Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
A majority of Senate Democrats on Dec. 6 called on Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) to resign as he faces multiple allegations of sexual harassment. (Bastien Inzaurralde,Jordan Frasier/The Washington Post) In a stunning close to his congressional career, Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) on Thursday announced that he will resign amid multiple allegations that he touched women…
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli soldiers Thursday in Ramallah and other places in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, burning posters of President Trump and American flags a day after Trump decisively sided with Israel by announcing U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as its capital. Israeli police said three protesters were arrested in Jerusalem…
The Trump administration is considering a set of proposals developed by Blackwater founder Erik Prince and a retired CIA officer — with assistance from Oliver North, a key figure in the Iran-Contra scandal — to provide CIA Director Mike Pompeo and the White House with a global, private spy network that would circumvent official U.S. intelligence agencies,…
A bill from House Republicans would end a program that forgives student loans for graduates who enter public service, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The GOP bill to reauthorize the Higher Education Act, introduced by Rep. Virginia FoxxVirginia Ann FoxxOvernight Finance: Day three of tax bill markup | Ryan says election results raise pressure for…
By the end of the thread, McCarthy made it clear that these trolls are part of the “alt-right.” “The problem I’m stating here is not that ‘there are trolls on the internet’ but that people who proclaim to be on our side are trying to tear down women in our in-group,” she wrote. Another self-described “conservative woman”…
George Frey/Getty Images This administration is nothing if not an abject lesson in doublespeak and pimp talk as Donald Trump and his little friends find creative ways to lie to and gaslight us, all in an attempt to make us believe that our eyes and ears are lying to us—and the only truth comes from…
President Trump on Monday fully endorsed Roy Moore, going further in his support of the Alabama Senate candidate accused of making unwanted sexual advances on teenage girls than he had in backing Moore last month. “Democrats refusal to give even one vote for massive Tax Cuts is why we need Republican Roy Moore to win…
Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Images The Supreme Court said Monday that it will allow President Donald Trump’s travel ban to be fully enforced while legal challenges against it wend their way through the lower courts. In layman’s terms, individuals from six majority-Muslim nations and two others will no longer be able to travel to the United…
President Trump led an aggressive charge Monday on behalf of embattled Senate nominee Roy Moore, with the Republican National Committee rejoining Moore’s side in Alabama weeks after cutting ties with him following allegations of sexual misconduct. Before dawn, Trump took to Twitter to declare his strongest support yet for Moore. By day’s end, the RNC…
close byline-meta close extended-byline close story-meta-footer close story-meta Photo Credit Spencer Platt/Getty Images On a Friday night last month, I moderated a debate in Manhattan about whether we should scrap capitalism. It was organized by the socialist magazine Jacobin; defending capitalism were editors from the libertarian publication Reason. Tickets for all available 450 seats sold…