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Charles Pierce | There Is Exactly Zero Value Whatsoever in a 2020 Presidential Poll Right Now
Charles Pierce, Esquire Pierce writes: "If I may borrow a phrase from the late philosopher Lemmy Kilmeister, kill these things with death." READ MORE Al Gore. (photo: Lukas Schulze/Getty Images)
Why Al Gore Thinks There's Still Hope for the Planet
David Wallace-Wells, New York Magazine Wallace-Wells writes: "Trump is very much on Gore's mind, he brought him up three separate times when I sat down with him last week, in New York, just ahead of his annual, 24 Hours of Reality special television event." READ MORE A rally in support of the Affordable Care Act. (photo: Damian Dovarganes/AP)
ACA Ruling Creates New Anxieties for Consumers and the Health-Care Industry
Amy Goldstein, The Washington Post Goldstein writes: "The ruling by a federal judge in Texas striking down the Affordable Care Act has injected a powerful wave of uncertainty about recent changes woven into the U.S. health-care system that touch nearly all Americans and the industry that makes up one-sixth of the economy." READ MORE 'Trump can't in good faith claim he was oblivious to the rigors of campaign finance laws, because he was personally investigated for possible campaign violations by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).' (photo: Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast)
Trump's History of Campaign Finance Wrongdoing Destroys His New Defense
Dean Obeidallah, The Daily Beast Obeidallah writes: "Donald Trump, the man who once bragged on national television in 2015 about his remarkable knowledge surrounding campaign donations, declaring, 'I know more about contributions than anybody,' now has a brand new defense to his alleged federal election crimes: He suddenly claims to know nothing about how campaign donations work." READ MORE YouTube is a conduit for teaching far-right hate. (image: Daily Beast)
How YouTube Pulled These Men Down a Vortex of Far-Right Hate
Kelly Weill, The Daily Beast Weill writes: "For David Sherratt, like so many teenagers, far-right radicalization began with video game tutorials on YouTube. He was 15 years old and loosely liberal, mostly interested in 'Call of Duty' clips. Then YouTube's recommendations led him elsewhere." READ MORE Farwa is home to two species of turtle, and finding them is a highlight for day trippers who come to the island on tours. (photo: MEE/Mohamed Ben Khalifa)
The Ecologists Rescuing the Natural Wonders of Libya's Farwa Island
Karlos Zurutuza, Middle East Eye Zurutuza writes: "It is a quiet Friday morning on Libya's western coast and a group of environmental volunteers is taking a boat to Farwa, an uninhabited island that lies northwest of the country and close to the border with Tunisia." READ MORE Food industry detail with poultry meat processing (photo: Roibu/Alamy)
Chickens Freezing to Death and Boiled Alive: Failings in US Slaughterhouses Exposed
Andrew Wasley and Natalie Jones, Guardian UK Excerpt: "Chickens slowly freezing to death, being boiled alive, drowned or suffocating under piles of other birds are among hundreds of shocking welfare incidents recorded at US slaughterhouses, according to previously unpublished reports." READ MORE Update My Monthly Donation |
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