Nick Turse | Leaker, Speaker, Soldier, Spy: The Charmed Life of David Petraeus
Nick Turse, Tom Dispatch
Turse writes: "Watching the retired general in action, I was reminded of the peculiarity of this peculiar era - an age of generals whose careers are made in winless wars; years in which such high-ranking, mission-unaccomplished officers rotate through revolving doors that lead not only to top posts with major weapons merchants, but also too-big-to-fail banks, top universities, cutting-edge tech companies, healthcare firms, and other corporate behemoths."
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Nick Turse, Tom Dispatch
Turse writes: "Watching the retired general in action, I was reminded of the peculiarity of this peculiar era - an age of generals whose careers are made in winless wars; years in which such high-ranking, mission-unaccomplished officers rotate through revolving doors that lead not only to top posts with major weapons merchants, but also too-big-to-fail banks, top universities, cutting-edge tech companies, healthcare firms, and other corporate behemoths."
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Comey to Testify on Clinton Email Probe Thursday
Burgess Everett, Politico
Everett writes: "The hearing will be just two days after Comey's stunning repudiation of Clinton's 'extremely careless' practice of using a private email server."
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Burgess Everett, Politico
Everett writes: "The hearing will be just two days after Comey's stunning repudiation of Clinton's 'extremely careless' practice of using a private email server."
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Chilcot Report Delivers a Devastating Critique of Tony Blair's Decision to Go to War in Iraq
Anushka Asthana and Heather Stewart, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "Blair called a press conference after the Chilcot report concluded that he had deliberately exaggerated the threat posed by the Iraqi regime as he sought to make the case for military action to MPs and the public in the buildup to the invasion."
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Anushka Asthana and Heather Stewart, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "Blair called a press conference after the Chilcot report concluded that he had deliberately exaggerated the threat posed by the Iraqi regime as he sought to make the case for military action to MPs and the public in the buildup to the invasion."
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Clinton Embraces Sanders' Plan for Tuition Free College
Harper Neidig, The Hill
Neidig writes: "Hillary Clinton on Wednesday proposed a plan to eliminate college tuition for most families, a topic pushed by Democratic presidential primary rival Bernie Sanders."
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Harper Neidig, The Hill
Neidig writes: "Hillary Clinton on Wednesday proposed a plan to eliminate college tuition for most families, a topic pushed by Democratic presidential primary rival Bernie Sanders."
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Former Fox News Host Gretchen Carlson Accuses Roger Ailes of Crude, Relentless Sexual Harassment
Andrew Kirell, The Daily Beast
Kirell writes: "The former Fox News star host claims the most powerful man in cable news repeatedly demeaned her with 'severe and pervasive' sexual harassment. And then he fired her."
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Andrew Kirell, The Daily Beast
Kirell writes: "The former Fox News star host claims the most powerful man in cable news repeatedly demeaned her with 'severe and pervasive' sexual harassment. And then he fired her."
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New Wave of Hate Crimes Makes Muslim-Americans Fear for the Future
Murtaza Hussain, The Intercept
Hussain writes: "Recent shootings and assaults have amplified an already widespread climate of fear among Muslims."
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Murtaza Hussain, The Intercept
Hussain writes: "Recent shootings and assaults have amplified an already widespread climate of fear among Muslims."
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Glyphosate Sprayed on GMO Crops Linked to Lake Erie's Toxic Algae Bloom
Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch
Chow writes: "Glyphosate, the controversial main ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup and other herbicides, is being connected to Lake Erie's troubling algae blooms, which has fouled drinking water and suffocated and killed marine life in recent years."
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Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch
Chow writes: "Glyphosate, the controversial main ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup and other herbicides, is being connected to Lake Erie's troubling algae blooms, which has fouled drinking water and suffocated and killed marine life in recent years."
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