Andy Borowitz | Trump Strips Citizenship From Children of Immigrants, Thus Disqualifying Himself From Presidency
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker Borowitz writes: "Donald J. Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order stripping the children of immigrant mothers of their citizenship, thus disqualifying himself from being President of the United States." READ MORE Chinese troops prepare for the arrival of President Xi Jinping at a People's Liberation Army (PLA) garrison. (photo: Damir Sagolj/Reuters)
Michael Klare | The New Global Tinderbox, It's Not Your Mother's Cold War
Michael Klare, TomDispatch Klare writes: "When it comes to relations between Donald Trump's America, Vladimir Putin's Russia, and Xi Jinping's China, observers everywhere are starting to talk about a return to an all-too-familiar past." READ MORE Floridians for a Fair Shake, an advocacy group, hosted a voter rally criticizing Representative Vern Buchanan in Bradenton, Fla. (photo: Sarah Beth Glicksteen/The New York Times)
How a Democratic Dark-Money Group Flooded the 2018 House Map
Alexander Burns, The New York Times Burns writes: "A structure unknown even to some of those involved, Floridians for a Fair Shake and 13 other groups around the country are funded and coordinated out of a single office in Washington, with the goal of battering Republicans for their health care and economic policies during the midterm elections." READ MORE Man behind bars. (photo: Getty)
CIA Coder Charged in WikiLeaks Dump Claims He's Being Tortured in Jail
Kevin Poulsen, The Daily Beast Poulsen writes: "In a letter to a federal judge, Joshua Adam Schulte says his stint in solitary confinement constitutes 'cruel and unusual punishment' and has interfered with his legal battle." READ MORE Protester in Brazil. (photo: Buda Mendes/Getty)
Why Social Media Is Friend to Far-Right Politicians Around the World
Casey Newton, The Verge Newton writes: "It was an awful weekend of hate-fueled violence, ugly rhetoric, and worrisome retreats from our democratic ideals." READ MORE Protest against executions in Saudi Arabia. (photo: Andrew Biraj/Reuters)
UN Calls on Saudi Arabia to Halt 6 Imminent Executions
teleSUR Excerpt: "Human rights experts with the United Nation urge Saudi Arabia to stop the imminent executions of six men sentenced to death in relation to activities during the 2011 Arab Spring." READ MORE Anacortes Refinery (Tesoro), on the north end of March Point southeast of Anacortes, Washington. (photo: Walter Seigmund/CC)
Big Oil Pours Record $30 Million to Sway Voters Against Nation's First Carbon Tax
Nichola Groom, Reuters Groom writes: "The U.S. oil industry has spent a record $30 million to fight a ballot measure in Washington state that would create the nation's first carbon tax, double what an alliance of green groups and billionaire activists has spent to support it, according to state data reviewed by Reuters." READ MORE |
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