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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of September 5-11, 2016.
“Gary Johnson is blowing it. Here are 4 libertarians who would do better.” https://t.co/haIC8Z24W7 via @AaronBlake
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 8, 2016
What would it take to save the middle class? https://t.co/N9L33brhEC pic.twitter.com/DeNwKaj9oR
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) September 8, 2016
With Iranian and Russian support, Assad seems to be winning in the areas that matter most to him. Read @aronlund: https://t.co/2FZbtvHIgH
— Carnegie Endowment (@CarnegieEndow) September 8, 2016
New gov ratings show how murky the outcomes in some gov races appear to be right now. https://t.co/JvfSrMFMMg pic.twitter.com/xYvkw3xUV7
— Larry Sabato (@LarrySabato) September 8, 2016
What does it mean to be in poverty in the US, statistically speaking? New blog explains: https://t.co/j72HRg8TTk pic.twitter.com/SNhNRWS13k
— U.S. Census Bureau (@uscensusbureau) September 8, 2016
Prison inmates are sick of poisoned water, solitary confinement, and forced labor and they’re going on strike: https://t.co/x1ZiSCGrd0
— The Nation (@thenation) September 7, 2016
Trump and international affairs is an end-of-the-summer horror thriller, writes Gail Collins https://t.co/tomoOoxnHn pic.twitter.com/kPxK4srin4
— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) September 8, 2016
More than half of U.S. Hispanics live in the top 15 metro areas for Hispanic population https://t.co/Hm569FPTSo pic.twitter.com/wGLtE12KW9
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) September 8, 2016
Latino growth in Chicago, U.S. slowing, mostly coming from children born in U.S. https://t.co/FssTvi4fpJ pic.twitter.com/3jj0MyqGbC
— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) September 8, 2016
‘Let me tell you about human rights’: Duterte tells powers not to lecture the Philippines. https://t.co/zrmOr42CtY pic.twitter.com/zrbKZ1tBiD
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) September 8, 2016
More than health care or race, President Obama sees climate as his biggest legacy https://t.co/KRIOLyvKX3 pic.twitter.com/9aumlmSGgd
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) September 8, 2016
Federal regulators say Wells Fargo employees issued credit cards and opened accounts without customers’ knowledge https://t.co/eQG2jNNawt
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 8, 2016
“Don’t only blame Mylan for $600 EpiPens” https://t.co/8S2Lgeu9SS
— TIME (@TIME) September 8, 2016
Five Corporations Now Dominate Our Privatized Intelligence Industry https://t.co/quBTnr1dBd
— The Nation (@thenation) September 8, 2016
The biggest environmental problem you’ve never heard of https://t.co/az5XUlXkLR pic.twitter.com/UrWyZmMEeb
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) September 8, 2016