Sarah Huckabee Sanders Embarks on Media Tour to Defend Her Lies
Among the string of explosive and damaging revelations that emerged from the Mueller report Thursday was White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ admission that she had lied to reporters in order to damage the reputation of former FBI Director James Comey. After Trump abruptly fired Comey in 2017 the midst of the FBI’s Russia…
Stock Images of Beautiful Women and Border Wall Propaganda: the Trump Campaign’s Facebook Ad Strategy
Carsten Rehder/DPA via ZUMA When you visit Facebook, you might see an ad from President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign featuring Cecilia from Pennsylvania, a Democrat who stands with Trump’s decision to build a wall along the southern border. If you’re a man, Cecilia might appear as a young, attractive woman in Harry Potter-style glasses. If…
You Don’t Have to Be a Vegan to Be a Climate-Friendly Eater
Dom Civiello Last October, scientists convened by the United Nations issued a dire warning: Unless carbon emissions fall by about 45 percent by 2030, we will face a world of climate chaos—more frequent droughts and floods, decimated coral reefs, and cities swamped by rising seas. Soon after, the Trump administration quietly released a similarly terrifying report…
Should Rape Victims Have to Spend Time in Jail for Not Testifying?
xijian/Getty Images In 2015, Renata Singleton, an accountant in New Orleans, arrived at court in an orange jumpsuit, shackled at her hands and feet. But unlike the other inmates she was chained to, Singleton, a mother of three, hadn’t been accused of any crime. She was still jailed five days earlier on a $100,000 bond…
Obstruction But No Collusion? Sure, It’s Possible.
Here’s a quick note about the Mueller report. This bit is getting a lot of play: According to notes written by [Jody] Hunt, when Sessions told the President that a Special Counsel had been appointed, the President slumped back in his chair and said, “Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of…
How Much Environmental Damage Will Notre Dame’s Lead Roof Cause?
Nicolas Liponne/NurPhoto via ZUMA We get questions: @ClaraJeffery @marynmck Know any environmental journos who want to take this story? I’ve been slightly obsessing about if for days now. It was 210 TONS of lead. It went *somewhere* … https://t.co/EaY1ly2qUG — Charlotte M. Freeman (@charlottemf406) April 18, 2019 That’s a lot of lead. And I am…