They bragged about their 1983 ‘heinous’ racial killing for years, prosecutors say
Alan Dershowitz’s new reality: Tweeted by Trump, shunned by liberal friends
Graphic video shows Daniel Shaver sobbing and begging officer for his life before 2016 shooting
Saturday, December 9, 2017
Thursday, December 7, 2017
Reading archive 2017-12-07
I Believe Franken’s Accusers Because He Groped Me, Too: The Democratic Party needs to stand with women who have been harassed—and not defend the politicians who abused them.
Don't read this article if you are afraid of giant snakes three times your size
What's Missing From Reports on Alabama's Black Turnout: Democratic Senate candidate Doug Jones will have to get significant numbers of black voters to the polls in order to win, but the state’s voter suppression will make that a tough task.
Trump’s richest friends are asking for changes to the GOP tax plan, and he’s listening
Don't read this article if you are afraid of giant snakes three times your size
What's Missing From Reports on Alabama's Black Turnout: Democratic Senate candidate Doug Jones will have to get significant numbers of black voters to the polls in order to win, but the state’s voter suppression will make that a tough task.
Trump’s richest friends are asking for changes to the GOP tax plan, and he’s listening
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Reading archive 2017-12-06
The Uneven Playing Field: Sure, don’t stoop to their level. But let’s acknowledge that the game Republicans are forcing everyone to play insists morality is for losers. - "This isn’t a call to become tolerant of awful behavior. It is a call for understanding that Democrats honored the blue slip, and Republicans didn’t. Democrats had hearings over the Affordable Care Act; Republicans had none over the tax bill. Democrats decry predators in the media; Republicans give them their own networks. And what do Democrats have to show for it? There is something almost eerily self-regarding in the notion that the only thing that matters is what Democrats do, without considering what the systemic consequences are for everyone."
A congressman's accuser: Blackballed and baby-sitting for cash - "But Greene’s budding career imploded, she said, the minute she accused Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Texas) of sexually harassing her. Since the summer of 2014, when she says Farenthold fired her for raising concerns about a hostile work environment, Greene has been unable to land a full-time job. She’s making $15 an hour working temporary gigs for a homebuilder. She baby-sits on the side to earn extra cash.
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She later added: 'I was told right away that I would be, quote-unquote, 'blackballed' if I came forward. … That’s exactly what happened.'"
How the Kremlin Tried to Rig the Olympics, and Failed: A study in humiliation
Kushner says Mideast peace is essential to thwarting Iran and Islamist extremism
'If You Hemorrhage, Don't Clean Up': Advice From Mothers Who Almost Died
California decided it was tired of women bleeding to death in childbirth: The maternal mortality rate in the state is a third of the American average. Here's why. - "A group of concerned doctors, nurses, midwives, and hospital administrators, including CMQCC medical director Elliott Main, started a maternal mortality review board to pore over each death in detail and identify its root causes. Pretty quickly, hemorrhage and preeclampsia (pregnancy-induced severe high blood pressure) floated to the top of the list as the two most common — and preventable — causes of death.
"It’s difficult to overstate how revolutionary this simple first step was in the arena of maternal health. About half of US states still don’t formally review the causes of maternal death on a regular basis to find out which deaths are preventable and how to stop future similar deaths from occurring. The US National Center for Health Statistics hasn’t even published an official maternal mortality rate since 2007 — that’s how low-priority this issue is."
Ryan says Republicans to target welfare, Medicare, Medicaid spending in 2018 - "Ryan's remarks add to the growing signs that top Republicans aim to cut government spending next year. Republicans are close to passing a tax bill nonpartisan analysts say would increase the deficit by at least $1 trillion over a decade."
Trump Calls Jerusalem Plan Step Toward Peace, but It Puts Mideast on Edge
A congressman's accuser: Blackballed and baby-sitting for cash - "But Greene’s budding career imploded, she said, the minute she accused Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Texas) of sexually harassing her. Since the summer of 2014, when she says Farenthold fired her for raising concerns about a hostile work environment, Greene has been unable to land a full-time job. She’s making $15 an hour working temporary gigs for a homebuilder. She baby-sits on the side to earn extra cash.
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She later added: 'I was told right away that I would be, quote-unquote, 'blackballed' if I came forward. … That’s exactly what happened.'"
How the Kremlin Tried to Rig the Olympics, and Failed: A study in humiliation
Kushner says Mideast peace is essential to thwarting Iran and Islamist extremism
'If You Hemorrhage, Don't Clean Up': Advice From Mothers Who Almost Died
California decided it was tired of women bleeding to death in childbirth: The maternal mortality rate in the state is a third of the American average. Here's why. - "A group of concerned doctors, nurses, midwives, and hospital administrators, including CMQCC medical director Elliott Main, started a maternal mortality review board to pore over each death in detail and identify its root causes. Pretty quickly, hemorrhage and preeclampsia (pregnancy-induced severe high blood pressure) floated to the top of the list as the two most common — and preventable — causes of death.
"It’s difficult to overstate how revolutionary this simple first step was in the arena of maternal health. About half of US states still don’t formally review the causes of maternal death on a regular basis to find out which deaths are preventable and how to stop future similar deaths from occurring. The US National Center for Health Statistics hasn’t even published an official maternal mortality rate since 2007 — that’s how low-priority this issue is."
Ryan says Republicans to target welfare, Medicare, Medicaid spending in 2018 - "Ryan's remarks add to the growing signs that top Republicans aim to cut government spending next year. Republicans are close to passing a tax bill nonpartisan analysts say would increase the deficit by at least $1 trillion over a decade."
Trump Calls Jerusalem Plan Step Toward Peace, but It Puts Mideast on Edge
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Reading archive 2017-12-05
The Christian Right Has A New Strategy On Gay Marriage: The wedding cake case before the Supreme Court signals a shift in status for evangelicals.
God’s Plan for Mike Pence: Will the vice president—and the religious right—be rewarded for their embrace of Donald Trump?
Supreme Court seems divided in case of baker who refused to create a wedding cake for a same-sex couple - "The Trump administration filed a brief on behalf of Phillips; supporters of the couple said it was the first time the government has argued for an exemption to an anti-discrimination law."
A bold new legal defense for Trump: Presidents cannot obstruct justice
Woman shares new evidence of relationship with Roy Moore when she was 17
N.J. argues that it can legalize sports betting, and Supreme Court seems to agree
The Page Who Took Down the GOP Why I leaked the scandalous Mark Foley messages—and what I regret about it.
Trump may face a reckoning in case brought by female accuser
Stop Pretending You’re Not Rich
God’s Plan for Mike Pence: Will the vice president—and the religious right—be rewarded for their embrace of Donald Trump?
Supreme Court seems divided in case of baker who refused to create a wedding cake for a same-sex couple - "The Trump administration filed a brief on behalf of Phillips; supporters of the couple said it was the first time the government has argued for an exemption to an anti-discrimination law."
A bold new legal defense for Trump: Presidents cannot obstruct justice
Woman shares new evidence of relationship with Roy Moore when she was 17
N.J. argues that it can legalize sports betting, and Supreme Court seems to agree
The Page Who Took Down the GOP Why I leaked the scandalous Mark Foley messages—and what I regret about it.
Trump may face a reckoning in case brought by female accuser
Stop Pretending You’re Not Rich
Monday, December 4, 2017
Reading archive 2017-12-04
CVS agrees to buy Aetna in $69 billion deal that could shake up health-care industry
What happened when North Carolina cut taxes like the GOP plans to for the country
After mass shootings, retired military commanders urge Congress to address 'gun violence crisis'
‘I don’t think it’s going to help’: In a pro-Trump area, many voters are skeptical of GOP tax plan
Pakistan is making concessions to religious extremists. What’s the cost?
GAO report sounds alarm about vouchers and students with disabilities
Future wars may depend as much on algorithms as on ammunition, report says.
House and Senate Tax Bills Head to Reconciliation
Charter brags about big speed boost—after saying Title II stalled investment: Charter told investors that net neutrality regs "didn't really hurt us."
Prosecutors say longtime Manafort colleague has ‘ties’ to Russian intelligence
Billy Bush: Yes, Donald Trump, You Said That
Some see echoes of '68 court case in wedding cake dispute
What happened when North Carolina cut taxes like the GOP plans to for the country
After mass shootings, retired military commanders urge Congress to address 'gun violence crisis'
‘I don’t think it’s going to help’: In a pro-Trump area, many voters are skeptical of GOP tax plan
Pakistan is making concessions to religious extremists. What’s the cost?
GAO report sounds alarm about vouchers and students with disabilities
Future wars may depend as much on algorithms as on ammunition, report says.
House and Senate Tax Bills Head to Reconciliation
Charter brags about big speed boost—after saying Title II stalled investment: Charter told investors that net neutrality regs "didn't really hurt us."
Prosecutors say longtime Manafort colleague has ‘ties’ to Russian intelligence
Billy Bush: Yes, Donald Trump, You Said That
Some see echoes of '68 court case in wedding cake dispute
Saturday, December 2, 2017
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