04 June 19
Eugene Robinson | I Don't Often Feel Bad for British Royals, but When Trump Visits, They Have My Prayers
Eugene Robinson, The Washington Post
Robinson writes: "Donald 'Bone Spurs' Trump is in Britain, attempting to celebrate a special relationship forged in heroic military sacrifice. Donald 'I Didn't Know That She Was Nasty' Trump is imposing his boorish presence on the royal family, including Prince Harry, whose bride he insulted."
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Eugene Robinson, The Washington Post
Robinson writes: "Donald 'Bone Spurs' Trump is in Britain, attempting to celebrate a special relationship forged in heroic military sacrifice. Donald 'I Didn't Know That She Was Nasty' Trump is imposing his boorish presence on the royal family, including Prince Harry, whose bride he insulted."
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A Make America Great Again rally in Pennsylvania in August 2018. (photo: Rick Loomis/Getty)
Jonathan Chait | Why Are Republican Small Donors So Easy to Swindle?
Jonathan Chait, New York Magazine
Chait writes: "Republicans have long complained, usually in private, that their fundraising apparatus is overrun with fraudsters."
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Jonathan Chait, New York Magazine
Chait writes: "Republicans have long complained, usually in private, that their fundraising apparatus is overrun with fraudsters."
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'Florida's Republican-controlled legislature has passed a measure imposing what has been likened to a Jim Crow-era poll tax, forcing newly re-enfranchised Florida residents to pay off outstanding fines and fees that they owe to the court before they are allowed to vote.' (photo: Getty Images)
Paying Off Debts to Regain Their Votes Will Cost Florida's Disenfranchised Over $1 Billion
Danielle McLean, ThinkProgress
McLean writes: "Floridians with felony convictions will have to pay at least $1 billion in fines and fees before being allowed to exercise their newly restored right to vote under the terms of a new Republican-backed bill."
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Danielle McLean, ThinkProgress
McLean writes: "Floridians with felony convictions will have to pay at least $1 billion in fines and fees before being allowed to exercise their newly restored right to vote under the terms of a new Republican-backed bill."
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The Cavatore family poses with a photo of their deceased baby, James, at their home in Houston, Texas. (photo: Daniel Kramer/The Guardian)
Family Haunted by Avalanche of Bills After Son's Death: 'It's Continuous'
Jessica Glenza, Guardian UK
Glenza writes: "Twins Thomas and James Cavatore were only about a month old in winter 2016, still in the neonatal intensive care unit at a Houston, Texas, hospital, when the bills started rolling in."
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Jessica Glenza, Guardian UK
Glenza writes: "Twins Thomas and James Cavatore were only about a month old in winter 2016, still in the neonatal intensive care unit at a Houston, Texas, hospital, when the bills started rolling in."
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This March 2, 2019 file photo shows a Customs and Border Control agent patrolling on the U.S. side of a razor-wire-covered border wall. (photo: Charlie Riedel/AP)
Honduran Woman Becomes Third Undocumented Migrant to Die in 3 Days After Being Apprehended at US-Mexico Border
Ella Torres, New York Daily News
Torres writes: "A 40-year-old Honduran woman who was apprehended Monday morning in Texas at the U.S.-Mexico border and taken into Customs and Border Protection custody has died, the agency announced."
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Ella Torres, New York Daily News
Torres writes: "A 40-year-old Honduran woman who was apprehended Monday morning in Texas at the U.S.-Mexico border and taken into Customs and Border Protection custody has died, the agency announced."
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Trump has already sent troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to stop migrants coming from Central America. (photo: Reuters)
US Troops Arrive in Guatemala to 'Halt Migration'
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Guatemalan Defense Minister, Luis Miguel Ralda, confirmed on Monday that United States (U.S.) troops are already in the country, specifically in the Guatemala-Mexico border department of Huehuetenango."
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teleSUR
Excerpt: "Guatemalan Defense Minister, Luis Miguel Ralda, confirmed on Monday that United States (U.S.) troops are already in the country, specifically in the Guatemala-Mexico border department of Huehuetenango."
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Midwest flooding. (photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Midwest Flooding Is Drowning Corn and Soy Crops. Is Climate Change to Blame?
Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic
Gibbens writes: "Seen from above, the Midwestern U.S. looks more like a marsh than the fertile fields that grow some of the nation's most lucrative crops. That's because this spring has been one of the rainiest on record for the region. As a result, many farmers have been forced to leave their fields empty."
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Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic
Gibbens writes: "Seen from above, the Midwestern U.S. looks more like a marsh than the fertile fields that grow some of the nation's most lucrative crops. That's because this spring has been one of the rainiest on record for the region. As a result, many farmers have been forced to leave their fields empty."
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