04 January 19
Mort Rosenblum | The Perils of Trump's Monumental Erection
Mort Rosenblum, Reader Supported News
Rosenblum writes: "Donald Trump, committed to a monumental erection to satisfy his base and his own vanity, threatens to seal the entire southern border."
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Mort Rosenblum, Reader Supported News
Rosenblum writes: "Donald Trump, committed to a monumental erection to satisfy his base and his own vanity, threatens to seal the entire southern border."
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Nancy Pelosi holds the speaker's gavel after being elected speaker as the U.S. House of Representatives meets for the start of the 116th Congress inside the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 3, 2019. (photo: Reuters)
Defying Veto Threat, House Approves Bills to Reopen Agencies and Deny Wall Funding
Erica Werner, Damian Paletta and Seung Min Kim, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "The newly Democratic-controlled House passed a package of bills late Thursday that would reopen the federal government without paying for President Trump's border wall, drawing a swift veto threat from the White House and leaving the partial shutdown no closer to getting resolved."
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Erica Werner, Damian Paletta and Seung Min Kim, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "The newly Democratic-controlled House passed a package of bills late Thursday that would reopen the federal government without paying for President Trump's border wall, drawing a swift veto threat from the White House and leaving the partial shutdown no closer to getting resolved."
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The floor of Congress. (photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty)
Democrats Waste No Time, Announce First Oversight Measures of the New Congress
Rebekah Entralgo, ThinkProgress
Entralgo writes: "The 116th Congress - dubbed the most progressive and most diverse Congress in U.S. history - officially came to order on Thursday, and members of Congress have wasted no time introducing legislation and scheduling hearings to provide oversight over the White House."
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Rebekah Entralgo, ThinkProgress
Entralgo writes: "The 116th Congress - dubbed the most progressive and most diverse Congress in U.S. history - officially came to order on Thursday, and members of Congress have wasted no time introducing legislation and scheduling hearings to provide oversight over the White House."
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The GEO group prison guard. (photo: AP)
Death Valley: Profit and Despair Inside California's Largest Immigrant Detention Camp
Ken Silverstein, The Project on Government Oversight
Silverstein writes: "On the outskirts of the high desert town of Adelanto sits a welcome sign with the words 'The City With Unlimited Possibilities.' For residents of an immigration detention center located here, the sign must feel like a cruel hoax."
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Ken Silverstein, The Project on Government Oversight
Silverstein writes: "On the outskirts of the high desert town of Adelanto sits a welcome sign with the words 'The City With Unlimited Possibilities.' For residents of an immigration detention center located here, the sign must feel like a cruel hoax."
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Michaela Christian, shown outside of her current home in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, was forced by Wells Fargo to sell her Las Vegas home or lose it to foreclosure in 2013. (photo: Joe Buglewicz/The Washington)
'They Destroyed Me.' How Wells Fargo Wrongly Forced Hundreds of Families to Sell Their Homes
Renae Merle, Los Angeles Times
Merle writes: "Michaela Christian lost a long battle with Wells Fargo in 2013 to save her Las Vegas home, a defeat she says changed the course of her life."
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Renae Merle, Los Angeles Times
Merle writes: "Michaela Christian lost a long battle with Wells Fargo in 2013 to save her Las Vegas home, a defeat she says changed the course of her life."
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Reem Sulaiman feared she would face the same fate as other female activists who have reportedly been tortured by Saudi authorities. (photo: Twitter)
'Overwhelmed With Fear': Saudi Columnist Details Her Detainment and Escape
Middle East Eye
Excerpt: "A prominent Saudi columnist has written an impassioned account of how she was forced to flee her country after being threatened with arbitrary detention and 'psychological torture' by individuals connected to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman."
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Middle East Eye
Excerpt: "A prominent Saudi columnist has written an impassioned account of how she was forced to flee her country after being threatened with arbitrary detention and 'psychological torture' by individuals connected to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman."
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Right-wing Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro. (photo: Alan Morici/Getty)
'There Will Be an Increase in Deforestation': Brazil's New President Signs Order Endangering Amazon and Indigenous Rights
Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch
Rosane writes: "In his first day in office, right wing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro realized the fears of environmentalists and Indigenous communities."
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Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch
Rosane writes: "In his first day in office, right wing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro realized the fears of environmentalists and Indigenous communities."
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