New York Times Editorial Board | Why Are Republicans Covering Up Brett Kavanaugh's Past?

21 August 18 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News THIS ORGANIZATION IS WORTH FIGHTING FOR - We have proven that corporate cash/advertising and major investors are - not - necessary to fund a news reporting organization. The result is a news source that people actually trust. It also means that we have to fight for funding. So we fight, with a clear conscience. We need more of you to help. ASAP. Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! New York Times Editorial Board | Why Are Republicans Covering Up Brett Kavanaugh's Past?  The New York Times Editorial Board Excerpt: "Judge Brett Kavanaugh's supporters have spent the last month lavishing him with acclaim. He's a legal superstar, they say, one of the most qualified Supreme Court nominees in history. So why are Senate Republicans so afraid of letting Americans learn more about him?" READ MORE Soldiers walk by Tiananmen in Beijing, China. (photo: AP) Alfred McCoy | Beijing's Bid for Global Power in the Age of Trump Alfred McCoy, TomDispatch McCoy writes: "As the second year of Donald Trump's presidency and sixth of Xi Jinping's draws to a close, the world seems to be witnessing one of those epochal clashes that can change the contours of global power." READ MORE Prison inmates lay water pipes on a work project outside Oak Glen Conservation Fire Camp #35 in Yucaipa, California, November 6, 2014. (photo: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters) US Inmates Stage Nationwide Prison Labor Strike Over 'Modern Slavery' Ed Pilkington, Guardian UK Pilkington writes: "On Tuesday, America's vast army of incarcerated men and women - at 2.3m of them they form by far the largest imprisoned population in the world - will brace itself for what has the potential to be the largest prison strike in US history." READ MORE Hands typing on a computer keyboard. (photo: hamburg_berlin/Shutterstock) I Just Hacked a State Election. I'm 17. And I'm Not Even a Very Good Hacker. River O'Connor, Politico O'Connor writes: "It took me around 10 minutes to crash the upcoming midterm elections." READ MORE Businessmen on Wall Street. (photo: AP) Why Do American CEOs Get Paid So Much? James K. Galbraith, Guardian UK Galbraith writes: "A new report from the Economic Policy Institute calls attention to the hardy perennial of how much America's corporate titans make: bosses of the top 350 firms made an average of $18.9m in 2017." READ MORE 600 Rohingya have been arrested over the past year for their role in the drug business, authorities say. (photo: Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera) 'I Carry Yaba to Survive': Rohingya and Bangladesh's Meth Trade Linah Alsaafin, Al Jazeera Alsaafin writes: "Bangladesh has for years struggled to cope with a surging drug epidemic, at the heart of which is a wildly popular meth pill smuggled into the country from neighbouring Myanmar." READ MORE Extreme heat waves are frequently cited as one of the most direct effects of man-made climate change. (photo: WLFI) Summer Weather Is Getting 'Stuck' Due to Arctic Warming Jonathan Watts, Guardian UK Watts writes: "Summer weather patterns are increasingly likely to stall in Europe, North America and parts of Asia, according to a new climate study that explains why Arctic warming is making heatwaves elsewhere more persistent and dangerous." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation