Please Don’t Weaponize #MeToo in the Dem Primaries
Jay Godwin/Planet Pix via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. I wish that neither Joe Biden nor Bernie Sanders were running for president. I don’t have much time for dumb takes on Baby Boomers as the generation that “ruined everything,” but still, by 2020 we boomers—a generation that spans 18…
The Supreme Court Says Stopping Executions at the Last Minute Should Be an “Extreme Exception”
Jabin Botsford/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Monday, the US Supreme Court ruled against delaying the execution of Missouri death row inmate Russell Bucklew, who argued that his rare medical condition could make the process excruciatingly painful. In the 5-4 decision, the majority ruled that Bucklew’s constitutional rights wouldn’t…
Should a Great Art Museum Be Single-Level?
The proposed single-story design for the new LACMA building, which straddles Wilshire Boulevard.Atelier Peter Zumthor & Partner/LACMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This is a little offbeat, but I’m curious about something. The LA County Museum of Art wants to demolish its old buildings and replace them with a single…
House Democrats Will Subpoena Mueller Report
Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. House Democrats say they will vote this week to subpoena Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s complete report, underlying evidence, and other material—rejecting as insufficient Attorney General William Barr’s pledge to produce a redacted version of the report later this month. House Judiciary…
Whistleblower Says White House Is Hiring Security Risks
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In yet another shocking development, a whistleblower has told Congress that the Trump White House routinely overruled denials of security clearances: Tricia Newbold, a longtime White House security adviser, told the House Oversight and Reform Committee that she and her colleagues issued “dozens” of denials…
It’s Hard Enough for Student Sexual Assault Survivors. Missouri Lawmakers Are Trying to Make It Even Worse.
The University of Missouri campusStephen Emlund/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. College students deciding whether to report sexual assault or harassment to their universities already face a slew of barriers. There’s the shame, embarrassment, and fear of going through an emotionally difficult misconduct process. There’s the panic that even…