Charlottesville, VA I lost my column for keeping Charlottesville police accountable. I'd do it againThe Guardian - Molly CongerI’m not surprised a police officer and a former prosecutor would try to weaponize the legal system to silence a critic I am surprised the paper’s owners reacted with such incredible cowardice When the
Good Morning America Conservatives rail against New York Times project on America’s sordid slave pastThinkProgress - Stephanie Griffith An uproar over a New York Times project that explores the nation's sordid slave legacy, and the rich and varied contributions of black Americans. In a …
Yale Law School Meritocracy Harms EveryoneThe Atlantic - Daniel MarkovitsMeritocracy prizes achievement above all else, making everyone—even the rich—miserable. Maybe there’s a way out. In the summer of 1987, I graduated from a public high school in Austin, Texas, and headed
News Disgruntled diner shoots waiter to death over sandwich delayCNN - By Jack Guy and Antoine Crouin, CNN(CNN) — A customer shot a waiter to death at a pizzeria in the Paris suburbs after being made to wait too long for a sandwich, witnesses say. The 29-year-old waiter was killed in Noisy-le-Grand, around
Medicare Koch-backed study finds ‘Medicare for All’ would save U.S. trillions – ThinkProgressThinkProgress - Addy Baird A single-payer Medicare for All system would reduce the amount the U.S. spends on health care by more than $2 trillion, a Koch brothers-funded study …
Capitalism The end of capitalism has begunThe Guardian - Paul MasonWithout us noticing, we are entering the postcapitalist era. At the heart of further change to come is information technology, new ways of working and the sharing economy. The old ways will take a long
Democrats Does anyone understand the 2020 race? This scholar nailed the blue wave — here’s her forecastrawstory.com - Paul Rosenberg, Salon In July 2018, the most widely respected analysts were decidedly uncertain whether the Democrats could retake the House. On July 6, Cook Political …
FBI Republicans Block The FEC From Calling The FBI About NRA Russian Money Laundering For Trumppoliticususa.com - Jason Easley Republicans on the Federal Election Commission wouldn’t allow the Commission to make a single phone call to the FBI about a potential investigation …
Middle East Travel Inside The Outrageous FIVE Jumeirah Village In Dubai Featuring 254 Floating Swimming PoolsForbes - Jim DobsonAn outrageous new resort opens this Fall, dramatically changing the skyline in Dubai. FIVE's second hospitality and residential project, FIVE Jumeirah Village Dubai, offers a luxury tower with 247 hotel
Mitch McConnell How Does 1 Man Have So Much Power Without Being President?NPR - Ron ElvingOne hears that question asked in Washington a lot these days, often with exasperation and bewilderment. And it is not always a reference to President Trump. Quite often, the man in question is Mitch McConnell,
Politics 'I love the poorly educated': why white college graduates are deserting Trump | US elections 2016 | The GuardianGuardian US - Lauren Gambino‘I love the poorly educated’: why white college graduates are deserting Trump No Republican candidate has lost with college-educated whites in 60 years but Trump’s brash popularism has accelerated a splintering
News Shell Union Workers Had to Choose Between Attending President Trump's Speech or Losing Pay: ReportsTIME - Tara LawUnion workers at a Royal Dutch Shell’s manufacturing facility in western Pennsylvania were told that they had to attend President Donald Trump’s speech on Tuesday – or take the day off without pay, reports
U.S. Navy These Are the Futuristic Weapons Used By the US Navysimbaly.com You sunk my battleship! It takes more than a little rocket science to ensure the security of United States citizens, but thanks to the most …
Billionaires Here’s What Distinguishes a Billionaires from MillionairesEntrepreneur - Malini SabaBillionaires just don't sit after getting the job done, they constantly need to come up with new ideas, adapt them You're reading Entrepreneur India, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media. all
Russia The Russian Navy Is Evolving Right Before Our Very Eyesnationalinterest.org The Russian navy on Aug. 14, 2019 completed a key test of an upgraded missile corvette. The trial underscores the evolution of the Russian fleet from …
Native Americans Native American voters, once overlooked, seek role for 2020Associated Press - By KALI ROBINSON, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidates will descend on Iowa next week to do something that Native Americans say doesn't happen enough: court their vote. At least seven White House hopefuls
U.S. Military Marines are putting armored vehicles on top of a ship to fend off Iranian attack boatsamericanmilitarynews.com - Paul Kimpel The U.S. Navy and Marines are protecting patrolling U.S. amphibious assault ships using an uncommon tool at sea — armored vehicles. Using an armored …
U.S. Navy The U.S. Navy Wants To Build the World's Largest Robot WarshipPopular Mechanics - By Kyle MizokamiThe U.S. Navy is calling on industry to present ideas for its Large Unmanned Surface Vehicle (LUSV) ship. The Navy wants ten LUSV ships in five years. The ships would function as scouts for the main battle
Science Looks Like We Have a New State of MatterPopular Mechanics - By David GrossmanA team of physicists from New York University, University of Buffalo, and Wayne State University have discovered a new state of matter, which they say has the potential to increase storage capabilities
Apple Watch An Apple insider with a stellar track record just leaked Apple Watch Series 5 detailsbgr.com - Andy Meek Ahead of the anticipated unveiling next month of the Apple Watch Series 5 models, the highly-regarded Apple analyst who’s almost never wrong is out …
Passports They're US citizens and shouldn't fear deportation. But they're carrying their passports anywayCNN - By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN(CNN) — Alejandra Duran was devastated the day she decided it was time to get US passport cards for her children. It wasn't because they were planning to take a trip abroad. Instead, the 42-year-old legal
Slavery How slavery became America’s first big businessVox - P.R. LockhartOf the many myths told about American slavery, one of the biggest is that it was an archaic practice that only enriched a small number of men. The argument has often been used to diminish the scale of
NRA NRA Spent Tens of Thousands on Hair and Makeup for CEO Wayne LaPierre’s Wife, SusanThe Daily Beast - Betsy Woodruff The NRA spent tens of thousands of dollars bringing hair and makeup artists around the country for the wife of its CEO, two sources told The Daily …
Kurdistan Today, the Kurds are spread across four nations. Who are they?National Geographic - Erin BlakemoreThe world’s largest stateless ethnic group finds itself in one of Earth’s most politically volatile regions. If you can’t point to Kurdistan on a map, you’re not alone: It’s not a sovereign country. But
Planetary Habitability Decoded: The Number Of Earth-Like Planets Around Sun-Like StarsMashable - Aakarsh DubeAstronomers are now studying the occurrence rates of Earth-like planets in solar systems that have a host star like Sun, according to research published in The Astronomical Journal. These occurrence rates
Apollo Missions Apollo to OmegA: NASA Signs Over Legacy Launcher for New Rocketspace.com - Robert Z. Pearlman A mobile launch platform that 50 years ago supported the first moon landing will now find new use with a commercial rocket. NASA held a ceremony on …
Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky AV injected unique ID that allowed sites to track users, even in incognito modeArs Technica - Dan Goodin Feature Kaspersky added in 2015 also made it possible to be ID'd across different browsers. Antivirus software is something that can help people be …
Space Exploration Dream Chaser Spacecraft Will Fly To Space Station On New ULA RocketForbes - Elizabeth HowellI write about all things space -- exploration, astronomy and more. Sierra Nevada Corp.'s Dream Chaser spacecraft lands at Edwards Air Force Base after a test flight Nov. 11, 2017. The Dream Chaser spacecraft
White Nationalism Americans Are More Worried About White Nationalism After El PasoFiveThirtyEight - Dhrumil Mehta After the deadly mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, this month, more Americans now describe white nationalism as a serious threat to the …
