Paul Krugman | We Don't Need No Education
26 April 18
Paul Krugman | We Don't Need No Education
Paul Krugman, The New York Times
Krugman writes: "Matt Bevin, the conservative Republican governor of Kentucky, lost it a few days ago. Thousands of his state's teachers had walked off their jobs, forcing many schools to close for a day, to protest his opposition to increased education funding."
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Paul Krugman, The New York Times
Krugman writes: "Matt Bevin, the conservative Republican governor of Kentucky, lost it a few days ago. Thousands of his state's teachers had walked off their jobs, forcing many schools to close for a day, to protest his opposition to increased education funding."
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By the afternoon, after talks with Macron, Trump was almost conciliatory. He even hinted that the United States and its European allies could have "an agreement among ourselves very quickly." (photo: Chris Klepons/Getty)
Did Macron Just Charm Trump Into Compromising on Iran?
Robin Wright, The New Yorker
Wright writes: "French President Emmanuel Macron masterfully works Donald Trump, perhaps better than any U.S. ally. By the end of the day Tuesday, it looked like he might - just might - prevent an angry showdown between the United States and Iran."
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Robin Wright, The New Yorker
Wright writes: "French President Emmanuel Macron masterfully works Donald Trump, perhaps better than any U.S. ally. By the end of the day Tuesday, it looked like he might - just might - prevent an angry showdown between the United States and Iran."
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Donald Trump's personal attorney, Michael Cohen. (photo: Getty)
Michael Cohen Is Pleading the Fifth in the Stormy Daniels Lawsuit
Paul Blest, Splinter News
Blest writes: "Donald Trump's personal attorney, Michael Cohen, said in a federal court filing on Wednesday that he would assert his privilege not to self-incriminate by pleading the Fifth Amendment in the Stormy Daniels lawsuit."
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Paul Blest, Splinter News
Blest writes: "Donald Trump's personal attorney, Michael Cohen, said in a federal court filing on Wednesday that he would assert his privilege not to self-incriminate by pleading the Fifth Amendment in the Stormy Daniels lawsuit."
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They're waiting to see if anything really bad comes out. (photo: Nicholas Kamm/Getty)
After Drunken Car Wreck Allegation, White House VA Pick Withdraws
Margaret Hartmann and Eric Levitz, New York Magazine
Excerpt: "Even before he was accused of chronic alcoholism, handing out opioids like they were candy, verbally abusing his subordinates, and crashing a government vehicle while driving under the influence, Ronny Jackson's nomination for secretary of Veterans Affairs was in peril."
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Margaret Hartmann and Eric Levitz, New York Magazine
Excerpt: "Even before he was accused of chronic alcoholism, handing out opioids like they were candy, verbally abusing his subordinates, and crashing a government vehicle while driving under the influence, Ronny Jackson's nomination for secretary of Veterans Affairs was in peril."
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ICE agent. (photo: Getty)
Why Is ICE Interfering With Journalists Covering Immigration Hearings?
Camille Fassett, Freedom of the Press Foundation
Fassett writes: "When ProPublica reporter Hannah Dreier was in a New York immigration court on April 5, she was there to cover the news, not become it. But an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) attorney twice objected to her presence, derailing a deportation hearing into a mini-trial over a reporter's right to take notes at an open courtroom."
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Camille Fassett, Freedom of the Press Foundation
Fassett writes: "When ProPublica reporter Hannah Dreier was in a New York immigration court on April 5, she was there to cover the news, not become it. But an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) attorney twice objected to her presence, derailing a deportation hearing into a mini-trial over a reporter's right to take notes at an open courtroom."
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Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA). (photo: CHIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY)
Years of Inaction and Thousands of Deaths Later, Congress Finally Addresses Maternal Mortality
Amanda Michelle Gomez, ThinkProgress
Gomez writes: "Each year about 700 to 900 mothers die, and thousands more nearly die, due to pregnancy or childbirth complications, many of which are preventable - and this year, there's finally appetite among lawmakers to do something about it."
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Amanda Michelle Gomez, ThinkProgress
Gomez writes: "Each year about 700 to 900 mothers die, and thousands more nearly die, due to pregnancy or childbirth complications, many of which are preventable - and this year, there's finally appetite among lawmakers to do something about it."
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Individuals trying to get to safe ground during Hurricane Harvey. (photo: Getty)
Undocumented Immigrants Reel From Hurricanes, Fires, and the Trump Administration
Justine Calma, Grist
Calma writes: "Seven months after Juan and Jonathan Leija were forced to evacuate their flooded homes during Hurricane Harvey, the cousins face challenges that go beyond just recovering their lives. Building back isn't easy for anybody, but the Leijas are doing it as looming policy decisions threaten to uproot them again."
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Justine Calma, Grist
Calma writes: "Seven months after Juan and Jonathan Leija were forced to evacuate their flooded homes during Hurricane Harvey, the cousins face challenges that go beyond just recovering their lives. Building back isn't easy for anybody, but the Leijas are doing it as looming policy decisions threaten to uproot them again."
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