15 February 19
Matt Taibbi | Does Washington Know the Difference Between Dissent and Disinformation?
Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone
Taibbi writes: "There's nothing particularly odd about the president working with security agencies to come up with a plan to prevent cyber attacks and other foreign incursions. But a provision of the Democrats' first House bill also specifically describes a strategy to combat domestic actors, and its mandate is couched in language that raises questions about its true purpose."
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Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone
Taibbi writes: "There's nothing particularly odd about the president working with security agencies to come up with a plan to prevent cyber attacks and other foreign incursions. But a provision of the Democrats' first House bill also specifically describes a strategy to combat domestic actors, and its mandate is couched in language that raises questions about its true purpose."
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Border wall with Mexico. (photo: Getty)
Trump Expected to Declare National Emergency to Help Fund Southern Border Wall
Jessica Taylor, NPR
Taylor writes: "President Trump is expected to declare a national emergency Friday in order to help finance a long-promised wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. It's a highly unusual move from an unconventional president."
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Jessica Taylor, NPR
Taylor writes: "President Trump is expected to declare a national emergency Friday in order to help finance a long-promised wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. It's a highly unusual move from an unconventional president."
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Border Patrol officers have broad authority to stop people in the 100-mile border zone. (photo: Getty)
2 Women Were Detained Solely for Speaking Spanish. Now They're Suing the Border Patrol.
Alexia Fernandez Campbell, Vox
Fernandez Campbell writes: "The two American women are accusing the agency of criminalizing Spanish."
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Alexia Fernandez Campbell, Vox
Fernandez Campbell writes: "The two American women are accusing the agency of criminalizing Spanish."
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Demonstration in support of the Green New Deal. (photo: AP)
Activists Have a Plan to Keep the Senate From Nuking the Green New Deal
Brian Kahn, Earther
Kahn writes: "The Senate will be taking up a vote for the Green New Deal in what's widely seen as a cynical ploy by Mitch McConnell to divide Democrats at the expense of millennials and future generations. The thing is, millennials are pretty pissed and they're not going to let the vote happen without making some serious noise."
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Brian Kahn, Earther
Kahn writes: "The Senate will be taking up a vote for the Green New Deal in what's widely seen as a cynical ploy by Mitch McConnell to divide Democrats at the expense of millennials and future generations. The thing is, millennials are pretty pissed and they're not going to let the vote happen without making some serious noise."
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Walmart employee loads groceries into a car. (photo: Reuters
Why Walmart Farms Out Same-Day Grocery Deliveries to Low-Cost Freelance Drivers
Nandita Bose, Reuters
Bose writes: "Jeff Leonard is one of hundreds of local independent drivers for DoorDash, the San Francisco-based online delivery service that Walmart uses to handle same-day delivery of groceries to shoppers' homes."
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Nandita Bose, Reuters
Bose writes: "Jeff Leonard is one of hundreds of local independent drivers for DoorDash, the San Francisco-based online delivery service that Walmart uses to handle same-day delivery of groceries to shoppers' homes."
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A forensic team works at the village of El Mozote amid a search for bodies. (photo: José Cabezas/Reuters)
El Salvador Massacre: Forensics Teams Dig for Remains as US Envoy Faces Grilling
Heather Gies, Guardian UK
Gies writes: "Thirty-eight years after he lost his mother, five siblings, and five nieces and nephews during El Salvador's brutal civil war, Santos Alvaro Pereira still breaks down in tears when he recalls their murder."
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Heather Gies, Guardian UK
Gies writes: "Thirty-eight years after he lost his mother, five siblings, and five nieces and nephews during El Salvador's brutal civil war, Santos Alvaro Pereira still breaks down in tears when he recalls their murder."
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Demonstration in support of Standing Rock. (photo: Greenpeace)
Federal Court Dismisses $900 Million Pipeline Company Lawsuit Against Greenpeace
Greenpeace
Excerpt: "Today, the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota issued a landmark dismissal of all claims against all defendants in the $900 million case against Greenpeace and others brought by Energy Transfer."
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Greenpeace
Excerpt: "Today, the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota issued a landmark dismissal of all claims against all defendants in the $900 million case against Greenpeace and others brought by Energy Transfer."
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