02 June 19
Robert Reich | What Does Oligarchy Mean?
Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog
Reich writes: "'Oligarchy' means government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. It comes from the Greek word oligarkhes, meaning 'few to rule or command.'"
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Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog
Reich writes: "'Oligarchy' means government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. It comes from the Greek word oligarkhes, meaning 'few to rule or command.'"
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Edmond Maynard pays his respects to the 12 people killed in the mass shooting in Virginia Beach. (photo: Marvin Joseph/WP)
'We Are a Heartbroken City': After Mass Shooting, Virginia Beach Mourns and Searches for Answers
Laura Vozzella, Ian Shapira, Justin Jouvenal and Gregory S. Schneider, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "He was a longtime employee with an office access card. He carried two legally purchased firearms. Police arrived within moments of the first shots."
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Laura Vozzella, Ian Shapira, Justin Jouvenal and Gregory S. Schneider, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "He was a longtime employee with an office access card. He carried two legally purchased firearms. Police arrived within moments of the first shots."
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks during the the 2019 California Democratic Party State Convention at Moscone Center in San Francisco on June 1, 2019. (photo: Josh Edelson/Getty Images)
Pelosi Promises "Ironclad Case" Against Trump as Cries to "Impeach" Erupt During Speech
Daniel Politi, Slate
Politi writes: "The cries of 'impeach' grew louder as Pelosi referenced special counsel Robert Mueller."
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Daniel Politi, Slate
Politi writes: "The cries of 'impeach' grew louder as Pelosi referenced special counsel Robert Mueller."
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The North Portico of the White House is illuminated with rainbow colors in recognition of the supreme court decision regarding same-sex marriage, on 26 June 2015. (photo: Michael Reynolds/EPA)
Obama v Doma: How Gay Americans Marched Towards Equality
Charles Kaiser, Guardian UK
Kaiser writes: "Thus it felt uncannily right that the arc of history had bent so dramatically toward liberty and justice for all during Obama's presidency. And it made a kind of cosmic sense that a black man was president on 27 June 2015, a crescendo of a day in American history - a day of bottomless sorrow, a day of unparalleled joy."
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Charles Kaiser, Guardian UK
Kaiser writes: "Thus it felt uncannily right that the arc of history had bent so dramatically toward liberty and justice for all during Obama's presidency. And it made a kind of cosmic sense that a black man was president on 27 June 2015, a crescendo of a day in American history - a day of bottomless sorrow, a day of unparalleled joy."
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Jackson, Mississippi. (photo: Getty Images)
Black Voters Sue Mississippi Over Jim Crow-Era Laws That Benefit White Candidates
Danielle McClean, ThinkProgress
McClean writes: "A group of black voters is challenging Mississippi's racist, Jim Crow-era laws that try to give a decided advantage to white candidates vying for statewide office, ahead of a critically important election for governor that is expected to totally remake the state's redistricting process."
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Danielle McClean, ThinkProgress
McClean writes: "A group of black voters is challenging Mississippi's racist, Jim Crow-era laws that try to give a decided advantage to white candidates vying for statewide office, ahead of a critically important election for governor that is expected to totally remake the state's redistricting process."
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A demonstrator throws back tear gas canister fired by riot police during a protest against President Juan Orlando Hernandez government's plans to privatize healthcare and education, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras May 31, 2019. (photo: Jorge Cabrera/Reuters)
Protesters Set Fire to US Embassy in Honduras in Second Day of Demonstrations
Gustavo Palencia, Reuters
Palencia writes: "Protesters torched the access gate to the U.S. Embassy in the Honduran capital on Friday during a second day of major protests against President Juan Orlando Hernandez."
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Gustavo Palencia, Reuters
Palencia writes: "Protesters torched the access gate to the U.S. Embassy in the Honduran capital on Friday during a second day of major protests against President Juan Orlando Hernandez."
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Thousands of Albertans have evacuated their homes due to out-of-control wildfires. (photo: CBC News/YouTube)
Wildfires Force 10,000 to Flee as Alberta Repeals Carbon Tax
Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch
Rosane writes: "More than 10,000 people have been forced to evacuate as wildfires spread in northern Alberta, Canada's CBC News reported Thursday. Smoke from the fires has choked skies across the province, raising the Air Quality Health Index in its capital city of Edmonton to a 10+ Thursday, the Edmonton Journal reported."
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Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch
Rosane writes: "More than 10,000 people have been forced to evacuate as wildfires spread in northern Alberta, Canada's CBC News reported Thursday. Smoke from the fires has choked skies across the province, raising the Air Quality Health Index in its capital city of Edmonton to a 10+ Thursday, the Edmonton Journal reported."
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