Jair Bolsonaro: Brazil’s New Far-Right President Fires Hundreds of ‘Left Wing’ Civil Servants
Democrats Must Slam Revolving Door Shut ; Trillion Dollar Inheritance: The World’s Biggest Family Fortunes ...and More Picks
CIA Chief Pushes for More Spies Abroad; Surveillance Makes That Harder (Russ)
The author writes, “CIA Director Gina Haspel spent much of her career overseas and undercover — and she wants more CIA officers doing the same.”
‘Something Is Wrong With My Brain’: Life After Football for One-Time Bay Area Star (Reader Steve)
The author writes, “The families taking legal action hope their cases resonate with those who can make football safer even though the public has become numb to the increasing number of tearful accounts of players who have dealt with Alzheimer’s, ALS, Parkinson’s and other neurological disorders.”
US Senate’s First Bill, In Midst of Shutdown, Is a Bipartisan Defense of the Israeli Government from Boycotts (Jimmy)
The author writes, “Last year, Sen. [Ben] Cardin [D-MD] introduced a bill that would have criminalized participation in international boycotts of Israel, and it was on the verge of passing with significant bipartisan support until the ACLU sounded the alarm on how gravely unconstitutional that bill was.”
Democrats Must Slam the Revolving Door Shut (Reader Luke)
From the Nation: “Former members of Congress are already migrating like geese from Capitol Hill to K Street.”
GOP Senator Explains Why Trump Can’t Declare A National Emergency And Build His Wall (Reader Steve)
The author writes, “Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) explained that Congress appropriates the funds, even in an emergency, so Trump can’t get any money for his wall without congressional approval.”
We Know How Trump’s War Game Ends (Jimmy)
From Rolling Stone: “Nothing unites our political class like the threat of ending our never-ending war.”
Trillion Dollar Inheritance: The World’s Biggest Family Fortunes (Reader Luke)
From Bloomberg: “Walmart, Samsung, Koch Industries and Hermes have built some of the biggest fortunes to ever be handed down between generations.”
