Piner, Slate
Piner writes: "Cable news is bad. Fox News is the worst. We’d all probably be better off if we shut off Sean Hannity and Megyn Kelly and watched sports or nature documentaries or talked to our families. This does not have to be a hypothetical. We have the technology in our very own homes to make this dream a reality."
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Catherine Piner, Slate
Piner writes: "Cable news is bad. Fox News is the worst. We’d all probably be better off if we shut off Sean Hannity and Megyn Kelly and watched sports or nature documentaries or talked to our families. This does not have to be a hypothetical. We have the technology in our very own homes to make this dream a reality."
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Medicare Safeguard Overwhelmed by Pricey Drugs
Associated Press
Excerpt: "The cost of Medicare's 'catastrophic' prescription coverage jumped by 85 percent in three years, from $27.7 billion in 2013 to $51.3 billion in 2015, according to the program's number-crunching Office of the Actuary."
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Associated Press
Excerpt: "The cost of Medicare's 'catastrophic' prescription coverage jumped by 85 percent in three years, from $27.7 billion in 2013 to $51.3 billion in 2015, according to the program's number-crunching Office of the Actuary."
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New York Governor Cuomo Signs Bill Banning Tampon Tax
Mary Pascaline, International Business Times
Pascaline writes: "New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo Thursday signed a bill that eliminates local and State sales tax on feminine hygiene products. The bill removes the four percent sales tax on tampons and other feminine hygiene products."
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Mary Pascaline, International Business Times
Pascaline writes: "New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo Thursday signed a bill that eliminates local and State sales tax on feminine hygiene products. The bill removes the four percent sales tax on tampons and other feminine hygiene products."
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You Don’t Want to Live in a World Without Great White Sharks
Samantha Lee, Grist
Lee writes: "If great whites go extinct -- or if the population is severely depleted -- we could see far-reaching consequences."
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Samantha Lee, Grist
Lee writes: "If great whites go extinct -- or if the population is severely depleted -- we could see far-reaching consequences."
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