04 October 18
Matt Taibbi | Chatting With Bernie Sanders About a Looming Financial Crisis
Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone
Taibbi writes: "Ten years ago, George W. Bush signed into law the Troubled Asset Relief Program, better known as the TARP bailout. The rescue forked over $700 billion of taxpayer money to bail out giant Wall Street banks that were already too big, and were about to get bigger."
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Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone
Taibbi writes: "Ten years ago, George W. Bush signed into law the Troubled Asset Relief Program, better known as the TARP bailout. The rescue forked over $700 billion of taxpayer money to bail out giant Wall Street banks that were already too big, and were about to get bigger."
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White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Raj Shah. (photo: ABC News)
White House Confirms FBI's Kavanaugh Investigation Only Looked at What Republican Senators Wanted
Josh Israel, ThinkProgress
Israel writes: "Asked why the FBI was not permitted to investigate whether Kavanaugh had memory lapses - as his former Yale roommate and other former classmates have alleged - Shah argued that no Senator who matters wanted to know."
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Josh Israel, ThinkProgress
Israel writes: "Asked why the FBI was not permitted to investigate whether Kavanaugh had memory lapses - as his former Yale roommate and other former classmates have alleged - Shah argued that no Senator who matters wanted to know."
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Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on September 27 on Capitol Hill. (photo: Erin Schaff/Getty)
I Was Brett Kavanaugh's College Roommate: He Lied Under Oath
James Roche, Slate
Roche writes: "In 1983, I was one of Brett Kavanaugh's freshman roommates at Yale University. About two weeks ago I came forward to lend my support to my friend Deborah Ramirez, who says Brett sexually assaulted her at a party in a dorm suite. I did this because I believe Debbie."
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James Roche, Slate
Roche writes: "In 1983, I was one of Brett Kavanaugh's freshman roommates at Yale University. About two weeks ago I came forward to lend my support to my friend Deborah Ramirez, who says Brett sexually assaulted her at a party in a dorm suite. I did this because I believe Debbie."
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Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. (photo: Michael Reynolds/Getty)
Well-Timed Study Shows the Lasting Consequences of Sexual Assault
Katie Heaney, The Cut
Heaney writes: "This week, a study affirming the lasting impact of sexual assault and harassment on middle-aged women's mental and physical health was published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Its timing is remarkable, published amid an ongoing national conversation and controversy surrounding the Kavanaugh Supreme Court hearings - specifically, allegations that he assaulted Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, now 53, when both were in high school."
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Katie Heaney, The Cut
Heaney writes: "This week, a study affirming the lasting impact of sexual assault and harassment on middle-aged women's mental and physical health was published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Its timing is remarkable, published amid an ongoing national conversation and controversy surrounding the Kavanaugh Supreme Court hearings - specifically, allegations that he assaulted Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, now 53, when both were in high school."
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Closeup of a microchip. (photo: Bloomberg)
The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate US Companies
Jordan Robertson and Michael Riley, Bloomberg
Excerpt: "One official says investigators found that it eventually affected almost 30 companies, including a major bank, government contractors, and the world's most valuable company, Apple Inc."
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Jordan Robertson and Michael Riley, Bloomberg
Excerpt: "One official says investigators found that it eventually affected almost 30 companies, including a major bank, government contractors, and the world's most valuable company, Apple Inc."
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The fiancee of Jamal Khashoggi. (photo: Getty)
Washington Post Columnist Arrested at Saudi Embassy, According to His Fiancee
Erin Cunningham and Kareem Fahim, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "The Turkish foreign ministry summoned Saudi Arabia's ambassador to discuss the whereabouts of veteran journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Turkey's state media reported, after he disappeared while visiting the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday."
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Erin Cunningham and Kareem Fahim, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "The Turkish foreign ministry summoned Saudi Arabia's ambassador to discuss the whereabouts of veteran journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Turkey's state media reported, after he disappeared while visiting the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday."
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Iokarenhtha Thomas, a mother of five. 'That's just the reality of living on reserve,' she said of the lack of water. 'You grow up being treated unfairly.' (photo: Jennifer Roberts/Guardian UK)
While Nestle Extracts Millions of Liters From Their Land, Residents Have No Drinking Water
Alexandra Shimo, Guardian UK
Shimo writes: "Ninety-one percent of the homes in this community aren't connected to the water treatment plant, says Michael Montour, director of public works for Six Nations. Some, like the Thomas home, have no water at all. Others have water in their taps, but it is too polluted to drink."
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Alexandra Shimo, Guardian UK
Shimo writes: "Ninety-one percent of the homes in this community aren't connected to the water treatment plant, says Michael Montour, director of public works for Six Nations. Some, like the Thomas home, have no water at all. Others have water in their taps, but it is too polluted to drink."
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