Greg Palast | Billionaires vs. Billionaires: How TrumpCare's Defeat Was Actually a Victory for the Koch Brothers
Greg Palast, OpEd News
Palast writes: "When RyanCare-TrumpCare finally ended up face-down in the swimming pool, triumphalist Democrats whooped and partied and congratulated themselves on defeating the Trump-Ryan monstrosity. But deep in their counting house, counting their gold, three brothers cackled with private jubilation."
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Greg Palast, OpEd News
Palast writes: "When RyanCare-TrumpCare finally ended up face-down in the swimming pool, triumphalist Democrats whooped and partied and congratulated themselves on defeating the Trump-Ryan monstrosity. But deep in their counting house, counting their gold, three brothers cackled with private jubilation."
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Senate Intelligence Committee to Start Russia Probe Interviews Next Week
Karoun Demirjian, The Washington Post
Demirjian writes: "The Senate Intelligence Committee will as soon as Monday begin privately interviewing 20 people as part of its investigation into Russian involvement in the 2016 election and any potential ties between Moscow and the Trump campaign, its leaders said Wednesday."
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Karoun Demirjian, The Washington Post
Demirjian writes: "The Senate Intelligence Committee will as soon as Monday begin privately interviewing 20 people as part of its investigation into Russian involvement in the 2016 election and any potential ties between Moscow and the Trump campaign, its leaders said Wednesday."
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US War Footprint Grows in Middle East, With No Endgame in Sight
Ben Hubbard and Michael R. Gordon, The New York Times
Excerpt: "Two months after the inauguration of President Trump, indications are mounting that the United States military is deepening its involvement in a string of complex wars in the Middle East that lack clear endgames."
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Ben Hubbard and Michael R. Gordon, The New York Times
Excerpt: "Two months after the inauguration of President Trump, indications are mounting that the United States military is deepening its involvement in a string of complex wars in the Middle East that lack clear endgames."
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North Carolina Leaders Reach Deal to Repeal Transgender Bathroom Law
Reid Wilson, The Hill
Wilson writes: "A year-long debate over transgender access to public bathroom and locker room facilities seemed to come to an end late Wednesday as Republicans and Democrats reached a last-minute agreement that will void a controversial North Carolina law."
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Reid Wilson, The Hill
Wilson writes: "A year-long debate over transgender access to public bathroom and locker room facilities seemed to come to an end late Wednesday as Republicans and Democrats reached a last-minute agreement that will void a controversial North Carolina law."
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In US Restaurants, Bars and Food Trucks, 'Modern Slavery' Persists
Maria Godoy, NPR
Godoy writes: "They come from places like Vietnam, China, Mexico and Guatemala, lured by promises of better-paying jobs and legal immigration. Instead, they're smuggled into the U.S., forced to work around the clock as bussers, wait staff and cooks, and housed in cramped living quarters."
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Maria Godoy, NPR
Godoy writes: "They come from places like Vietnam, China, Mexico and Guatemala, lured by promises of better-paying jobs and legal immigration. Instead, they're smuggled into the U.S., forced to work around the clock as bussers, wait staff and cooks, and housed in cramped living quarters."
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An Undocumented Immigrant Hanged Himself After 3 Months in an ICE Detention Center
Peter Holley, The Washington Post
Holley writes: "A Nicaraguan man in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement died Tuesday of injuries sustained in a suicide attempt last week, authorities said."
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Peter Holley, The Washington Post
Holley writes: "A Nicaraguan man in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement died Tuesday of injuries sustained in a suicide attempt last week, authorities said."
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Energy Department Climate Office Bans Use of Phrase 'Climate Change'
Eric Wolff, Politico
Wolff writes: "A supervisor at the Energy Department's international climate office told staff this week not to use the phrases 'climate change,' 'emissions reduction' or 'Paris Agreement' in written memos, briefings or other written communication."
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Eric Wolff, Politico
Wolff writes: "A supervisor at the Energy Department's international climate office told staff this week not to use the phrases 'climate change,' 'emissions reduction' or 'Paris Agreement' in written memos, briefings or other written communication."
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