October 31, 2017 Dear Californian: Thank you for contacting me with your thoughts about our nation’s health care system. I appreciate the time you took to write, and I welcome the opportunity to respond. I understand you support the “Medicare for All Act of 2017” (S. 1804), which was introduced… Continue reading
Monday Oct 30th, 2017 5:34 PM The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges at HERE/THERE, beg in the streets or steal loaves of bread. Tomorrow morning, Tuesday, October 31st, Halloween, 2017, Federal Judge Alsup will decide the fate of some 25 people, formerly homeless,… Continue reading
10/27/2017 (WSJ.com) The centenary of the Balfour Declaration on Nov. 2 marks a promise made by the British government to help create a Jewish national home in Palestine. In Britain, people are divided on whether the centenary is cause for a celebration with Israelis or a national apology to Palestinians…. Continue reading
Photos: The Manchurian Candidate 1962, Getty Images (Pence) Photo Illustration: Elise Swain for The Intercept Intercepted October 25 2017 (theintercept.com) SUBSCRIBE TO THE INTERCEPTED PODCAST ON APPLE PODCASTS,GOOGLE PLAY, STITCHER, AND OTHER PLATFORMS. NEW TO PODCASTING? CLICK HERE. OVER THE PAST week, there has been intense focus on what exactly happened to four U.S. commandos… Continue reading
Video: Marshall Curry/Field of Vision Link to site: https://theintercept.com/2017/10/29/a-night-at-the-garden-is-the-most-terrifying-movie-you-can-watch-this-halloween/ Jon Schwarz October 29 2017, 6:50 a.m. (theintercept.com) THE OBSCURE 2008 movie “Synecdoche, New York,” written and directed by Charlie Kaufman, originated when Sony Pictures Classics approached Kaufman about creating a horror film. Kaufman, best known for deeply wacky scripts like “Being John Malkovich,”… Continue reading
10/23/2017 – BY STEVE RUSHTON AND FANNY MALINEN (Occupy.com) The Arctic region is warming faster than the world on average. Glaciers that have existed for more than 12 millennia are melting and seasons are becoming more unpredictable. We explained some of this in Part I of the series, which was told through the… Continue reading
TUE, 10/24/2017 – BY LAINEY HASHORVA (Occupy.com) “I’ll tip my hat to the new constitution Take a bow for the new revolution Smile and grin at the change all around me Pick up my guitar and play Just like yesterday And I’ll get on my knees and pray We don’t get fooled… Continue reading
10/25/2017 – BY CHIP GIBBONS (Occupy.com) THIS ARTICLE ORIGINALLY APPEARED ON THE NATION Activists and journalists get hit by a stun grenade during the J20 protest against Donald Trump in Washington, DC. (Reuters / Adrees Latif) Late next month, the first mass trial will be held for some of the roughly 200 people… Continue reading
10/26/2017 – BY IAN MILLHISER (Occupy.com) THIS ARTICLE ORIGINALLY APPEARED ON THINK PROGRESS Tuesday night, as many Americans were preparing to go to bed, an evenly divided Senate voted to give broad lawsuit immunity to credit card companies, auto lenders, credit reporting companies like Equifax, and many other financial firms. The 50-50 tie… Continue reading
10/23/2017 – BY DAMIAN CARRINGTON (Occupy.com) THIS ARTICLE ORIGINALLY APPEARED ON THE GUARDIAN The abundance of flying insects has plunged by three-quarters over the past 25 years, according to a new study that has shocked scientists. Insects are an integral part of life on Earth as both pollinators and prey for other wildlife… Continue reading
