29 September 18
Juan Cole | Lindsey Graham Disregards Violence Toward Women, and His State Is a Women's Murder Capital
Juan Cole, Informed Comment
Cole writes: "Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) made it abundantly clear in the hearing on Thursday that he cares more about Republican Party control of the Supreme Court than about rape victims."
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Juan Cole, Informed Comment
Cole writes: "Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) made it abundantly clear in the hearing on Thursday that he cares more about Republican Party control of the Supreme Court than about rape victims."
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Donald Trump. (photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Federal Judge Allows Emoluments Case Against Trump to Proceed
Ann E. Marimow, Jonathan O'Connell and David A. Fahrenthold, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "A federal judge on Wednesday rejected President Trump's latest effort to stop a lawsuit that alleges Trump is violating the Constitution by continuing to do business with foreign governments."
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Ann E. Marimow, Jonathan O'Connell and David A. Fahrenthold, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "A federal judge on Wednesday rejected President Trump's latest effort to stop a lawsuit that alleges Trump is violating the Constitution by continuing to do business with foreign governments."
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Red Square in Moscow, Russia. (photo: AfricaPatagonia)
Russian-US Tycoon Boasted of 'Active' Involvement in Trump Election Campaign
Luke Harding, Guardian UK
Harding writes: "A Russian-American businessman who donated a substantial sum to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential election effort boasted to a senior figure in Moscow that he was 'actively involved' in the Republican candidate's campaign, the Guardian can reveal."
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Luke Harding, Guardian UK
Harding writes: "A Russian-American businessman who donated a substantial sum to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential election effort boasted to a senior figure in Moscow that he was 'actively involved' in the Republican candidate's campaign, the Guardian can reveal."
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Crystal Mason, who is facing five years in Texas prisons because she mistakenly cast a provisional ballot when she was not allowed to do so. (photo: Ed Pilkington/Guardian UK)
Crystal Mason Begins Prison Sentence in Texas for Crime of Voting
Ed Pilkington, Guardian UK
Pilkington writes: "Crystal Mason, the woman who became the poster child for voter suppression when she was sentenced to five years for casting a ballot in Texas, has gone into federal prison at the start of her ordeal."
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Ed Pilkington, Guardian UK
Pilkington writes: "Crystal Mason, the woman who became the poster child for voter suppression when she was sentenced to five years for casting a ballot in Texas, has gone into federal prison at the start of her ordeal."
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Hands typing on a computer keyboard. (photo: hamburg_berlin/Shutterstock)
Massive Facebook Hack Put Millions at Risk
Brian Barrett and Lily Hay Newman, Wired
Excerpt: "On Friday, Facebook revealed that it had suffered a security breach that impacted at least 50 million of its users, and possibly as many as 90 million."
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Brian Barrett and Lily Hay Newman, Wired
Excerpt: "On Friday, Facebook revealed that it had suffered a security breach that impacted at least 50 million of its users, and possibly as many as 90 million."
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Journalists take part in a protest against the recent imprisonment by Myanmar authorities of Reuters journalists Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, outside the Myanmar embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, September 7, 2018. (photo: Reuters)
Journalists Jailed in Record Numbers Worldwide
Margaret Besheer, VOA
Besheer writes: "Journalists are being jailed in unprecedented numbers across the globe, with 262 detained for their work at the end of 2017, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists."
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Margaret Besheer, VOA
Besheer writes: "Journalists are being jailed in unprecedented numbers across the globe, with 262 detained for their work at the end of 2017, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists."
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New EPA chief Andrew Wheeler. (photo: Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
Planned Shake-Up at EPA Would Make Scientists More Vulnerable to Political Interference, Critics Say
Mark Hand, ThinkProgress
Hand writes: "The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants to combine the agency's two science offices into one, a move that critics contend is another example of the Trump administration trying to diminish the role of scientists at the agency."
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Mark Hand, ThinkProgress
Hand writes: "The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants to combine the agency's two science offices into one, a move that critics contend is another example of the Trump administration trying to diminish the role of scientists at the agency."
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