 24 August 18
Juan Cole | Unindicted Co-Conspirator Again in White House: A Turning Point in American History
 Juan Cole, Informed Comment Cole writes: "Historians will mark August 21, 2018, as a turning point in American history. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer pleaded guilty to 8 counts of criminal wrongdoing that could carry a sentence of up to 65 years." READ MORE  Voters line up to vote at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. (photo: Cory Morse/AP)
White House Blocks Bill That Would Protect Elections
Alexander Nazaryan, Yahoo News Nazaryan writes: "A bill that would have significantly bolstered the nation's defenses against electoral interference has been held up in the Senate at the behest of the White House, which opposed the proposed legislation, according to congressional sources." READ MORE  Reality Winner received the longest sentence ever imposed in federal court for an unauthorized release of government information to the media, prosecutors said. (photo: Michael Holahan/AP)
Reality Winner Sentenced to 5 Years, 3 Months for Leaking Classified Info
Camila Domonoske, NPR Domonoske writes: "Reality Winner, the former National Security Agency contractor who pleaded guilty to leaking classified intelligence to a media outlet, has been sentenced to more than five years in prison." READ MORE  Protest against prison slavery. (photo: Alex Milan Tracy/AP)
Major Prison Strike Spreads Across US and Canada as Inmates Refuse Food
Ed Pilkington, Guardian UK Pilkington writes: "A prison strike has begun to take hold in custodial institutions across North America, with reports of sporadic protest action from California and Washington state to the eastern seaboard as far south as Florida and up to Nova Scotia in Canada." READ MORE  Protesters march outside the Chicago hotel where the Democratic National Committee is holding its summer meeting. (photo: Scott Olson/Getty)
Democratic Leadership on the Verge of Greenlighting a Bernie-Backed Plan to Weaken Superdelegates
David Siders, Politico Siders writes: "Democratic Party officials are on the verge of greenlighting a Bernie Sanders-endorsed plan to weaken the influence of superdelegates in the presidential nominating process. But it won't be pretty." READ MORE  A man inspects rubble after a Saudi-led coalition airstrike in Sanaa, Yemen. (photo: Getty)
A US-Backed, Saudi Airstrike Reportedly Hit a Refugee Camp in Yemen, Killing More Than 20 Children
Al Jazeera Excerpt: "Yemen's Houthi rebels say at least 22 children and four women have been killed by air raids on a camp for internally displaced people in the flashpoint region of Hodeidah." READ MORE  Activists in India demonstrate in support of environmental protection. (photo: Anushree Fadnavis/Getty)
Courage and Bolt Cutters: Meet the Next Generation of Climate Activists
Eric Holthaus, Grist Holthaus writes: "A livable world achieved through incremental changes may have been possible in the 1980s, but it's a fantasy now." READ MORE |
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