RSN: Charles Pierce | The President* Is Tap Dancing on the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution
16 May 18
Charles Pierce | The President* Is Tap Dancing on the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution
Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "Over the weekend, you may recall, the president* leaped onto the electric Twitter machine to announce that the United States would be helping Chinese communications giant ZTE find relief from his own trade policies."
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Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "Over the weekend, you may recall, the president* leaped onto the electric Twitter machine to announce that the United States would be helping Chinese communications giant ZTE find relief from his own trade policies."
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Trump and Senator Mitch McConnell. (photo: Getty)
Trump's Pick to Run Labor's Pension Agency: Mitch McConnell's Brother-in-Law
Alex Horton, The Washington Post
Horton writes: "Hartogensis nomination by Trump raised questions among government ethics experts on the selection process and vetting for Hartogensis, a nominee with no apparent public service experience or direct insight into the agency's mission."
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Alex Horton, The Washington Post
Horton writes: "Hartogensis nomination by Trump raised questions among government ethics experts on the selection process and vetting for Hartogensis, a nominee with no apparent public service experience or direct insight into the agency's mission."
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Madeleine Dean celebrates a victory in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania's 4th Congressional
Women Score Major Victories in House Primary Races in Pennsylvania
Dave Davies, WHYY
Davies writes: "In an election rich with national implications, Democratic voters in the Philadelphia region have chosen three women to represent the party in Congressional elections almost certain to alter the shape of Pennsylvania's delegation to Washington."
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Dave Davies, WHYY
Davies writes: "In an election rich with national implications, Democratic voters in the Philadelphia region have chosen three women to represent the party in Congressional elections almost certain to alter the shape of Pennsylvania's delegation to Washington."
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The study, Rewarding or Hoarding?, was based on the data of almost 14 million workers at 225 U.S. companies. (photo: Alamy)
'CEOs Don't Want This Released': US Study Lays Bare Extreme Pay-Ratio Problem
Edward Helmore, Guardian UK
Helmore writes: "The first comprehensive study of the massive pay gap between the US executive suite and average workers has found that the average CEO-to-worker pay ratio has now reached 339 to 1, with the highest gap approaching 5,000 to 1."
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Edward Helmore, Guardian UK
Helmore writes: "The first comprehensive study of the massive pay gap between the US executive suite and average workers has found that the average CEO-to-worker pay ratio has now reached 339 to 1, with the highest gap approaching 5,000 to 1."
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U.S. Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg poses for a photo in her chambers. (photo: AP)
Justice Ginsburg's Groundbreaking Opinion in McCoy Revives Criminal Defendants' Right to Autonomy
Mark Joseph Stern, Slate
Stern writes: "On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a groundbreaking decision in McCoy v. Louisiana affirming that criminal defendants have a constitutional right to maintain their innocence at trial."
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North Carolina teachers. (photo: Reuters)
Mark Joseph Stern, Slate
Stern writes: "On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a groundbreaking decision in McCoy v. Louisiana affirming that criminal defendants have a constitutional right to maintain their innocence at trial."
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North Carolina teachers. (photo: Reuters)
North Carolina: Teachers Hold Strike at Capitol for Salary Increase
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Thousands of teachers in Raleigh, North Carolina will participate in a strike to push for increased educational funding and salary increases from the state."
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Toxic algal bloom in California's Klamath River. (photo: AP)
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Thousands of teachers in Raleigh, North Carolina will participate in a strike to push for increased educational funding and salary increases from the state."
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Toxic algal bloom in California's Klamath River. (photo: AP)
Across US, Toxic Algal Blooms Threaten Lakes and Waterways
Bill Walker and Emily Wathen, Environmental Working Group
Excerpt: "EWG's research found news reports of almost 300 blooms in lakes, rivers and bays in 48 states and the Gulf of Mexico since 2010. Based on those reports, the problem appears to have worsened over the past few years."
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Bill Walker and Emily Wathen, Environmental Working Group
Excerpt: "EWG's research found news reports of almost 300 blooms in lakes, rivers and bays in 48 states and the Gulf of Mexico since 2010. Based on those reports, the problem appears to have worsened over the past few years."
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