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James Risen | As the Mueller Probe Heats Up, Donald Trump's Lies Are Giving Way to the Truth
James Risen, The Intercept
Risen writes: "Robert Mueller is closing in on Donald Trump, and as one shoe after another drops in the Trump-Russia investigation, the pressure sometimes prompts the president to inadvertently blurt out the truth. Or at least as close to the truth as a serial liar like Trump can get."
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James Risen, The Intercept
Risen writes: "Robert Mueller is closing in on Donald Trump, and as one shoe after another drops in the Trump-Russia investigation, the pressure sometimes prompts the president to inadvertently blurt out the truth. Or at least as close to the truth as a serial liar like Trump can get."
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (photo: Getty)
Saudi Crown Prince Exchanged Messages With Aide Alleged to Have Overseen Khashoggi Killing
Shane Harris and Souad Mekhennet, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "In the hours before and after journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and a senior aide who allegedly oversaw the assassination exchanged multiple messages, according to people familiar with the matter."
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Shane Harris and Souad Mekhennet, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "In the hours before and after journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and a senior aide who allegedly oversaw the assassination exchanged multiple messages, according to people familiar with the matter."
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Noam Chomsky. (photo: e-flux)
Noam Chomsky: The Future of Organized Human Life Is at Risk Thanks to GOP's Climate Change Denial
Democracy Now!
Excerpt: "A couple of weeks ago, the IPCC, the international group of scientists monitoring climate change, came out with a very ominous report warning that the world has maybe a decade or two to basically end its reliance on fossil fuels if we're to have any hope of controlling global warming below the level of utter disaster. And that, incidentally, is a conservative estimate."
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Democracy Now!
Excerpt: "A couple of weeks ago, the IPCC, the international group of scientists monitoring climate change, came out with a very ominous report warning that the world has maybe a decade or two to basically end its reliance on fossil fuels if we're to have any hope of controlling global warming below the level of utter disaster. And that, incidentally, is a conservative estimate."
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President George HW Bush has been accused of sexual harassment by eight woman, the oldest allegation dating back to 1992. (photo: Dirck Halstead/LIFE/Getty Images)
Eight Women Say George HW Bush Groped Them. Their Claims Deserve to Be Remembered as We Assess His Legacy.
Laura McGann, Vox
McGann writes: "George H.W. Bush died at his home in Houston on Friday night, launching a blizzard of long-held obituaries praising his legacy and successful stewardship of the country as a one-term president. But it is not too soon to talk about the accusations by eight women that Bush Sr. touched them inappropriately."
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Laura McGann, Vox
McGann writes: "George H.W. Bush died at his home in Houston on Friday night, launching a blizzard of long-held obituaries praising his legacy and successful stewardship of the country as a one-term president. But it is not too soon to talk about the accusations by eight women that Bush Sr. touched them inappropriately."
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Fast-food workers, cashiers, cooks, delivery people and their supporters rally outside New York City Hall on May 24, 2017. (photo: Pacific Press/LightRocket/Getty Images)
For Low-Wage Workers, the Fight for 15 Movement Has Been a Boon
Sarah Jones, New York Magazine
Jones writes: "The Fight for 15 movement to raise minimum wages directly led to a collective $68 billion raise for 22 million low-wage workers in both the public and private sectors."
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Sarah Jones, New York Magazine
Jones writes: "The Fight for 15 movement to raise minimum wages directly led to a collective $68 billion raise for 22 million low-wage workers in both the public and private sectors."
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Jeremy Corbyn. (photo: Manchester Evening News)
We Shouldn't Rush to Save the Liberal Order. We Should Remake It
Yanis Varoufakis and David Adler, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "A Nationalist International is under construction."
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Yanis Varoufakis and David Adler, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "A Nationalist International is under construction."
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'Yellow vest' protesters in Paris, France on November 24, 2018. (photo: NightFlighttoVenus/Flickr)
France's Protests: We're With the Rebels
Aurelie Dianara, Jacobin
Dianara writes: "The last two weekends have seen mass mobilizations across France by the 'gilets jaunes' protesting against the increase in fuel prices."
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Aurelie Dianara, Jacobin
Dianara writes: "The last two weekends have seen mass mobilizations across France by the 'gilets jaunes' protesting against the increase in fuel prices."
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