21 August 18
RSN: William Boardman | ICE Agents Are Kidnappers and Sociopaths, So Trump Honors Them
William Boardman, Reader Supported News
Boardman writes: "US immigration agencies have been committing crimes against humanity for decades. The Obama administration raised immigration ruthlessness to a new level, earning the president the derogatory title of deporter-in-chief, balanced by no redeeming effort to resolve an issue more rooted in hate than harm."
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William Boardman, Reader Supported News
Boardman writes: "US immigration agencies have been committing crimes against humanity for decades. The Obama administration raised immigration ruthlessness to a new level, earning the president the derogatory title of deporter-in-chief, balanced by no redeeming effort to resolve an issue more rooted in hate than harm."
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Michael Cohen. (photo: Getty Images)
Michael Cohen Agrees to Plea Deal
Josh Gerstein and Josh Meyer, Politico
Excerpt: "Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s combative former personal lawyer, has entered into a plea deal with federal prosecutors in New York, a source close to Cohen said Tuesday."
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Josh Gerstein and Josh Meyer, Politico
Excerpt: "Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s combative former personal lawyer, has entered into a plea deal with federal prosecutors in New York, a source close to Cohen said Tuesday."
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Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort arrives at the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., for a hearing on June 15. (photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Manafort Guilty on Eight Counts
Matt Zapotosky, Lynh Bui, Tom Jackman and Devlin Barrett, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "A jury has found former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort guilty after a three-week trial on tax and bank fraud charges - a major if not complete victory for special counsel Robert S. Mueller III as he continues to investigate the president’s associates."
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Matt Zapotosky, Lynh Bui, Tom Jackman and Devlin Barrett, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "A jury has found former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort guilty after a three-week trial on tax and bank fraud charges - a major if not complete victory for special counsel Robert S. Mueller III as he continues to investigate the president’s associates."
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Senator Elizabeth Warren. (photo: Getty Images)
Sen. Elizabeth Warren Announces Ambitious Plan to Upend the Lobbying Industry
Jason Linkins, ThinkProgress
Linkins writes: "In a Tuesday morning speech at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) unveiled her Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act."
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Jason Linkins, ThinkProgress
Linkins writes: "In a Tuesday morning speech at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) unveiled her Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act."
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Demonstrators rally for the removal of a Confederate statue coined 'Silent Sam' on the campus of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill on August 22, 2017, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (photo: Sara D. Davis/Getty Images)
Confederate Monument Silent Sam Pulled Down by Protesters in Chapel Hill
Dan Kois, Slate
Kois writes: "Protesters in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, have pulled down a statue of a Confederate soldier on the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill campus known as 'Silent Sam' on Monday evening, according to reports from local TV news station WRAL, the Daily Tar Heel, and accounts on Twitter."
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Dan Kois, Slate
Kois writes: "Protesters in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, have pulled down a statue of a Confederate soldier on the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill campus known as 'Silent Sam' on Monday evening, according to reports from local TV news station WRAL, the Daily Tar Heel, and accounts on Twitter."
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ICE agents make an arrest. (photo: Getty)
ICE Arrests Husband Taking Pregnant Wife to Hospital to Give Birth, Forcing Her to Drive Alone
Amy Goodman and Russell Jauregui, Democracy Now!
Excerpt: "In San Bernardino, California, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested a man driving his pregnant wife to the hospital to give birth last Wednesday, sparking widespread outrage."
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Amy Goodman and Russell Jauregui, Democracy Now!
Excerpt: "In San Bernardino, California, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested a man driving his pregnant wife to the hospital to give birth last Wednesday, sparking widespread outrage."
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Researchers check ice floe thickness. (photo: Colorado.edu)
Arctic's Strongest Sea Ice Breaks Up for First Time on Record
Jonathan Watts, Guardian UK
Watts writes: "The oldest and thickest sea ice in the Arctic has started to break up, opening waters north of Greenland that are normally frozen, even in summer."
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Jonathan Watts, Guardian UK
Watts writes: "The oldest and thickest sea ice in the Arctic has started to break up, opening waters north of Greenland that are normally frozen, even in summer."
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