28 January 19 PM
James Risen | Roger Stone Made His Name as a Dirty Trickster, but the Trump-Russia Coverup May Finally Bring Him Down
James Risen, The Intercept
Risen writes: "Stone, a longtime ally of Donald Trump, a frenetic character with a reputation as a Republican dirty trickster, and one of the most colorful figures in the Trump-Russia story, has finally been brought to heel."
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James Risen, The Intercept
Risen writes: "Stone, a longtime ally of Donald Trump, a frenetic character with a reputation as a Republican dirty trickster, and one of the most colorful figures in the Trump-Russia story, has finally been brought to heel."
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Milton Morgan, 63, during a physical therapy session. The contracting firm where Morgan's wife, Janice, works was unable to pay its health-insurance premiums during the shutdown, and she fears what would occur if another shutdown happens next month. (photo: Salwan Georges/WP)
'It Feels Like We Are Still Hostages': Federal Contractors Who Lost Health Insurance During Shutdown Remain in Limbo
Aaron C. Davis and Neena Satija, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "'In 15 years, I've never once missed a payroll,' Wesley McClure, Unispec's founder and president, said in an interview. 'I've never once been without insurance, either for me or my employees, but that's where we are.'"
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Aaron C. Davis and Neena Satija, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "'In 15 years, I've never once missed a payroll,' Wesley McClure, Unispec's founder and president, said in an interview. 'I've never once been without insurance, either for me or my employees, but that's where we are.'"
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Why is America's biggest right-wing homeschooling group networking with sanctioned Russians and their employees? (image: Diana Ofosu/ThinkProgress)
The Latest Front in Russian Infiltration: America's Right-Wing Homeschooling Movement
Casey Michel, ThinkProgress
Michel writes: "The group and its origins sound innocuous enough. But the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) - a right-wing group founded 36 years ago - has deepened connections between America's religious right and Russians even as the latter have been sanctioned by the United States."
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Casey Michel, ThinkProgress
Michel writes: "The group and its origins sound innocuous enough. But the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) - a right-wing group founded 36 years ago - has deepened connections between America's religious right and Russians even as the latter have been sanctioned by the United States."
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Northern Alliance soldiers eye the crest of hill that serves as a front line December 7, 2001 in the Tora Bora area of Afghanistan. The Afghanistan War is a military conflict that began in 2001 and has cost $1.07 trillion. (photo: Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
William J. Astore | The US Military's Lost Wars, Overfunded, Overhyped, and Always Over There
William J. Astore, TomDispatch
Astore writes: "The question is: What's made America's leaders, civilian and military, quite so proficient when it comes to turning victories into defeats? And what does that tell us about them and their wars?"
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William J. Astore, TomDispatch
Astore writes: "The question is: What's made America's leaders, civilian and military, quite so proficient when it comes to turning victories into defeats? And what does that tell us about them and their wars?"
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R. Kelly. (photo: Reuters)
In #MeToo Age, Can We Love the Art but Deplore the Artist?
Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor
Bruinius writes: "And be they rock stars, writers, or painters, such artists, most all of them men, have often been given an implicit moral pass."
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Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor
Bruinius writes: "And be they rock stars, writers, or painters, such artists, most all of them men, have often been given an implicit moral pass."
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Last year, a report by the UN painted a grim picture of the human rights situation in the UAE, particularly for women. (photo: Dubai Media Office)
UAE Mocked After All of Its Gender Awards Won by Men
Al Jazeera
Excerpt: "Twitter users have mocked authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after it emerged that winners of an initiative designed to foster gender equality in the workplace were won entirely by men."
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Al Jazeera
Excerpt: "Twitter users have mocked authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after it emerged that winners of an initiative designed to foster gender equality in the workplace were won entirely by men."
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A volunteer's car full of trash collected at Joshua Tree National Park in California during the shutdown. (photo: NPCA Photos)
Park Rangers Return to Work to Assess 'Irreparable' Damage as Government Shutdown Ends (for Now)
Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch
Rosane writes: "The agreement does mean, however, that park rangers and other staff can begin to assess the damage done during the shutdown, as many parks remained open to the public but understaffed. In shutdowns under previous administrations, the parks have typically closed entirely. Park staff will also move to reopen services that were shuttered."
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Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch
Rosane writes: "The agreement does mean, however, that park rangers and other staff can begin to assess the damage done during the shutdown, as many parks remained open to the public but understaffed. In shutdowns under previous administrations, the parks have typically closed entirely. Park staff will also move to reopen services that were shuttered."
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