06 November 18
Andy Borowitz | Midterm Elections Inspire Historic Levels of Early Drinking
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "In a seismic shift from earlier midterm elections, the 2018 midterms have inspired the highest levels of early drinking in modern history, a new study shows."
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Voters line up to vote at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, November 8, 2016. (photo: Cory Morse/AP)
ALSO SEE: Today Could Decide What the Next Decade of Voting in America Looks Like
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "In a seismic shift from earlier midterm elections, the 2018 midterms have inspired the highest levels of early drinking in modern history, a new study shows."
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Voters line up to vote at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, November 8, 2016. (photo: Cory Morse/AP)
ALSO SEE: Today Could Decide What the Next Decade of Voting in America Looks Like
A Progressive's Guide to What to Watch for on Election Day 2018 - After You Vote
Josh Israel, ThinkProgress
Israel writes: "On Tuesday, Americans will elect 435 U.S. Representatives, 35 U.S. Senators, 36 governors, more than 6,000 state legislators, and a whole lot of statewide, county, and local officials."
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Voting in Ohio. (photo: David Goldman/AP)
Josh Israel, ThinkProgress
Israel writes: "On Tuesday, Americans will elect 435 U.S. Representatives, 35 U.S. Senators, 36 governors, more than 6,000 state legislators, and a whole lot of statewide, county, and local officials."
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Voting in Ohio. (photo: David Goldman/AP)
5 Key Environmental Ballot Measures to Track at Your Election Watch Party Tonight
Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch
Rosane writes: "A lot of the races in this year's midterm election have big consequences for the environment. The Sierra Club has even assembled a list of 10 'Fossil Fools' to boot from office because they consistently prioritize fossil fuel interests over the environment and public health."
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Wisconsin governor Scott Walker. (photo: Andy Manis/Getty Images)
Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch
Rosane writes: "A lot of the races in this year's midterm election have big consequences for the environment. The Sierra Club has even assembled a list of 10 'Fossil Fools' to boot from office because they consistently prioritize fossil fuel interests over the environment and public health."
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Wisconsin governor Scott Walker. (photo: Andy Manis/Getty Images)
Foxconn Hopes to Staff New Wisconsin Plant With Robots and Chinese Workers
Eric Levitz, New York Magazine
Levitz writes: "Since taking office in 2011, Wisconsin governor Scott Walker has cut his state's K-12 education budget by nearly $1 billion dollars, slashed funding for higher education by hundreds of millions, and restricted impoverished Wisconsinites' access to health care and nutritional assistance."
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The U.S. Olympic Committee has moved to revoke USA Gymnastics' status as a national governing body. (photo: Dylan Martinez/Reuters)
Eric Levitz, New York Magazine
Levitz writes: "Since taking office in 2011, Wisconsin governor Scott Walker has cut his state's K-12 education budget by nearly $1 billion dollars, slashed funding for higher education by hundreds of millions, and restricted impoverished Wisconsinites' access to health care and nutritional assistance."
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The U.S. Olympic Committee has moved to revoke USA Gymnastics' status as a national governing body. (photo: Dylan Martinez/Reuters)
US Olympic Committee Moves to Revoke USA Gymnastics' Status as National Governing Body
Bryan Armen Graham, Guardian UK
Graham writes: "The US Olympic Committee has taken the first steps toward decertifying USA Gymnastics' recognition as the national governing body for gymnastics in the United States."
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Saharawi women resisting the occupation. (photo: Facebook/Saharawi Women UNMS)
Bryan Armen Graham, Guardian UK
Graham writes: "The US Olympic Committee has taken the first steps toward decertifying USA Gymnastics' recognition as the national governing body for gymnastics in the United States."
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Saharawi women resisting the occupation. (photo: Facebook/Saharawi Women UNMS)
43 Years of 'Green March': Morocco's Occupation of West Sahara
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Nov. 6 marks 43 years of Morocco's occupation of the Western Sahara, which has forced the Saharawis to continue living in precarious conditions in the desert."
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Vickie Michaud, center, the founder of Hope Builders, directs workers at a job site in Vieques. The non-profit hopes to rebuild 100 homes that were destroyed by Hurricane Maria. (photo: Brock Stoneham/NBC News)
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Nov. 6 marks 43 years of Morocco's occupation of the Western Sahara, which has forced the Saharawis to continue living in precarious conditions in the desert."
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Vickie Michaud, center, the founder of Hope Builders, directs workers at a job site in Vieques. The non-profit hopes to rebuild 100 homes that were destroyed by Hurricane Maria. (photo: Brock Stoneham/NBC News)
For the Puerto Rican Island of Vieques, Rebuilding Seems Like a Never-Ending Task
Nicole Acevedo and Nirma Hasty, NBC News
Excerpt: "If a devastating hurricane's road to recovery is difficult in a small Caribbean island, it's even tougher if one lives in an island off the island, as residents of Vieques have found out."
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Nicole Acevedo and Nirma Hasty, NBC News
Excerpt: "If a devastating hurricane's road to recovery is difficult in a small Caribbean island, it's even tougher if one lives in an island off the island, as residents of Vieques have found out."
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