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Charles Pierce | Some of Us Have Been Waiting 8 Years for the Dunghammer to Fall on Scott Walker
 Charles Pierce, Esquire Pierce writes: "A couple of weeks back, a poll from my alma mater's law school had Scott Walker, the goggle-eyed homunculus hired by Koch Industries to manage their midwest subsidiary formerly known as the state of Wisconsin, leading in his race for re-election by nine points over Democratic candidate Tony Evers." READ MORE  Red Square in Moscow, Russia. (photo: AfricaPatagonia)
Justice Department Charges Russian With Attempting to Interfere in 2018 Midterms
Frank Dale, ThinkProgress Dale writes: "Elena Khusyaynova, a resident of St. Petersburg, Russia, has been charged by the Justice Department with trying to interfere in next month's U.S. midterm elections." READ MORE  According to the report, Khashoggi's dying screams could be heard before he was 'injected with an unknown drug' and later fell silent. (photo: Bülent Kiliç/Getty Images)
Turkish Media Publishes Gruesome Audio Recording of Khashoggi's Interrogation, Murder
teleSUR Excerpt: "Turkish news media outlet Yeni Safak published Wednesday details from audio recordings, obtained by Turkish intelligence, from the investigation into the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi." READ MORE  Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp appears during a unity rally back in July. (photo: John Amis/AP)
GOP Candidate Improperly Purged 340,000 From Georgia Voter Rolls, Investigation Claims
Erin Durkin, Guardian UK Durkin writes: "Georgia secretary of state and gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp improperly purged more than 340,000 voters from the state's registration rolls, an investigation charges." READ MORE  Deb Haaland. (photo: Deb Haaland for Congress)
As 2018 Midterms Approach, Native American Women Are Running for Office in Record Numbers
Democracy Now! Excerpt: "A record number of Native American women are running for office in the midterm elections. At least four candidates are vying to become the first Native American women elected to Congress, including Deb Haaland in New Mexico and Sharice Davids in Kansas." READ MORE  Thousands of Honduran migrants rush across the border toward Mexico. (photo: CNN)
Migrants in US-Bound Caravan Break Through Fence at Guatemala-Mexico Border
Kate Linthicum and Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times Excerpt: "Thousands of Central Americans in a U.S.-bound migrant caravan began pushing their way from Guatemala into Mexico on Friday, pulling down border fences and storming toward the Mexican immigration post." READ MORE  Climate change is already a growing cause of displacement and conflict where land has been devastated by drought. (photo: B. Bannon/UNHCR)
Climate Change and Its Staggering Refugee Crisis
Todd Miller, YES! Magazine Miller writes: "Before 2005, when Oxford ecologist Norman Myers announced that there would be 25 million climate-fleeing migrants by 2012, there wasn't the research to back it up." READ MORE |
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