George Lakoff and Gil Duran | Trump Rules by Crisis, and Now He Wants a War. Can We Stop It Before It Starts?
03 June 19
George Lakoff and Gil Duran | Trump Rules by Crisis, and Now He Wants a War. Can We Stop It Before It Starts?
George Lakoff and Gil Duran, The Sacramento Bee
Excerpt: "One day soon, we could wake up to find our nation mired in a war even more disastrous than the Iraq invasion of 2003. If the United States attacks Iran, it will be for one reason: President Trump desperately wants a war."
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George Lakoff and Gil Duran, The Sacramento Bee
Excerpt: "One day soon, we could wake up to find our nation mired in a war even more disastrous than the Iraq invasion of 2003. If the United States attacks Iran, it will be for one reason: President Trump desperately wants a war."
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Mike Pompeo. (photo: Drew Angerer/NYT)
Pompeo Delivers Unfiltered View of Trump's Middle East Peace Plan in Off-the-Record Meeting
John Hudson and Loveday Morris, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered a sobering assessment of the prospects of the Trump administration's long-awaited Middle East peace plan in a closed-door meeting with Jewish leaders, saying 'one might argue' that the plan is 'unexecutable' and it might not 'gain traction.'"
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John Hudson and Loveday Morris, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered a sobering assessment of the prospects of the Trump administration's long-awaited Middle East peace plan in a closed-door meeting with Jewish leaders, saying 'one might argue' that the plan is 'unexecutable' and it might not 'gain traction.'"
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Supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders. (photo: Getty Images)
Bernie Sanders Wants Power in Workers' Hands
Matt Bruenig, Jacobin
Bruenig writes: "Bernie Sanders's new plan isn't just about making workers 'stakeholders' in corporations: it's about making them owners."
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Matt Bruenig, Jacobin
Bruenig writes: "Bernie Sanders's new plan isn't just about making workers 'stakeholders' in corporations: it's about making them owners."
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A recent demonstration at the Russian embassy in London protested the reported crackdown on LGBT people in Chechnya. (photo: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty)
State Department to Launch New Human Rights Panel Stressing Anti-Gay 'Natural Law'
Alex Bollinger, LGBTQ Nation
Bollinger writes: "The State Department announced that it will be launching a new advisory panel that will stress human rights in the context of 'natural law.'"
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Alex Bollinger, LGBTQ Nation
Bollinger writes: "The State Department announced that it will be launching a new advisory panel that will stress human rights in the context of 'natural law.'"
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Rep. Duncan Hunter. (photo: Bill Clark/Roll Call)
Republican Congressman Shrugs Off War Crimes, Says He Probably Killed Hundreds of Civilians
Zack Ford, ThinkProgress
Ford writes: "Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) admitted at a town hall last week that as a Marine, he'd taken selfies with dead enemy combatants. He took those comments even further in a recent podcast interview, during which he said he likely killed hundreds of civilians and admitted that he doesn't care if a Navy SEAL committed a war crime by murdering an ISIS prisoner."
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Zack Ford, ThinkProgress
Ford writes: "Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) admitted at a town hall last week that as a Marine, he'd taken selfies with dead enemy combatants. He took those comments even further in a recent podcast interview, during which he said he likely killed hundreds of civilians and admitted that he doesn't care if a Navy SEAL committed a war crime by murdering an ISIS prisoner."
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Julian Assange. (photo: Jack Taylor/Getty Images)
Swedish Court Rejects Request to Detain Assange Over Rape Case
Al Jazeera
Excerpt: "A Swedish court has rejected a request to arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in absentia, dashing prosecutors' hopes of having him swiftly extradited from the United Kingdom over an allegation of rape."
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Al Jazeera
Excerpt: "A Swedish court has rejected a request to arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in absentia, dashing prosecutors' hopes of having him swiftly extradited from the United Kingdom over an allegation of rape."
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Nathan Sanchez (foreground) cheers on his fellow protesters as they rally outside the home of San Bernardino County Supervisor Josie Gonzales last October. (photo: Anna Sanchez/Grist)
The Town That Online Shopping Built - and Women Are Trying to Save
Justine Calma, Grist
Calma writes: "Only an hour-or-so drive from Southern California's beaches but a world away from the glamour of Hollywood, San Bernardino County is one of the country's biggest hubs for warehousing and distribution of goods."
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Justine Calma, Grist
Calma writes: "Only an hour-or-so drive from Southern California's beaches but a world away from the glamour of Hollywood, San Bernardino County is one of the country's biggest hubs for warehousing and distribution of goods."
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