24 July 18
RSN: William Boardman | Saudi-US Propaganda by PBS NewsHour in Houthi-held Yemen
William Boardman, Reader Supported News
Boardman writes: "This is what American tax-supported propaganda looks like when an organization like the PBS NewsHour wants to maintain a semblance of credibility while lying through its intimidated teeth."
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William Boardman, Reader Supported News
Boardman writes: "This is what American tax-supported propaganda looks like when an organization like the PBS NewsHour wants to maintain a semblance of credibility while lying through its intimidated teeth."
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In this July 18, 2018 photo, soybean farmer Michael Petefish stands inside a bin with soybeans at his farm near Claremont in southern Minnesota. American farmers have put the brakes on unnecessary spending as the U.S.-China trade war escalates. (photo: Jim Mone/AP)
US Ag Dept Readies $12 Billion in Emergency Aid to Farmers Caught in Trump's Trade War
Damian Paletta and Caitlin Dewey, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "The U.S. Agriculture Department on Tuesday plans to announce a $12 billion package of emergency aid for farmers caught in the midst of President Trump's escalating trade war, two people briefed on the plan said, the latest sign that growing tensions between the United States and other countries will not end soon."
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Damian Paletta and Caitlin Dewey, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "The U.S. Agriculture Department on Tuesday plans to announce a $12 billion package of emergency aid for farmers caught in the midst of President Trump's escalating trade war, two people briefed on the plan said, the latest sign that growing tensions between the United States and other countries will not end soon."
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Butina with Rick Santorum (left), Wayne LaPierre (top), and Scott Walker (bottom). (photo: ThinkProgress)
New Revelations About Maria Butina's Funding Shine Light on Why Russia Targeted NRA
Casey Michel, ThinkProgress
Michel writes: "One week after the Department of Justice laid out its official complaint against Maria Butina - namely, how the Russian national managed to build up a network of contacts in the Republican Party and National Rifle Association (NRA) alike - a number of questions remain."
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Casey Michel, ThinkProgress
Michel writes: "One week after the Department of Justice laid out its official complaint against Maria Butina - namely, how the Russian national managed to build up a network of contacts in the Republican Party and National Rifle Association (NRA) alike - a number of questions remain."
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Residents cast their votes at a polling place on November 4, 2014, near Ferguson, Missouri. (photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Millions of Black Voters Are Being Purged From Voter Rolls, Often Illegally: Report
Michael Harriot, The Root
Harriot writes: "As the end of Barack Obama's presidency grew closer, election officials began preparing for the next election. Instead of strengthening the security of voting machines and making voting more accessible to citizens, states did the exact opposite."
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Michael Harriot, The Root
Harriot writes: "As the end of Barack Obama's presidency grew closer, election officials began preparing for the next election. Instead of strengthening the security of voting machines and making voting more accessible to citizens, states did the exact opposite."
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Sacha Baron Cohen interviewing Corinne Olympios. (photo: Showtime)
Sacha Baron Cohen's Show Needs More Female Writers
Anna Silman, The Cut
Silman writes: "With his new show Who Is America?, Sacha Baron Cohen tries to be an equal-opportunity offender. Interviewing men and women on the right and left, in politics and culture, the show aims to make asses of them all."
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Anna Silman, The Cut
Silman writes: "With his new show Who Is America?, Sacha Baron Cohen tries to be an equal-opportunity offender. Interviewing men and women on the right and left, in politics and culture, the show aims to make asses of them all."
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Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte. (photo: AFP)
Philippines' Duterte to Keep Up 'Relentless, Chilling' Drug War
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte vowed Monday to sustain the momentum of his bloody war on drugs, telling the nation in an annual address that the fight would be as 'relentless and chilling' as during his first two years in power."
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teleSUR
Excerpt: "Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte vowed Monday to sustain the momentum of his bloody war on drugs, telling the nation in an annual address that the fight would be as 'relentless and chilling' as during his first two years in power."
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Mexican activists like Isela Gonzalez Diaz, the chairperson of Alianza Sierra Madre, find their work restricted by the threat of attacks. (photo: Thom Pierce/Guardian/Global Witness/UN Environment)
2017 Was Deadliest Year for Environmental Activism: Report
Charlotte Mitchell, Al Jazeera
Mitchell writers: "Nearly four land and environmental activists were killed each week in 2017, making it the deadliest year on record, according to a new report by Global Witness."
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Charlotte Mitchell, Al Jazeera
Mitchell writers: "Nearly four land and environmental activists were killed each week in 2017, making it the deadliest year on record, according to a new report by Global Witness."
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