Alfie Evans Is the Latest Martyr of the Pro-Life Movement
Omar Marques/SOPA Images via ZUMA Alfie Evans was a two-year-old British infant who suffered from an irreversible neuro-degenerative disease that destroyed his brain and caused persistent seizures. His doctors eventually concluded that Alfie had lost all brain activity and recommended he be taken off life support. His parents fought this, but lost in court. At…
Parkland Survivor Calls Trump a “Professional Liar” After NRA Speech
Michael Candelori, Zuma A survivor of the Parkland school shooting ripped into President Donald Trump on Saturday for his speech to the National Rifle Association a day earlier, calling the president a “professional liar.” Speaking on Friday at the NRA’s annual convention for the third time, Trump reaffirmed his loyalty to the gun lobby. “Your…
This Woman Is on the Verge of Breaking Down One of the Biggest Gender Barriers in Sports
Lukas Schulze/DPA/Zuma The National Basketball Association just got one step closer to breaking down a big gender barrier. There has never been a woman head coach in men’s professional basketball. But ESPN reports that the Milwaukee Bucks are interviewing Becky Hammon for their top coaching job, making her the first woman to be interviewed for an NBA…
This Is Your Banking System on Trump
Getty Images This story first appeared on TomDispatch.com. Warning: What you are about to read is not about Russia, the 2016 election, or the latest person to depart from the White House in a storm of tweets. It’s the Beltway story hiding in plain sight with trillions of dollars in play and an economy to…
Giant Hog Farms Are Fighting for the Right to Keep Polluting. The Trump Administration Is on Their Side.
If you enjoy bacon or ham, chances are you’ve eaten pork from North Carolina, where about 16 million hogs—10 percent of the US total—are raised each year. The great bulk of that production takes place in a handful of counties on the state’s coastal plain—places like Baden County, home to more than 750,000 hogs but only 35,000 humans.…
Behold the Great Rudy Giuliani Apology Tour
Remember all that weird stuff Rudy Giuliani spouted on Wednesday? The following morning Donald Trump wholeheartedly agreed with it, but the two of them must have gotten a very stern talking-to later in the day. Today Giuliani took it all back. Trump knowing about the Stormy Daniels hush money? Inoperative. The hush money being related…