Sunday, June 30, 2019
Saturday, June 29, 2019
Thursday, June 27, 2019
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Monday, June 24, 2019
Sunday, June 23, 2019
Reading archive 2019-06-23
Elizabeth Warren, saviour of capitalism: The senator from Massachusetts’s strong primary campaign suggests that ideas still matter
A match made in heaven: Gay-rights activists advanced radical aims by marrying them to a traditional institution.
PRIDE FOR SALE: As more corporations celebrate LGBTQ people each June, pride and profit are mixed — and so are the consequences
A match made in heaven: Gay-rights activists advanced radical aims by marrying them to a traditional institution.
PRIDE FOR SALE: As more corporations celebrate LGBTQ people each June, pride and profit are mixed — and so are the consequences
Friday, June 21, 2019
Reading archive 2019-06-21
Google Chrome has become surveillance software. It’s time to switch.
White House reporters have arranged farewell drinks with Sarah Sanders
‘I don’t know how we’re going to survive this.’ Some once-loyal farmers begin to doubt Trump.
Murder in the Atlas Mountains: In a crime apparently intended to impress the Islamic State, two Scandinavian women were brutally slain in Morocco. The killings were seized on by the far right to attack Islam.
No Charges For Adult Arrested in “anti-gay hate crime on U Street”, Status of Juveniles Arrested Unknown
White House reporters have arranged farewell drinks with Sarah Sanders
‘I don’t know how we’re going to survive this.’ Some once-loyal farmers begin to doubt Trump.
Murder in the Atlas Mountains: In a crime apparently intended to impress the Islamic State, two Scandinavian women were brutally slain in Morocco. The killings were seized on by the far right to attack Islam.
No Charges For Adult Arrested in “anti-gay hate crime on U Street”, Status of Juveniles Arrested Unknown
Thursday, June 20, 2019
Reading archive 2019-06-20
Senate confirms Trump judicial nominee who called homosexuality ‘disordered’
‘These People Aren’t Coming From Norway’: Refugees in a Minnesota City Face a Backlash: As more Somali refugees arrive in St. Cloud, white anti-immigration activists have pressed an increasingly explicit anti-Muslim agenda.
‘These People Aren’t Coming From Norway’: Refugees in a Minnesota City Face a Backlash: As more Somali refugees arrive in St. Cloud, white anti-immigration activists have pressed an increasingly explicit anti-Muslim agenda.
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Monday, June 17, 2019
Reading archive 2019-06-17
U.S. Escalates Online Attacks on Russia’s Power Grid - "Two administration officials said they believed Mr. Trump had not been briefed in any detail about the steps to place “implants” — software code that can be used for surveillance or attack — inside the Russian grid.
"Pentagon and intelligence officials described broad hesitation to go into detail with Mr. Trump about operations against Russia for concern over his reaction — and the possibility that he might countermand it or discuss it with foreign officials, as he did in 2017 when he mentioned a sensitive operation in Syria to the Russian foreign minister."
"Pentagon and intelligence officials described broad hesitation to go into detail with Mr. Trump about operations against Russia for concern over his reaction — and the possibility that he might countermand it or discuss it with foreign officials, as he did in 2017 when he mentioned a sensitive operation in Syria to the Russian foreign minister."
Saturday, June 15, 2019
Reading archive 2019-06-15
Concord Massacre Plot Foiled
To protect and slur: Inside hate groups on Facebook, police officers trade racist memes, conspiracy theories and Islamophobia
The Illiberal Right Throws a Tantrum: A faction of the religious right has concluded that if liberal democracy does not guarantee victory, then it must be abandoned. - "The state of emergency occurred when, and only when, liberal democracy ceased to guarantee victory in the culture war. The indignity of fighting for one’s rights within a democratic framework is fine for others, but it is beneath them.
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"The American creed has no more devoted adherents than those who have been historically denied its promises, and no more fair-weather friends than those who have taken them for granted."
Meet one of India’s most divisive new legislators: A Hindu nun charged with terrorism
To protect and slur: Inside hate groups on Facebook, police officers trade racist memes, conspiracy theories and Islamophobia
The Illiberal Right Throws a Tantrum: A faction of the religious right has concluded that if liberal democracy does not guarantee victory, then it must be abandoned. - "The state of emergency occurred when, and only when, liberal democracy ceased to guarantee victory in the culture war. The indignity of fighting for one’s rights within a democratic framework is fine for others, but it is beneath them.
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"The American creed has no more devoted adherents than those who have been historically denied its promises, and no more fair-weather friends than those who have taken them for granted."
Meet one of India’s most divisive new legislators: A Hindu nun charged with terrorism
Friday, June 14, 2019
Thursday, June 13, 2019
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Reading archive 2019-06-12
Trump’s latest rage-threat gives Democrats a big opening. One just took it.
Some U.S. embassies still hoisting rainbow flags, despite advisory from Washington
An activist faced 20 years in prison for helping migrants. But jurors wouldn’t convict him.
Why is the USDA downplaying good news about this Obama-era school nutrition program?
Clarence Thomas Says His African-American History Museum Exhibit Is Wrong, Doesn’t Want To Talk About It: I'm willing to talk about why Thomas hates affirmative-action, even if he's not.
Protesters storm Hong Kong’s streets over extradition bill; police respond with tear gas, rubber bullets
Some U.S. embassies still hoisting rainbow flags, despite advisory from Washington
An activist faced 20 years in prison for helping migrants. But jurors wouldn’t convict him.
Why is the USDA downplaying good news about this Obama-era school nutrition program?
Clarence Thomas Says His African-American History Museum Exhibit Is Wrong, Doesn’t Want To Talk About It: I'm willing to talk about why Thomas hates affirmative-action, even if he's not.
Protesters storm Hong Kong’s streets over extradition bill; police respond with tear gas, rubber bullets
Reading archive 2019-06-09 through 2019-06-11
Elon Musk’s satellites threaten to disrupt the night sky for all of us
For the ‘Stonewall Generation,’ turning to others for care could make them uniquely vulnerable
How the battle of bra-baring waitresses and ultrareligious protesters explains Israel’s political crisis
‘The migration problem is a coffee problem’: In western Guatemala, cultivating coffee was once a way out of poverty. As prices fall, growers are abandoning their farms for the United States.
A newborn was left to die 26 years ago. A mother’s arrest has led to baffling new questions.
For the ‘Stonewall Generation,’ turning to others for care could make them uniquely vulnerable
How the battle of bra-baring waitresses and ultrareligious protesters explains Israel’s political crisis
‘The migration problem is a coffee problem’: In western Guatemala, cultivating coffee was once a way out of poverty. As prices fall, growers are abandoning their farms for the United States.
A newborn was left to die 26 years ago. A mother’s arrest has led to baffling new questions.
Thursday, June 6, 2019
Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Reading archive 2019-06-05
Cocoa’s child laborers: Mars, Nestlé and Hershey pledged nearly two decades ago to stop using cocoa harvested by children. Yet much of the chocolate you buy still starts with child labor.
New York anti-vaccine event attracts pro-vaccine protests amid measles outbreak
Lies? The news media is starting to describe Trump’s ‘falsehoods’ that way.
New York anti-vaccine event attracts pro-vaccine protests amid measles outbreak
Lies? The news media is starting to describe Trump’s ‘falsehoods’ that way.