08 June 19
Paul Krugman | Trump Makes America Irresponsible Again
Paul Krugman, The New York Times
Krugman writes: "Donald Trump's plan to impose tariffs on Mexican exports unless our neighbor does something - he hasn't specified what - to stop the flow of asylum-seekers is almost surely illegal."
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Paul Krugman, The New York Times
Krugman writes: "Donald Trump's plan to impose tariffs on Mexican exports unless our neighbor does something - he hasn't specified what - to stop the flow of asylum-seekers is almost surely illegal."
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William Barr. (photo: Tom Williams/Getty Images)
William Roberts, Al Jazeera
Excerpt: "A US House of Representatives committee unveiled a resolution on Thursday to hold Attorney General William Barr and former White House Counsel Don McGahn in civil contempt for refusing to testify about Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe."
"The Trump administration is waging an unprecedented campaign of stonewalling and obstruction on issues the American people care about, including its attack on healthcare, its inhumane family separation policy, and the countless egregious examples laid out in the Mueller report," Representative James McGovern, chairman of the Rules Committee, said in a statement.
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin. (photo: Alex Brandon/AP)
Trump Calls Off Tariffs After US-Mexico Deal, but Mnuchin Says Threat Remains
Martin Pengelly, Guardian UK
Pengelly writes: "The US and Mexico have reached an agreement to stave off tariffs on Mexican goods, officials confirmed on Friday night."
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Martin Pengelly, Guardian UK
Pengelly writes: "The US and Mexico have reached an agreement to stave off tariffs on Mexican goods, officials confirmed on Friday night."
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Undocumented immigrants in ICE detention. (photo: John Moore/Getty)
ICE Is Struggling to Contain Spread of Mumps in Its Detention Centers
Heather Timmons and Justin Rohrlich, Quartz
Excerpt: "Immigration and Customs Enforcement has so far failed to contain a growing health crisis spreading among migrants held in its detention centers."
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Heather Timmons and Justin Rohrlich, Quartz
Excerpt: "Immigration and Customs Enforcement has so far failed to contain a growing health crisis spreading among migrants held in its detention centers."
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Black Lives Matter activists demonstrate in New York City to protest police brutality on July 9, 2016. (photo: Erik McGregor/Getty Images)
Human Rights in the US Are Worse Than You Think
Lauren Wolfe, Vox
Wolfe writes: "A new report examining human rights in the United States and around the world has just been released, and its findings are disturbing: The US is doing abysmally in several key categories, including the right to freedom from extrajudicial killing, the right to participate in government, and the right to be safe from the state."
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Lauren Wolfe, Vox
Wolfe writes: "A new report examining human rights in the United States and around the world has just been released, and its findings are disturbing: The US is doing abysmally in several key categories, including the right to freedom from extrajudicial killing, the right to participate in government, and the right to be safe from the state."
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Saudi policemen. (photo: Getty Images)
He Was Arrested at 13 for Calling for Democracy. Now Saudi Arabia Wants to Execute Him.
Muhammad Darwish, Tamara Qiblawi and Ghazi Balkiz, CNN
Excerpt: "Foot on pedal, 10-year-old Murtaja Qureiris is about to lead the group of around 30 children. In video footage obtained by CNN, he is wearing rolled up denim jeans and black flip-flops on his feet, and grinning at the camera recording the event. It may look like a regular bike ride, but the group is staging a protest."
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Muhammad Darwish, Tamara Qiblawi and Ghazi Balkiz, CNN
Excerpt: "Foot on pedal, 10-year-old Murtaja Qureiris is about to lead the group of around 30 children. In video footage obtained by CNN, he is wearing rolled up denim jeans and black flip-flops on his feet, and grinning at the camera recording the event. It may look like a regular bike ride, but the group is staging a protest."
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A blacktip shark. (photo: antos777/Shutterstock)
How to Protect Sharks From Overfishing
David Shiffman, The Revelator
Shiffman writes: "These related species - which, along with chimaeras, are known collectively as chondrichthyans - include some of the most threatened marine fishes in the world."
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David Shiffman, The Revelator
Shiffman writes: "These related species - which, along with chimaeras, are known collectively as chondrichthyans - include some of the most threatened marine fishes in the world."
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