Amanda Marcotte | Poisoning the Planet, Trolling the Libs
Amanda Marcotte, Salon
Marcotte writes: "Even though Scott Pruitt was finally driven out as head of the Environmental Protection Agency, his replacement, Andrew Wheeler, hasn't missed a beat."
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Amanda Marcotte, Salon
Marcotte writes: "Even though Scott Pruitt was finally driven out as head of the Environmental Protection Agency, his replacement, Andrew Wheeler, hasn't missed a beat."
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Whistleblower Reality Winner arrives at a courthouse in Augusta, Georgia, on Thursday. (photo: Michael Holahan/AP)
NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner Receives Longest Sentence Ever for Unauthorized Disclosure
Kevin Gosztola, Shadowproof
Gosztola writes: "Former National Security Agency contractor Reality Winner was sentenced to five years and three months in prison at a federal courthouse in Augusta, Georgia. It was part of a plea agreement approved by the court, where Winner admitted she disclosed classified information in violation of the Espionage Act."
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Kevin Gosztola, Shadowproof
Gosztola writes: "Former National Security Agency contractor Reality Winner was sentenced to five years and three months in prison at a federal courthouse in Augusta, Georgia. It was part of a plea agreement approved by the court, where Winner admitted she disclosed classified information in violation of the Espionage Act."
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Senator Ted Cruz and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. (photo: Getty)
The Opposition to Brett Kavanaugh Just Got a Big Ray of Hope
Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress
Millhiser writes: "To keep Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh off the Court, Democrats need to solve a devilish puzzle. Nevertheless, one of the more conservative members of their caucus recently gave them reason to hope that this puzzle can be solved."
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Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress
Millhiser writes: "To keep Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh off the Court, Democrats need to solve a devilish puzzle. Nevertheless, one of the more conservative members of their caucus recently gave them reason to hope that this puzzle can be solved."
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Ted Cruz at a court hearing and Beto O'Rourke in El Paso, Texas. (photo: Bill Clark/Roll Call; Pierre Aguirre/Getty)
Beto O'Rourke vs. Ted Cruz and the Fight for America
Christopher Hooks, GQ
Hooks writes: "Ted Cruz is misunderstood, Ted Cruz tells me."
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Christopher Hooks, GQ
Hooks writes: "Ted Cruz is misunderstood, Ted Cruz tells me."
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An inmate at San Quentin in California. The strike was symbolically timed to mark the death of a Black Panther held at the prison. (photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty)
National Prison Strike Begins: Prisoners in 17 States Demand End to "Slave Labor" Behind Bars
Democracy Now!
Excerpt: "Prisoners across the country are set to launch a nationwide strike today to demand improved living conditions, greater access to resources and the 'end of modern day slavery.'"
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Democracy Now!
Excerpt: "Prisoners across the country are set to launch a nationwide strike today to demand improved living conditions, greater access to resources and the 'end of modern day slavery.'"
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South Africans erecting a shack during illegal land occupations in a township near Cape Town. A proposed change in a land ownership law has become a highly divisive issue. (photo: Mike Hutchings/Reuters)
Donald Trump's Land Seizures Tweet Draws Angry Reaction in South Africa
Jason Burke and David Smith, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "An order by Donald Trump to his secretary of state to 'closely study the South Africa land and farm seizures' and the 'large scale killing of farmers' has drawn an angry response in a country where land ownership is a deeply divisive issue."
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Jason Burke and David Smith, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "An order by Donald Trump to his secretary of state to 'closely study the South Africa land and farm seizures' and the 'large scale killing of farmers' has drawn an angry response in a country where land ownership is a deeply divisive issue."
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Oil refinery in Houston following Hurricane Harvey. (photo: AP)
Big Oil Asks Government to Protect Its Texas Facilities From Climate Change
Associated Press
Excerpt: "As the nation plans new defenses against the more powerful storms and higher tides expected from climate change, one project stands out: an ambitious proposal to build a nearly 60-mile 'spine' of concrete seawalls, earthen barriers, floating gates and steel levees on the Texas Gulf Coast."
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Associated Press
Excerpt: "As the nation plans new defenses against the more powerful storms and higher tides expected from climate change, one project stands out: an ambitious proposal to build a nearly 60-mile 'spine' of concrete seawalls, earthen barriers, floating gates and steel levees on the Texas Gulf Coast."
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