William Boardman | Why Are We Still in Afghanistan?
14 February 18 AM
William Boardman | Why Are We Still in Afghanistan?
William Boardman, Reader Supported News
Boardman writes: "In 1979 American pride planned for Afghanistan to become a quagmire, a Russian Viet Nam. Now the Russians are long gone and Afghanistan has become another American quagmire. The mistake is the same as in Viet Nam."
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William Boardman, Reader Supported News
Boardman writes: "In 1979 American pride planned for Afghanistan to become a quagmire, a Russian Viet Nam. Now the Russians are long gone and Afghanistan has become another American quagmire. The mistake is the same as in Viet Nam."
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Second Federal Judge Blocks Move to End DACA
Ariane de Vogue, CNN
de Vogue writes: "A second federal judge Tuesday has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program."
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Michael Cohen. (photo: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
Ariane de Vogue, CNN
de Vogue writes: "A second federal judge Tuesday has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program."
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Michael Cohen. (photo: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
Trump’s Lawyer Admits He Paid $130,000 to Porn Star Stormy Daniels Weeks Before Election
Mark Berman, The Washington Post
Berman writes: "A longtime personal attorney for President Trump said Tuesday that he paid $130,000 to an adult-film star who had told people she had an affair with Trump a decade before he won the presidency."
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Alice Jacobs, a Dogwood Village resident, depends on Medicaid for her nursing home care, having exhausted all of her savings. (photo: Khue Bui/NYT)
Mark Berman, The Washington Post
Berman writes: "A longtime personal attorney for President Trump said Tuesday that he paid $130,000 to an adult-film star who had told people she had an affair with Trump a decade before he won the presidency."
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Alice Jacobs, a Dogwood Village resident, depends on Medicaid for her nursing home care, having exhausted all of her savings. (photo: Khue Bui/NYT)
Medicaid Cuts May Force Retirees Out of Nursing Homes
Jordan Rau, The New York Times
Rau writes: "On Thursday, Senate Republicans joined their House colleagues in proposing steep cuts to Medicaid, part of the effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Conservatives hope to roll back what they see as an expanding and costly entitlement. But little has been said about what would happen to older Americans in nursing homes if the cuts took effect."
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Jordan Rau, The New York Times
Rau writes: "On Thursday, Senate Republicans joined their House colleagues in proposing steep cuts to Medicaid, part of the effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Conservatives hope to roll back what they see as an expanding and costly entitlement. But little has been said about what would happen to older Americans in nursing homes if the cuts took effect."
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People participate in the first annual Disability Pride parade on July 12, 2015 in NYC. (photo: Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
Casey Quinlan, ThinkProgress
Quinlan writes: "A House bill would make it harder for people with disabilities to hold businesses accountable for inaccessibility."
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Ahed Tamimi is facing 12 charges, which could lead to her facing years in prison. (photo: AFP)
Palestinian Activist Ahed Tamimi's Trial Starts Behind Closed Doors
Jaclynn Ashly, Al Jazeera
Ashly writes: "The trials of a prominent Palestinian teen activist and her mother have begun behind closed doors after an Israeli military judge banned media from entering the court."
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Martin Aaron Inc. Superfund site in Camden, NJ. (photo: AP)
Trump’s New Budget Would Eliminate Nearly All EPA Climate Change Programs
Zoya Teirstein, Grist
Teirstein writes: "The White House sent a $4.4 trillion budget blueprint to Congress on Monday, but the odds of it passing in its current form are slim to none. That’s good, because 14 climate change partnerships and research programs are on the chopping block."
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Zoya Teirstein, Grist
Teirstein writes: "The White House sent a $4.4 trillion budget blueprint to Congress on Monday, but the odds of it passing in its current form are slim to none. That’s good, because 14 climate change partnerships and research programs are on the chopping block."
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