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Mental Health
With hospitalization losing favor, judges order outpatient mental health treatment |
Salon - Carmen Heredia Rodriguez
Within days, Rodgers was handcuffed and hauled in front of a judge who ordered her to undergo mental health treatment — but not a hospital commitment. Instead, the judge mandated six months of care that
Public Health
High stakes, entrenched interests and the Trump rollback of environmental regulations |
Salon - Julie Appleby
For example, the administration has delayed the implementation and enforcement of many Obama-era rules, saying they need time to draw up new rules or study some that are already on the books. Industry
Right To Vote
Democratic wins in secretary of state races could have big impact on voting rights |
Salon - Igor Derysh
Hobbs has also vowed to undo some of the moves made by her predecessor, Michele Reagan, who violated state law by failing to send voting info to 200,000 voters in 2016 and was sued by the ACLU for wrongly
Political Advertising
Thanksgiving dinner can end sooner if guests pass the gravy across a partisan divide
Salon - Lydia Denworth
(Getty/Rawpixel Ltd) A new study shows election politics pushed Americans to cut family festivities short in 2016 November 21, 2018 10:00am (UTC) This article was originally published by Scientific American
Title IX
Making America’s colleges safer for rapists |
Salon - Terry H. Schwadron
To those who have been involved in Title IX cases, under which sexual misconduct cases fall, the proposals are a pretty clear message to let schools off the hook for sexual assault allegations and a boost
Green New Deal
Young activists and Ocasio-Cortez push Pelosi for Green New Deal |
Salon - Nathanael Johnson
House Democrats need to start hammering out policy now, Prakash said, so that they will have strong legislation to pass when climate-conscious politicians take the Senate. In the meantime, Sunrise will
Barack Obama
Former President Barack Obama says “racism” and “mommy issues” stunt progress in the US
Salon - Rachel Leah
(Getty/Spencer Platt) “Most of the problems that we confront in the world do not exist, because we don’t have good solutions to them” November 21, 2018 1:58am (UTC) Former President Barack Obama addressed
Social Media
Social media howls “#LockHerUp” at Ivanka Trump for personal email use
Salon - DOMINIQUE JACKSON
(AP/Alex Brandon) Ivanka claims she didn’t know the rules about using her personal email. People on social media aren’t buying it November 21, 2018 12:56am (UTC) This article originally appeared on Raw
Pollution
Whale dies of plastic ingestion, shining a light on how cetaceans are dying from pollution
Salon - Nicole Karlis
(Getty/uwimages) Hearts are breaking for a sperm whale in Indonesia who died with 115 plastic cups in their stomach November 21, 2018 12:00am (UTC) A dead sperm whale found on Kapota Island, in southeast
Chickenpox
Anti-vaxxers blamed for North Carolina chickenpox outbreak |
Salon - Nicole Karlis
Mullendore told CNN that this outbreak "demonstrates what happens when we have a population that is not immunized.” “It offers an opportunity for the infection to get into that community and spread easily,”
Ivanka Trump
Ivanka Trump’s email hypocrisy is especially grating — and reeks of sexism |
Salon - Amanda Marcotte
But I think the Ivanka email story isn't just about that. There's a gender angle at work here as well. As Robert Reich pointed out on Twitter, there's a long list of male Trump officials — who hold their
Trump Administration
“This is on them”: Trump administration faults “radical environmental groups” for California fires
Salon - Ryan Mikel
Ryan Zinke (AP/Carolyn Kaster) Trump Administration continues to place blame on Californians for wildfires November 20, 2018 9:25pm (UTC) Just a week after President Trump blamed California's forest mismanagement
California Wildfires
GOP chairman in Ohio says California wildfires are “punishment” from God
Salon - Ryan Mikel
Firefighters try to save a building as the Camp Fire moves through the area on November 8, 2018 in Paradise, California (Getty/Justin Sullivan) Post and delete: Dave Johnson is facing backlash over an
Saudi Arabia
Washington Post slams Trump for “statement smearing Jamal Khashoggi and giving Saudi Arabia a pass” |
Salon - Matthew Rozsa
After condemning the assassination of Khashoggi, Trump repeated his earlier claims that it is unclear with the Saudi crown prince ordered the journalist's murder. "King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammad
Ivanka Trump
Meghan McCain and Abby Huntsman erupt on “The View” while discussing “hypocrisy” of Ivanka Trump |
Salon - Travis Gettys
Huntsman, whose father serves in the Trump administration as the U.S. ambassador to Russia, insisted the situation probably wasn’t worth investigating. “I know Ivanka a little bit, I have exchanged emails
Trump Administration
Federal judge rules against Trump on migrant caravan, blocks changes to asylum rules
Salon - Matthew Rozsa
Central American migrants walking to the U.S. start their day departing Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018. (Getty/AP/Salon) Trump was just told he can’t block asylum claims for immigrants crossing
Shawshank Redemption
“Escape at Dannemora” is no “Shawshank Redemption” — and that’s on purpose |
Salon - Melanie McFarland
With the assistance of New York governor Andrew Cuomo, the writers were able to spend time with Sweat, whose version of events Johnson said he took with “very serious skepticism.” “I mean, he's meeting
Ivanka Trump
Ivanka Trump pocketed millions from D.C. hotel after her father became president |
Salon - Summer Cartwright
As her role in the White House grew, her reported time and investments in her brands declined. She pulled out of various leadership roles in 2017. “After 17 months in Washington, I do not know when or
Hillary Clinton
Democrats declare victory in Utah, move closer to 40-seat pickup in House races |
Salon - Igor Derysh
Love won her previous re-election race by more than 12 points. Though the race has not been officially called, McAdams has already attended the orientation for new House members in Washington last week
Amesbury
Anti-Pelosi Democrats face their own revolt
Salon - Matthew Rozsa
Seth Moulton; Nancy Pelosi (AP/Salon) A Democrat leading the anti-Pelosi movement for the House Speaker’s race just faced protests at his own town hall November 20, 2018 5:50pm (UTC) Rep. Seth Moulton,
Ivanka Trump
Scaramucci on Ivanka’s emails: “I think it will be a great campaign talking point for Democrats”
Salon - Shira Tarlo
Ivanka Trump (Getty/Mark Wilson) “This is one of the main reasons why the American people are so fed up with Washington,” Anthony Scaramucci added November 20, 2018 5:35pm (UTC) Less than 24 hours after
Personal Data
Trump refuses to visit soldiers in combat zones out of fear he’ll be killed: report
Salon - Cody Fenwick
(AP/Salon) “He’s afraid people want to kill him” November 20, 2018 5:31pm (UTC) This article originally appeared on AlterNet. As President Donald Trump's egregiously disrespectful attitude toward members
Stacey Abrams
Democrat Stacey Abrams says democracy failed in Georgia: “It was not a free and fair election”
Salon - Rachel Leah
Stacey Abrams (Getty/Jessica McGowan) Abrams argued that Brian Kemp oversaw “systematic” voter suppression in the state during an interview with MSNBC November 20, 2018 5:28pm (UTC) Democratic candidate
Ivanka Trump
Scarborough slams Ivanka Trump’s email use: “She knew better, and she chose to break the law anyway” |
Salon - Travis Gettys
“We’ve said time and again,” Scarborough said, “that so much of what Donald Trump does is just out of ignorance. He’s never read history, he’s never understood history, he’s never cared to understand He
Personal Data
Race front and center of Mississippi Senate run-off after Hyde-Smith’s “public hanging” comments |
Salon - Shira Tarlo
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Ivanka Trump
Democrats target Ivanka Trump for investigation over private email use
Salon - Matthew Rozsa
Ivanka Trump (Getty/Alex Wong) Ivanka Trump pulls a Hillary Clinton: She used a private email account to conduct official White House business November 20, 2018 4:21pm (UTC) Ivanka Trump has pulled a Clinton
Democratic Party
Conservative Tom Nichols on leaving the GOP: “The Republican Party is not capable of healing itself” |
Salon - Chauncey DeVega
This conversation has been edited for clarity and length. You have gone from being a "Never Trumper" to an ex-Republican. Some critics have suggested this is all a ploy to make money and that you and ex-Republicans
Mutations
This is how the light from your phone breaks your internal clock |
Salon - Jackie Grimm
Once the central clock is set, it coordinates the timing of other peripheral clocks throughout the body. Although most people know that circadian rhythms control sleep, sleep is just one of many processes
Social Security
Wall Street is leading the attack on Pelosi — Steny Hoyer is the real barrier for progressives |
Salon - Richard J. Eskow
Rebel without a cause This ersatz rebellion’s most visible leader is Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton, a custom-crafted biography in a suit who appears to hold no core beliefs. That’s undoubtedly a plus
Medal of Freedom
What Trump’s picks for the Presidential Medal of Freedom say about him |
Salon - E. Fletcher McClellan
The award was established by President John F. Kennedy, in 1963, to recognize “any person who has made an especially meritorious contribution to (1) the security or national interests of the United States,

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With hospitalization losing favor, judges order outpatient mental health treatment |

High stakes, entrenched interests and the Trump rollback of environmental regulations |

Democratic wins in secretary of state races could have big impact on voting rights |

Thanksgiving dinner can end sooner if guests pass the gravy across a partisan divide

Making America’s colleges safer for rapists |

Young activists and Ocasio-Cortez push Pelosi for Green New Deal |

Former President Barack Obama says “racism” and “mommy issues” stunt progress in the US

Social media howls “#LockHerUp” at Ivanka Trump for personal email use

Whale dies of plastic ingestion, shining a light on how cetaceans are dying from pollution

Anti-vaxxers blamed for North Carolina chickenpox outbreak |

Ivanka Trump’s email hypocrisy is especially grating — and reeks of sexism |

“This is on them”: Trump administration faults “radical environmental groups” for California fires

GOP chairman in Ohio says California wildfires are “punishment” from God

Washington Post slams Trump for “statement smearing Jamal Khashoggi and giving Saudi Arabia a pass” |

Meghan McCain and Abby Huntsman erupt on “The View” while discussing “hypocrisy” of Ivanka Trump |

Federal judge rules against Trump on migrant caravan, blocks changes to asylum rules

“Escape at Dannemora” is no “Shawshank Redemption” — and that’s on purpose |

Ivanka Trump pocketed millions from D.C. hotel after her father became president |

Democrats declare victory in Utah, move closer to 40-seat pickup in House races |

Anti-Pelosi Democrats face their own revolt

Scaramucci on Ivanka’s emails: “I think it will be a great campaign talking point for Democrats”

Trump refuses to visit soldiers in combat zones out of fear he’ll be killed: report

Democrat Stacey Abrams says democracy failed in Georgia: “It was not a free and fair election”

Scarborough slams Ivanka Trump’s email use: “She knew better, and she chose to break the law anyway” |

Race front and center of Mississippi Senate run-off after Hyde-Smith’s “public hanging” comments |

Democrats target Ivanka Trump for investigation over private email use

Conservative Tom Nichols on leaving the GOP: “The Republican Party is not capable of healing itself” |

This is how the light from your phone breaks your internal clock |

Wall Street is leading the attack on Pelosi — Steny Hoyer is the real barrier for progressives |

What Trump’s picks for the Presidential Medal of Freedom say about him |