RSN: Charles Pierce | Rand Paul Is a Sheep in Sheep's Clothing
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Charles Pierce | Rand Paul Is a Sheep in Sheep's Clothing
Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "There is a kind of odd, and apparently endless, fascination with Rand Paul, the junior senator from Kentucky, which manifests itself on those occasions when Senator Aqua Buddha behaves like every other opportunistic omadhaun in his chosen line of work."
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Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "There is a kind of odd, and apparently endless, fascination with Rand Paul, the junior senator from Kentucky, which manifests itself on those occasions when Senator Aqua Buddha behaves like every other opportunistic omadhaun in his chosen line of work."
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Less than a month before he became the Republican nominee for president in 2016, Donald Trump celebrated the grand reopening of Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeen, Scotland. (photo: Matthew Lloyd/Bloomberg)
As the 'King of Debt,' Trump Borrowed to Build His Empire. Then He Began Spending Hundreds of Millions in Cash.
Jonathan O'Connell, David A. Fahrenthold and Jack Gillum, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "In the nine years before he ran for president, Donald Trump's company spent more than $400 million in cash on new properties - including 14 transactions paid for in full, without borrowing from banks - during a buying binge that defied real estate industry practices and Trump's own history as the self-described 'King of Debt.'"
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Jonathan O'Connell, David A. Fahrenthold and Jack Gillum, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "In the nine years before he ran for president, Donald Trump's company spent more than $400 million in cash on new properties - including 14 transactions paid for in full, without borrowing from banks - during a buying binge that defied real estate industry practices and Trump's own history as the self-described 'King of Debt.'"
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Mark Zuckerberg. (photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Why Facebook Is Desperate for Conservative Allies
Alex Shephard, The New Republic
Shephard writes: "There is no one in the world more important to the future of journalism than Mark Zuckerberg. That should make anyone who cares about journalism very afraid."
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Alex Shephard, The New Republic
Shephard writes: "There is no one in the world more important to the future of journalism than Mark Zuckerberg. That should make anyone who cares about journalism very afraid."
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Mark Gonzalez. (photo: Tamir Kalifa/Politico)
The Most Unlikely DA in America
Timothy Bella, Politico
Bella writes: "Gonzalez's résumé puts him in a small but striking new wave of U.S. prosecutors, politically liberal and in some cases even civil-rights advocates, who've been elected to roll back the excesses of the past 20 years' worth of tough-on-crime laws."
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Timothy Bella, Politico
Bella writes: "Gonzalez's résumé puts him in a small but striking new wave of U.S. prosecutors, politically liberal and in some cases even civil-rights advocates, who've been elected to roll back the excesses of the past 20 years' worth of tough-on-crime laws."
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Tom Barrack speaking at the Republican National Convention in 2016. (photo: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)
Mueller Team Has Interviewed Tom Barrack, a Close Friend of Trump
Chas Danner, New York Magazine
Danner writes: "The Mueller investigation has reportedly reached Tom Barrack, one of President Trump's only close friends and confidants. The Associated Press reports that Barrack has been interviewed as part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's meddling into the 2016 presidential election."
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Chas Danner, New York Magazine
Danner writes: "The Mueller investigation has reportedly reached Tom Barrack, one of President Trump's only close friends and confidants. The Associated Press reports that Barrack has been interviewed as part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's meddling into the 2016 presidential election."
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A child casts a ballot on behalf of his father during the parliamentary election in Tibnin, Lebanon, May 6, 2018. (photo: Reuters)
Lebanese Vote in 1st Parliamentary Election in 9 Years
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Lebanese are selecting some 128 parliamentary seats in 15 districts, from among 583 candidates of various religious backgrounds."
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teleSUR
Excerpt: "Lebanese are selecting some 128 parliamentary seats in 15 districts, from among 583 candidates of various religious backgrounds."
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A nuclear power plant in Louisiana. (photo: Getty Images)
Actors Were Paid to Attend New Orleans City Council Meetings Supporting Power Plant
E.A. Crunden, ThinkProgress
Crunden writes: "Some of the concerned citizens who turned up at city council meetings in New Orleans to support a proposed power plant were in fact paid actors, according to a new report."
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E.A. Crunden, ThinkProgress
Crunden writes: "Some of the concerned citizens who turned up at city council meetings in New Orleans to support a proposed power plant were in fact paid actors, according to a new report."
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