Staggering Number of Americans Can't Meet Basic Needs While Trump Brags About the Economy Libby Watson, Splinter News Watson writes: "A new study by the Urban Institute published Tuesday found that 40 percent of Americans can't meet at least one basic need-food, healthcare, housing, or utilities - even as the economy approaches nearly full employment with only a 4.4 percent unemployment rate." READ MORE
Gov. Jerry Brown holds a copy of a bill to end bail he signed Tuesday, Aug. 28, in Sacramento, Calif. (photo: Getty)
Melania Trump with Evangelical leaders at the White House. (photo: Getty)
Trump Privately Suggests Evangelical Leaders Break Law on Electioneering Elliot Hannon, Slate Hannon writes: "The president instructed the religious leaders to use their pulpits to push members of the churches to vote Republican in November, which would be a violation of the Johnson Amendment prohibiting tax-exempt organizations, namely churches and charities, from campaigning, directly or indirectly, on behalf of a candidate." READ MORE
White House senior adviser Stephen Miller arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Md., July 24, 2018. (photo: Carlos Barria/Reuters)
A protester attends a rally to repeal Obamacare. (photo: Nathan Chute/Reuters)
GOP Eyes Another Shot at ObamaCare Repeal After McCain's Death Alexander Bolton, The Hill Bolton writes: "Senate Republicans say they would like Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) to appoint a successor to the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) who, unlike McCain, would support GOP legislation to repeal ObamaCare." READ MORE
Cesar Benedict, a Garifuna activist and community radio host, looks out to sea in the village of Triunfo de la Cruz, Tela Bay, Honduras, May 5, 2018. (photo: Christopher Clark/Reuters)
Honduran Minority Fights for a Threatened Way of Life Reuters Excerpt: "Six years ago, the Honduran settlement of Vallecito was all but abandoned. Now it is a thriving community for the Garifuna minority and the heartland of their fight against what they see as a concerted effort to drive them from their ancestral lands." READ MORE
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