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RSN: Harvey Wasserman | How Fukushima Nukes Kill Our Climate, Our Planet, Ourselves
Harvey Wasserman, Reader Supported News
Wasserman writes: "Eight years ago this week apocalyptic radiation clouds began pouring out of Fukushima. They haven't stopped."
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Harvey Wasserman, Reader Supported News
Wasserman writes: "Eight years ago this week apocalyptic radiation clouds began pouring out of Fukushima. They haven't stopped."
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A courtroom sketch depicts former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort in a wheelchair during a sentencing hearing this month in federal court. (photo: Dana Verkouteren/AP)
Manafort Faces Sentencing in Washington in Mueller Special Counsel Case
Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post
Hsu writes: "Once a globe-trotting political operative and campaign chairman for President Trump, Paul Manafort returns to federal court Wednesday as a felon awaiting word on how much more prison time he could receive in the hard fall from his power-broker days."
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Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post
Hsu writes: "Once a globe-trotting political operative and campaign chairman for President Trump, Paul Manafort returns to federal court Wednesday as a felon awaiting word on how much more prison time he could receive in the hard fall from his power-broker days."
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When Donald Trump attempted to end DACA program to protect young unauthorized immigrants from deportation, it was met with protests like this one. (photo: Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Democrats Introduce Latest Version of DREAM Act, Offering Protection to More Young Immigrants
Dara Lind, Vox
Lind writes: "House Democrats are teeing up their next major piece of legislation: an immigration bill that would allow as many as 2.5 million people to apply for legal status and put them on a path that could ultimately lead to US citizenship."
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Dara Lind, Vox
Lind writes: "House Democrats are teeing up their next major piece of legislation: an immigration bill that would allow as many as 2.5 million people to apply for legal status and put them on a path that could ultimately lead to US citizenship."
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California governor Gavin Newsom. (photo: Elijah Nouvelage/EPA)
California Governor to Place Moratorium on Death Penalty
Maeve Reston, CNN
Reston writes: "In a bold stroke meant to keep California at the cutting edge of criminal justice, Gov. Gavin Newsom will sign an executive order Wednesday placing a moratorium on the death penalty in the Golden State."
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Maeve Reston, CNN
Reston writes: "In a bold stroke meant to keep California at the cutting edge of criminal justice, Gov. Gavin Newsom will sign an executive order Wednesday placing a moratorium on the death penalty in the Golden State."
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Planned Parenthood rally. (photo: NurPhoto/Getty Images)
A Federal Appeals Court Just Held That Abortion Providers Have No Constitutional Protections
Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress
Millhiser writes: "A federal appeals court held on Tuesday that abortion providers 'do not have a Fourteenth Amendment right to perform abortions' - and thus the state of Ohio could require them to either give up public funding for non-abortion care or stop performing abortions."
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Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress
Millhiser writes: "A federal appeals court held on Tuesday that abortion providers 'do not have a Fourteenth Amendment right to perform abortions' - and thus the state of Ohio could require them to either give up public funding for non-abortion care or stop performing abortions."
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Rio de Janeiro Councilwoman Marielle Franco smiles for a photo in Cinelandia square on Jan. 9, 2018. Police in Brazil said on Tuesday that they have arrested two suspects in the killing of Franco. (photo: Ellis Rua/AP)
Brazil: Arrests in Marielle Franco Killing, Rio Police in Spotlight
Peter Prengaman and Anna Jean Kaiser, Associated Press
Excerpt: "Brazilian police on Tuesday arrested two former police officers in the killing of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco and her driver, a brazen assassination that shocked Brazilians and sparked protests in several countries."
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Peter Prengaman and Anna Jean Kaiser, Associated Press
Excerpt: "Brazilian police on Tuesday arrested two former police officers in the killing of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco and her driver, a brazen assassination that shocked Brazilians and sparked protests in several countries."
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The East River generating station in New York uses oil and natural gas to power its boilers to produce electricity and steam. (photo: Justin Lane/EPA)
'Monumental Step Backwards' - The $1 Billion Gas Pipeline Project Dividing New York
Oliver Milman, Guardian UK
Milman writes: "A battle is erupting over a proposed gas pipeline on the doorstep of New York City, with environmental groups claiming the project is unnecessary and would lock in planet-warming emissions for decades to come."
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Oliver Milman, Guardian UK
Milman writes: "A battle is erupting over a proposed gas pipeline on the doorstep of New York City, with environmental groups claiming the project is unnecessary and would lock in planet-warming emissions for decades to come."
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