31 August 18
Jelani Cobb | Beto O'Rourke, John McCain, and Respecting Fellow-Americans
Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker
Cobb writes: "The claim that it is disrespectful to the military to protest unchecked state violence directed largely at black people is rooted in a euphemistic version of the American past and a blinkered version of the present."
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Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller. (photo: Getty)
Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker
Cobb writes: "The claim that it is disrespectful to the military to protest unchecked state violence directed largely at black people is rooted in a euphemistic version of the American past and a blinkered version of the present."
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Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller. (photo: Getty)
'Winter Is Coming': Allies Fear Trump Isn't Prepared for Gathering Legal Storm
Philip Rucker, Carol D. Leonnig and Josh Dawsey, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "President Trump's advisers and allies are increasingly worried that he has neither the staff nor the strategy to protect himself from a possible Democratic takeover of the House, which would empower the opposition party to shower the administration with subpoenas or even pursue impeachment charges."
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Ronan Farrow and Harvey Weinstein. (photo: Getty)
Philip Rucker, Carol D. Leonnig and Josh Dawsey, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "President Trump's advisers and allies are increasingly worried that he has neither the staff nor the strategy to protect himself from a possible Democratic takeover of the House, which would empower the opposition party to shower the administration with subpoenas or even pursue impeachment charges."
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Ronan Farrow and Harvey Weinstein. (photo: Getty)
NBC Threatened Ronan Farrow if He Kept Reporting on Harvey Weinstein
Maxwell Tani and Lachlan Cartwright, The Daily Beast
Excerpt: "Ronan Farrow had already left NBC News. But a top lawyer at the network threatened to smear him if he continued to pursue the Hollywood mogul, multiple knowledgeable sources say."
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Robert Chain left the Los Angeles courthouse after being released on bail on Thursday. His wife, attorney Betsy Staszek Chain, is by his side. (photo: Mark Ralston/Getty)
Maxwell Tani and Lachlan Cartwright, The Daily Beast
Excerpt: "Ronan Farrow had already left NBC News. But a top lawyer at the network threatened to smear him if he continued to pursue the Hollywood mogul, multiple knowledgeable sources say."
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Robert Chain left the Los Angeles courthouse after being released on bail on Thursday. His wife, attorney Betsy Staszek Chain, is by his side. (photo: Mark Ralston/Getty)
Man Charged With Making Threats to Boston Globe, Calling Paper 'Enemy of the People'
Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY
Ortiz writes: "A California man was arrested and charged Thursday with making violent threats to Boston Globe employees, calling the newspaper the 'enemy of the people,' the U.S. Attorney's office for Massachusetts said."
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Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. (photo: Getty)
Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY
Ortiz writes: "A California man was arrested and charged Thursday with making violent threats to Boston Globe employees, calling the newspaper the 'enemy of the people,' the U.S. Attorney's office for Massachusetts said."
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Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. (photo: Getty)
Colin Kaepernick Wins Ruling to Continue Collusion Case Against NFL
CBS News
Excerpt: "An arbitrator is sending Colin Kaepernick's grievance with the NFL to trial, denying the league's request to throw out the quarterback's claims that owners conspired to keep him out of the league because of his protests of social injustice. Kaepernick's lawyer Mark Geragos tweeted a picture of the ruling by arbitrator Stephen B. Burbank."
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A child holds a Palestinian flag in Gaza. (photo: Getty)
CBS News
Excerpt: "An arbitrator is sending Colin Kaepernick's grievance with the NFL to trial, denying the league's request to throw out the quarterback's claims that owners conspired to keep him out of the league because of his protests of social injustice. Kaepernick's lawyer Mark Geragos tweeted a picture of the ruling by arbitrator Stephen B. Burbank."
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A child holds a Palestinian flag in Gaza. (photo: Getty)
Trump Administration to End All Funding to UN Agency That Aids Palestinian Refugees
Colum Lynch, Foreign Policy
Lynch writes: "The Trump administration hopes to pressure Palestinians to return to bargaining table."
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Wildfire in California. (photo: Danita Delimont/Getty)
Colum Lynch, Foreign Policy
Lynch writes: "The Trump administration hopes to pressure Palestinians to return to bargaining table."
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Wildfire in California. (photo: Danita Delimont/Getty)
California's Most Vulnerable Were Already Breathing Bad Air. Heat and Wildfires Are Making Things Worse.
Justine Calma, Grist
Calma writes: "It's been a punishing summer in California. But it's worse for those who live in the most polluted areas, and as a result are already at heightened risk for respiratory diseases like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease."
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Justine Calma, Grist
Calma writes: "It's been a punishing summer in California. But it's worse for those who live in the most polluted areas, and as a result are already at heightened risk for respiratory diseases like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease."
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