01 September 19
Can Bernie Sanders Really Win? After This Week, It Seems More Possible Than Ever
Alexander Griffing, Haaretz
Griffing writes: "If the Democratic race remains a three-way tie, the possibility of Sanders emerging as the first Jewish presidential nominee of a major party gains traction."
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Alexander Griffing, Haaretz
Griffing writes: "If the Democratic race remains a three-way tie, the possibility of Sanders emerging as the first Jewish presidential nominee of a major party gains traction."
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Rep. Ilhan Omar. (photo: Mandel Ngan/Getty Images)
The "Debt" Immigrants Can Never Repay
Lili Loofbourow, Slate
Loofbourow writes: "In July, Donald Trump told a story about how he coerced a wealthy businessman he didn't like and who didn’t like him into praising him. The story focused on the pleasure Trump took in watching that man grovel and tell him he was 'doing good.' In Trump’s hands, it was a parable about debt and gratitude."
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Lili Loofbourow, Slate
Loofbourow writes: "In July, Donald Trump told a story about how he coerced a wealthy businessman he didn't like and who didn’t like him into praising him. The story focused on the pleasure Trump took in watching that man grovel and tell him he was 'doing good.' In Trump’s hands, it was a parable about debt and gratitude."
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Police protect the straight pride parade in Boston. (photo: Brian Snyder/Reuters)
Boston 'Straight Pride' Parade Dwarfed by Large Counter-Protest
Sarah Betancourt, Guardian UK
Betancourt writes: "A controversial 'straight pride' parade in Boston on Saturday drew more than 1,000 counter-protesters and a few hundred supporters."
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Sarah Betancourt, Guardian UK
Betancourt writes: "A controversial 'straight pride' parade in Boston on Saturday drew more than 1,000 counter-protesters and a few hundred supporters."
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A child in Ferguson, Missouri. (photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Black Kids in Missouri Are Being Shot Down in Unspeakable Numbers
Kay Wicker, ThinkProgress
Wicker writes: "One headline tells of a 'Troubling rise of gun violence St. Louis, Kansas City.' Another reads, 'St. Louis hopes $100,000 reward will solve the murders of 4 children.' Yet another says, 'Black kids in St. Louis are getting shot and killed so often, police are offering a $100,000 reward.'"
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Kay Wicker, ThinkProgress
Wicker writes: "One headline tells of a 'Troubling rise of gun violence St. Louis, Kansas City.' Another reads, 'St. Louis hopes $100,000 reward will solve the murders of 4 children.' Yet another says, 'Black kids in St. Louis are getting shot and killed so often, police are offering a $100,000 reward.'"
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FBI agents walk past a memorial outside the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh after a shooting there in October. (photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
He Spent Years Infiltrating White Supremacist Groups. Here's What He Has to Say About What's Going on Now.
Joe Sexton, ProPublica
Sexton writes: "Michael German, a former federal agent who spent years infiltrating white supremacist groups, said the work of the groups constituted 'organized criminal activity,' and he asked, in so many words, 'Where is the FBI?'"
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Joe Sexton, ProPublica
Sexton writes: "Michael German, a former federal agent who spent years infiltrating white supremacist groups, said the work of the groups constituted 'organized criminal activity,' and he asked, in so many words, 'Where is the FBI?'"
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Relatives of missing persons hold signs with pictures of their loved ones during the Second Pacification and Reconciliation Forum, in Mexico City, Mexico September 14, 2018. (photo: Reuters)
Mexico: More Than 3,000 Clandestine Graves Found Since 2006
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Mexican authorities found nearly 5,000 bodies in more than 3,000 clandestine graves between 2006 and August 2019, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's (AMLO) administration said Friday, on the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances."
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teleSUR
Excerpt: "Mexican authorities found nearly 5,000 bodies in more than 3,000 clandestine graves between 2006 and August 2019, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's (AMLO) administration said Friday, on the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances."
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Solar panels. (photo: Getty Images)
Can Solar Panels Handle the Heat of a Warming World?
Linda Poon, Grist
Poon writes: "Solar cells need sunlight to generate electricity, but with rays also comes heat. As the planet gets warmer, scientists are warning that temperatures could become too high for solar panels to perform efficiently."
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Linda Poon, Grist
Poon writes: "Solar cells need sunlight to generate electricity, but with rays also comes heat. As the planet gets warmer, scientists are warning that temperatures could become too high for solar panels to perform efficiently."
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