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Garrison Keillor | Welcome to the Abyss
Garrison Keillor, The Washington Post
Keillor writes: "I am off lingonberries for the time being and Volvos and flat white furniture from Ikea. No meatballs, thank you."
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Garrison Keillor, The Washington Post
Keillor writes: "I am off lingonberries for the time being and Volvos and flat white furniture from Ikea. No meatballs, thank you."
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Rebecca Solnit | Harvey Weinstein, Hillary Clinton, and Blaming Women for the Acts of Men
Rebecca Solnit, Literary Hub
Solnit writes: "Harvey Weinstein is Hillary Clinton's fault, we have learned from many sources. So is eczema and the Civil War and the fact that your child refuses to learn to tie shoelaces and sticks to Velcro shoes."
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Rebecca Solnit, Literary Hub
Solnit writes: "Harvey Weinstein is Hillary Clinton's fault, we have learned from many sources. So is eczema and the Civil War and the fact that your child refuses to learn to tie shoelaces and sticks to Velcro shoes."
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How Sean Hannity Changed Trump's Mind on a Deal for DACA Recipients
Noah Bierman, Cathleen Decker and Brian Bennett, Los Angeles Times
Excerpt: "When President Trump agreed last month with Democrats to strike a deal granting legal status to so-called Dreamers brought to this country illegally as children, his chief of staff, John F. Kelly, was all for it. Another Trump confidant disagreed."
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Noah Bierman, Cathleen Decker and Brian Bennett, Los Angeles Times
Excerpt: "When President Trump agreed last month with Democrats to strike a deal granting legal status to so-called Dreamers brought to this country illegally as children, his chief of staff, John F. Kelly, was all for it. Another Trump confidant disagreed."
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Now We Know Why Rex Tillerson Called Donald Trump a Moron
Fred Kaplan, Slate
Kaplan writes: "All presidents are ignorant of certain issues when they come into office. Most are aware of their shortcomings and take care to study up on what they need to know. The uniqueness of Trump is that he has almost no self-awareness, deals with his flaws by projecting them onto others, and seems allergic to study."
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Fred Kaplan, Slate
Kaplan writes: "All presidents are ignorant of certain issues when they come into office. Most are aware of their shortcomings and take care to study up on what they need to know. The uniqueness of Trump is that he has almost no self-awareness, deals with his flaws by projecting them onto others, and seems allergic to study."
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Louise Slaughter | Trump's Contraception Rule Ignores the Reality That Birth Control Is Health Care
Louise Slaughter, The Hill
Slaughter writes: "Turning back the clock on contraception also means going back to the days when many women couldn't decide if or when to start or grow their family. It means forcing women to choose between paying for their birth control or paying for their groceries. And it almost certainly will mean higher abortion rates and more unplanned pregnancies."
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Louise Slaughter, The Hill
Slaughter writes: "Turning back the clock on contraception also means going back to the days when many women couldn't decide if or when to start or grow their family. It means forcing women to choose between paying for their birth control or paying for their groceries. And it almost certainly will mean higher abortion rates and more unplanned pregnancies."
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US and Israel Withdraw From UN Heritage Body Over Palestine's Continued Inclusion
Middle East Eye
Excerpt: "The United States and Israel announced on Thursday that they would both withdraw from the United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)."
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Middle East Eye
Excerpt: "The United States and Israel announced on Thursday that they would both withdraw from the United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)."
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Top Trump Official for Pipeline Safety Profits From Selling Oil Spill Equipment
Itai Vardi, DeSmogBlog
Vardi writes: "A newly appointed federal regulator charged with overseeing pipeline safety personally profits from oil spill responses."
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Itai Vardi, DeSmogBlog
Vardi writes: "A newly appointed federal regulator charged with overseeing pipeline safety personally profits from oil spill responses."
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Workers attempt to clean up an oil spill. (photo: Roengrit Kongmuang/Greenpeace)
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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