30 August 18 AM
1968 DNC Protests, 50 Years Later: Organizers Recall Coalition Building and Running Pig for President
Democracy Now!
Excerpt: "We revisit the 1968 DNC protests in Chicago, where Yippies Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin nominated a pig named 'Pigasus the Immortal' to compete with candidates Hubert Humphrey and Richard Nixon."
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Democracy Now!
Excerpt: "We revisit the 1968 DNC protests in Chicago, where Yippies Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin nominated a pig named 'Pigasus the Immortal' to compete with candidates Hubert Humphrey and Richard Nixon."
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Two women, Maria and Lupita, whose U.S. citizenship is in question, stand for a portrait in Brownsville, Tex. (photo: Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post)
The Trump Administration Is Denying Passports to Thousands of Hispanic Americans Living Near the US-Mexican Border
Kevin Sieff, The Washington Post
Sieff writes: "His official American birth certificate shows he was delivered by a midwife in Brownsville, at the southern tip of Texas. He spent his life wearing American uniforms: three years as a private in the Army, then as a cadet in the Border Patrol and now as a state prison guard."
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Kevin Sieff, The Washington Post
Sieff writes: "His official American birth certificate shows he was delivered by a midwife in Brownsville, at the southern tip of Texas. He spent his life wearing American uniforms: three years as a private in the Army, then as a cadet in the Border Patrol and now as a state prison guard."
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US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. (photo: Oliver Contreras/Getty)
Betsy DeVos's New College Plan Allows Sexual Offenders to Demand Proof From Their Victims
Elise Solé, Yahoo Lifestyle
Solé writes: "Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is introducing new measures to colleges and universities that would, among other changes, allow people accused of sexual misconduct to cross-examine their victims and request evidence."
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Elise Solé, Yahoo Lifestyle
Solé writes: "Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is introducing new measures to colleges and universities that would, among other changes, allow people accused of sexual misconduct to cross-examine their victims and request evidence."
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Julia Salazar is running as a Democrat in New York State Senate. (photo: Mark Burkhalter/Guardian UK)
Julia Salazar: The Progressive Aiming to Follow in Ocasio-Cortez's Footsteps
Adam Gabbatt, Guardian UK
Gabbatt writes: "It's been two months since Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stunned the Democratic establishment by beating Joe Crowley in a Democratic primary for US Congress. Now Julia Salazar, a fellow Democratic socialist, is hoping to recreate that victory, in what would be another boost for the progressive left."
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Adam Gabbatt, Guardian UK
Gabbatt writes: "It's been two months since Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stunned the Democratic establishment by beating Joe Crowley in a Democratic primary for US Congress. Now Julia Salazar, a fellow Democratic socialist, is hoping to recreate that victory, in what would be another boost for the progressive left."
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A drinking fountain. (photo: Shutterstock)
Drinking Water to Be Shut Off at All Detroit Schools Due to High Levels of Lead, Copper
CBS News
Excerpt: "Drinking water is being shut off at all Detroit public schools because the water in 16 of them was found to have high levels of lead or copper. Officials believe old fixtures, not the water source, may be to blame."
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CBS News
Excerpt: "Drinking water is being shut off at all Detroit public schools because the water in 16 of them was found to have high levels of lead or copper. Officials believe old fixtures, not the water source, may be to blame."
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A Yemeni child stands in front of a building damaged in a US-backed Saudi air strike. (photo: AFP)
UN Experts Accuse the US-Backed Saudi Coalition of Committing War Crimes in Yemen
Jack Herrera, Pacific Standard
Herrera writes: "After over three years of civil war in Yemen, experts working for the United Nations' Human Rights Council have released a report that implicates the governments of Yemen, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia in war crimes that include rape and torture."
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Jack Herrera, Pacific Standard
Herrera writes: "After over three years of civil war in Yemen, experts working for the United Nations' Human Rights Council have released a report that implicates the governments of Yemen, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia in war crimes that include rape and torture."
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Wind turbines near Rancho Mirage in Southern California. (photo: Barcroft Media)
California Moves Towards 100% Carbon-Free Electricity After Landmark Vote
Oliver Milman, Guardian UK
Milman writes: "California has given fossil fuel-derived energy a hefty shove towards obsolescence after legislators voted to require that 100% of the state's electricity come from carbon-free sources."
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Oliver Milman, Guardian UK
Milman writes: "California has given fossil fuel-derived energy a hefty shove towards obsolescence after legislators voted to require that 100% of the state's electricity come from carbon-free sources."
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