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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Athletes and Entertainers "May Be Our Best Hope"
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, The Hollywood Reporter
Abdul-Jabbar writes: "I have never been prouder to be a part of the athletic community than I was this weekend as players and owners in football, basketball and baseball displayed public unity in their resistance to the racist, anti-veteran and anti-American statements by President Donald Trump."
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, The Hollywood Reporter
Abdul-Jabbar writes: "I have never been prouder to be a part of the athletic community than I was this weekend as players and owners in football, basketball and baseball displayed public unity in their resistance to the racist, anti-veteran and anti-American statements by President Donald Trump."
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Trump Sells His Vague Tax Plan With a Speech Filled With Inaccuracies
Glenn Kessler and Michelle Ye Hee Lee, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "President Trump's speech on the administration's still-somewhat-vague tax plan, delivered in Indianapolis on Sept. 27, was filled with many of his favorite, inaccurate claims."
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Glenn Kessler and Michelle Ye Hee Lee, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "President Trump's speech on the administration's still-somewhat-vague tax plan, delivered in Indianapolis on Sept. 27, was filled with many of his favorite, inaccurate claims."
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Ethics Office: Anonymous Gifts to Legal Defense Funds Are Not Allowed
Megan R. Wilson, The Hill
Wilson writes: "The Office of Government Ethics (OGE), the federal government's ethics watchdog, clarified its policy on legal defense funds on Thursday, stating that anonymous contributions should not be accepted."
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Megan R. Wilson, The Hill
Wilson writes: "The Office of Government Ethics (OGE), the federal government's ethics watchdog, clarified its policy on legal defense funds on Thursday, stating that anonymous contributions should not be accepted."
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More People Were Arrested Last Year Over Pot Than for Murder, Rape, Aggravated Assault and Robbery - Combined
Christopher Ingraham, The Washington Post
Ingraham writes: "In 2016 more people were arrested for marijuana possession than for all crimes the FBI classifies as violent, according to 2016 crime data released by the agency on Monday."
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Christopher Ingraham, The Washington Post
Ingraham writes: "In 2016 more people were arrested for marijuana possession than for all crimes the FBI classifies as violent, according to 2016 crime data released by the agency on Monday."
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Experts Confirm Gender Identity Is Biological and Say Insurers Should Cover Trans Health Needs
Zack Ford, ThinkProgress
Ford writes: "The Endocrine Society, an international organization of medical experts and biological researchers, has released a new set of guidelines for caring for transgender patients. Along with the guidelines, the organization has issued a position statement calling on federal and private insurers to cover the costs of all medical interventions a physician might prescribe for a transgender patient."
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Zack Ford, ThinkProgress
Ford writes: "The Endocrine Society, an international organization of medical experts and biological researchers, has released a new set of guidelines for caring for transgender patients. Along with the guidelines, the organization has issued a position statement calling on federal and private insurers to cover the costs of all medical interventions a physician might prescribe for a transgender patient."
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In Puerto Rico, Relying on Luck and Enough Gas to Get Medical Care
Greg Allen and Marisa Penaloza, NPR
Excerpt: "A week after Maria, many hospitals are still shut down and the few that are open are operating with just emergency generator power. With a scarcity of fuel, dwindling supplies and disruptions to their employees' lives, hospitals say they are in crisis, laboring to provide care at a time when it's needed most."
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Greg Allen and Marisa Penaloza, NPR
Excerpt: "A week after Maria, many hospitals are still shut down and the few that are open are operating with just emergency generator power. With a scarcity of fuel, dwindling supplies and disruptions to their employees' lives, hospitals say they are in crisis, laboring to provide care at a time when it's needed most."
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House, Senate Committees Attack Environmental Laws Using Wildfires as Pretext
Center for Biological Diversity, EcoWatch
Excerpt: "Two congressional committees will hold coordinated hearings Wednesday to push partisan legislation designed to weaken environmental laws on public lands."
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Center for Biological Diversity, EcoWatch
Excerpt: "Two congressional committees will hold coordinated hearings Wednesday to push partisan legislation designed to weaken environmental laws on public lands."
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Here's How to Support Puerto Rico as It Recovers From Devastating Hurricane Maria
Remezcla
Excerpt: "With the island expected to go without power for months, Puerto Rico now needs our help. The US territory is in the midst of a financial crisis and already struggling in many ways."
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Remezcla
Excerpt: "With the island expected to go without power for months, Puerto Rico now needs our help. The US territory is in the midst of a financial crisis and already struggling in many ways."
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