It Just Keeps Getting Worse
I’ll be damned if I know what to write about anymore. Donald Trump is just raving these days, both online and off, and a few minutes ago he practically melted down in public while the president of Finland stoically stared into his hands. Meanwhile, his secretary of state is flatly stonewalling Congress and—unless I’ve missed…
Pelosi and Schiff, Simply Appearing on TV, Spark Another Meltdown. That’s a Win for Pro-Impeachers.
Evan Vucci/AP House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced late Tuesday that Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the chair of the House Intelligence Committee, would be making a special appearance at her weekly press briefing, setting off a wave of intrigue among avid impeachment-watchers. “Please be an impeachment inquiry into Pence, Barr, and Pompeo, or any…
Pompeo Admits to Being on Trump’s Ukraine Call
Piero Tenagl/ZUMA Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed his participation in the July 25 phone call between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The admission on Wednesday came on the heels of a Wall Street Journal report revealing that Pompeo had listened in on the call—an explosive detail he went to extraordinary lengths…
The Scariest Part of the Trump-Ukraine Scandal? He Really Believes His Own Conspiracy Theories.
Evan Vucci/AP It’s been a long-standing question: Does Donald Trump believe his own crap? Does he truly think he has the best brain, that he is worth more than $10 billion, that there were more than a million people at his inauguration? And, in particular, does he accept the crazy conspiracy swill he so often…
A Virtual Memorial Brings a Sexual Assault Survivor’s Voice to the Stanford Campus
Visitors use an app that creates a digital memorial in a “contemplative garden” on the Stanford University campus.Courtesy Hope Schroeder Last Friday afternoon, Khoi Le adjusted the gray pipe cleaners keeping his glasses affixed to his face and surveyed the tiny garden at the south end of the Stanford University campus. A small crowd had…
How a Hospital Was Shamed Into Forgiving 6,500 People’s Unpaid Medical Bills
Carrie Barrett (left), a former defendant in a suit brought by a large hospital network, celebrates the cancellation of her mounting medical debt after an investigation by ProPublica and MLK50 Memphis.Andrea Morales for MLK50 Welcome to Recharge, a weekly newsletter full of stories that will energize your inner hellraiser. See more editions and sign up…