21 October 17 AM
Bill Moyers | In the Age of Trump, a Chilling Atmosphere
Bill Moyers and Joan Scott, Moyers & Company
Excerpt: "Back in the 1930s a scholarly intramural feud to choose the inscription for the new library at my future alma mater, the University of Texas at Austin, ended in a draw. From many nominations the competition came down to two finalists."
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Bill Moyers and Joan Scott, Moyers & Company
Excerpt: "Back in the 1930s a scholarly intramural feud to choose the inscription for the new library at my future alma mater, the University of Texas at Austin, ended in a draw. From many nominations the competition came down to two finalists."
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The Russian Troll Farm That Weaponized Facebook Had American Boots on the Ground
Maya Kosoff, Vanity Fair
Kosoff writes: "The St. Petersburg-based Internet Research Agency - the same Kremlin-linked troll farm that placed thousands of ads on Facebook - also had boots on the ground. Russian trolls from the 'American Department' of the Internet Research Agency duped American activists into taking real action via protests and self-defense trainings, BuzzFeed News reports, in what would seem to be a further attempt to exploit racial grievances."
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Maya Kosoff, Vanity Fair
Kosoff writes: "The St. Petersburg-based Internet Research Agency - the same Kremlin-linked troll farm that placed thousands of ads on Facebook - also had boots on the ground. Russian trolls from the 'American Department' of the Internet Research Agency duped American activists into taking real action via protests and self-defense trainings, BuzzFeed News reports, in what would seem to be a further attempt to exploit racial grievances."
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The US Could Have Avoided Puerto Rico's Water Crisis
Justine Calma, Grist
Calma writes: "The numbers associated with the current situation in Puerto Rico, one month after Hurricane Maria struck the U.S. territory, are baffling."
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Justine Calma, Grist
Calma writes: "The numbers associated with the current situation in Puerto Rico, one month after Hurricane Maria struck the U.S. territory, are baffling."
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The Trump Administration Just Made Its Most Orwellian Attack on Abortion
Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress
Millhiser writes: "The United States government is holding a woman prisoner to keep her from obtaining an abortion."
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Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress
Millhiser writes: "The United States government is holding a woman prisoner to keep her from obtaining an abortion."
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UN Refugee Chief: Trump Refugee Cap Takes Away 'Life Saving' Option
Rebecca Kheel, The Hill
Kheel writes: "President Trump's slashing of the number of refugees allowed to be resettled in the United States leaves thousands without a 'life saving' option and hurts the United Nations' efforts at increasing resettlement numbers across the world, the top U.N. refugee official told a small group of reporters in Washington on Friday."
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Rebecca Kheel, The Hill
Kheel writes: "President Trump's slashing of the number of refugees allowed to be resettled in the United States leaves thousands without a 'life saving' option and hurts the United Nations' efforts at increasing resettlement numbers across the world, the top U.N. refugee official told a small group of reporters in Washington on Friday."
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FARC Militant Turned Social Leader Killed in Colombia
teleSUR
Excerpt: "The Colombian National Human Rights Coordinator, Cristian Delgado, indicated that 37 ex-combatants have already been killed in seven months."
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teleSUR
Excerpt: "The Colombian National Human Rights Coordinator, Cristian Delgado, indicated that 37 ex-combatants have already been killed in seven months."
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World Hunger Is Increasing, Thanks to Wars and Climate Change
Leah Samberg, Scientific American
Samberg writes: "Around the globe, about 815 million people - 11 percent of the world's population - went hungry in 2016, according to the latest data from the United Nations. This was the first increase in more than 15 years."
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Leah Samberg, Scientific American
Samberg writes: "Around the globe, about 815 million people - 11 percent of the world's population - went hungry in 2016, according to the latest data from the United Nations. This was the first increase in more than 15 years."
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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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