06 September 18
Charles Pierce | Nike's Colin Kaepernick Ad Is a Watershed Moment
Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "I confess to a measure of relief that, ever since he stood up by taking a knee, Colin Kaepernick will be getting paid by somebody while he obviously was being blackballed by the National Football League and its franchises."
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Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "I confess to a measure of relief that, ever since he stood up by taking a knee, Colin Kaepernick will be getting paid by somebody while he obviously was being blackballed by the National Football League and its franchises."
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Anti-Trump protesters rally in front of Trump Tower in Manhattan. (photo: Spencer Platt/Getty)
Tom Engelhardt | What Will Donald Trump Be Remembered For? The World According to The Don(ald)
Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch
Engelhardt writes: "I know you won't believe me. Not now, not when everything Donald Trump does - any tweet, any insult at any rally - is the news of the day, any day. But he won't be remembered for any of the things now in our headlines."
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Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch
Engelhardt writes: "I know you won't believe me. Not now, not when everything Donald Trump does - any tweet, any insult at any rally - is the news of the day, any day. But he won't be remembered for any of the things now in our headlines."
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Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies during the second day of his Supreme Court confirmation hearing. (photo: Zach Gibson/Getty)
Leaked Email Shows Kavanaugh Questioned Whether Roe Was "Settled Law"
Mark Joseph Stern, Slate
Stern writes: "The documents reveal Kavanaugh's skepticism toward the description of Roe v. Wade as 'settled law' - even though the nominee said on Wednesday that Roe was 'settled as precedent.'"
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Mark Joseph Stern, Slate
Stern writes: "The documents reveal Kavanaugh's skepticism toward the description of Roe v. Wade as 'settled law' - even though the nominee said on Wednesday that Roe was 'settled as precedent.'"
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Cory Booker objects to the start of Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh's Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing, September 4, 2018. (photo: Jim Bourg/Reuters)
Cory Booker Releases Confidential Kavanaugh Documents, Risking Senate Expulsion Over Racial Profiling Emails
Kira Lerner, ThinkProgress
Lerner writes: "Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) violated Senate rules and risked expulsion Thursday when he released committee confidential documents relating to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and racial profiling, claiming that the documents the GOP is keeping from the public 'have nothing to do with national security.'"
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Kira Lerner, ThinkProgress
Lerner writes: "Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) violated Senate rules and risked expulsion Thursday when he released committee confidential documents relating to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and racial profiling, claiming that the documents the GOP is keeping from the public 'have nothing to do with national security.'"
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IBM's software was reportedly developed and tested on surveillance cameras run through NYPD's Lower Manhattan Security Initiative (pictured). (photo: John Moore/Getty)
IBM Secretly Partnered With NYPD to Develop Technology That Allows Police to Search Surveillance Video by Skin Color
James Vincent, The Verge
Vincent writes: "IBM secretly used footage from NYPD CCTV cameras to develop surveillance technology that could search for individuals based on bodily characteristics like age and skin tone. This is according to a report from The Intercept that cites confidential company documents, as well as interviews with former IBM researchers and NYPD officials."
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James Vincent, The Verge
Vincent writes: "IBM secretly used footage from NYPD CCTV cameras to develop surveillance technology that could search for individuals based on bodily characteristics like age and skin tone. This is according to a report from The Intercept that cites confidential company documents, as well as interviews with former IBM researchers and NYPD officials."
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Thursday's judgement is a shot in the arm for India's LGBTQ community. (photo: Chandan Khanna/Getty)
India Decriminalizes Gay Sex in Landmark Verdict
Zeenat Saberin, Al Jazeera
Saberin writes: "India's Supreme Court has decriminalized gay sex in a landmark ruling."
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Zeenat Saberin, Al Jazeera
Saberin writes: "India's Supreme Court has decriminalized gay sex in a landmark ruling."
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Tangier Island, off the coast of Virginia in Chesapeake Bay. (photo: Tracy A. Woodward/Getty)
On a Sinking Island, Climate Science Takes a Back Seat to the Bible
David J. Unger, Grist
Unger writes: "'The good thing about science,' Neil deGrasse Tyson tells us, 'is that it's true whether or not you believe in it.' Your stance on gravity is irrelevant."
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David J. Unger, Grist
Unger writes: "'The good thing about science,' Neil deGrasse Tyson tells us, 'is that it's true whether or not you believe in it.' Your stance on gravity is irrelevant."
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