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Editor’s Choice: Scroll below for our monthly blend of mainstream and February 2023 news and views

Note: Excerpts are from the authors’ words except for subheads and occasional “Editor’s notes” such as this. 

 

 

Feb. 2

Top Headlines

• New York Times, The Death of Tyre Nichols: ‘We Mourn With You,’ Kamala Harris Says as Tyre Nichols Is Laid to Rest
• Washington Post- Las Vegas Review-Journal, Investigative Report: Alleged $500 million Ponzi scheme preyed on Mormons. It ended with FBI gunfire, Lizzie Johnson
• Washington Post, With a million people, an ecstatic Kinshasa hears Pope Francis’s Mass
• New York Times, Russian Troop Buildup May Signal New Assault, Ukraine Says

 

Biden Document Probe

• Washington Post, Justice Dept. searches Biden’s Rehoboth, Del., home as part of classified documents probe
• Palmer Report, Analysis and Advocacy: President Joe Biden scored a huge victory today while most of you were busy complaining about Donald Trump, Bill Palmer

 

Trump Probes

• New York Times, Trump’s Well-Worn Legal Playbook Starts to Look Frayed
• Washington Post, Opinion: Trump has yet another legal threat to worry about, Jennifer Rubin
• New York Times, Manhattan Prosecutors Will Begin Presenting Trump Case to Grand Jury

 

U.S. Politics, Elections, Economy, Governance

• Washington Post, Hunter Biden’s lawyers, in newly aggressive strategy, target his critics
• Washington Post, Fact Checker Analysis: Laptop email suggests Hunter Biden read newspapers, not classified documents, Glenn Kessler
• New York Times, President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy met to discuss the debt limit, but didn’t appear to reach a breakthrough
• Washington Post, Pelosi to back Schiff for California Senate seat if Feinstein doesn’t run
• Politico, Trump big money machine prepares for battle with DeSantis, other rivals
• Washington Post, House GOP moves to oust Ilhan Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee
• Washington Post, U.S. military poised to secure new access to key Philippine bases

 

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Editor’s Choice: Scroll below for our monthly blend of mainstream and alternative news and views in January 2023.

 Note: Excerpts are from the authors’ words except for subheads and occasional “Editor’s notes” such as this. 

 

Jan. 1

Top Headlines

• New York Times, Lula Becomes Brazil’s President, With Bolsonaro in Florida
• New York Times, U.S. Pours Money Into Chips, but Even Soaring Spending Has Limits
• New York Times, Benedict XVI, First Modern Pope to Resign, Dies at 95
• Washington Post, Analysis: How Benedict’s death could reshape the Catholic Church
• New York Times, Through his nightly addresses, Volodymyr Zelensky has shaped the narrative of the war in Ukraine and rallied its allies
• Washington Post, A gruesome murder case in India pits traditional values against modern love

 

U.S. Politics, Elections, Economy, Governance

• New York Times, The ‘Red Wave’ Washout: How Skewed Polls Fed a False Election Narrative, Jim Rutenberg, Ken Bensinger and Steve Eder
• New York Times, The Invention of Elise Stefanik
• Washington Post, The talented Mr. Santos: A congressman-elect’s unraveling web of deception
• Washington Post, The Past, Rediscovered: When the House needed two months and 133 votes to elect a speaker
• World Crisis Radio, Commentary and Advocacy: McCarthy still lacks the votes to be elected Speaker, so Democrats must pre-empt MAGA chaos and subversion with a Coalition Speaker! Webster G. Tarpley

 

U.S. Courts, Crime, Regulation

• New York Times, Investigation: A Charity Tied to the Supreme Court Offers Donors Access to the Justices, Jo Becker and Julie Tate
• Washington Post, Chief justice ignores one of the most controversial Supreme Court terms in his annual report, Robert Barnes
• Washington Post, Suspect in killings of Idaho students expects to be ‘exonerated,’ lawyer says
• Washington Post, ‘You’re a slave’: Inside Louisiana’s forced prison labor and a failed overhaul attempt

 

More On Pope’s Passing and Potential Church Transitions

• New York Times, Pope Benedict XVI Dies, Live Updates: Benedict Will Be Buried at St.

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Editor’s Choice: Scroll below for our monthly blend of mainstream and alternative news and views in December 2022, Part 2, Dec. 27 to Dec. 31. For earlier December news, see Part 1. 

 Note: Excerpts are from the authors’ words except for subheads and occasional “Editor’s notes” such as this. 

 

Dec. 28

Top Headlines

• Washington Post, Architect of Mich. governor kidnap plot sentenced to more than 19 years in prison
• Washington Post, U.S. watchdogs guarding $5 trillion in covid aid say they need more money
• Washington Post, Editorial: Russia’s abductions of Ukrainian children are a genocidal crime
• New York Times, U.S. Scrambles to Stop Iran From Providing Drones for Russia
• Washington Post, Supreme Court leaves in place pandemic-era Title 42 border policy for now

 

Covid, Disinformation, Disasters

• Washington Post, After years with little covid, videos show China is now getting hit hard
• New York Times, ‘Tragic Battle’: On the Front Lines of China’s Covid Crisis
• New York Times, China will soon no longer require incoming travelers to quarantine, a significant step toward reopening
• New York Times, As Covid-19 Continues to Spread, So Does Misinformation About It

 

U.S. Politics, Elections, Economy, Governance

• New York Times, Race for G.O.P. Chair Obscures the Party’s Bigger Problems

 

Musk, Twitter, Tesla, SpaceX

• New York Times, Opinion, Did the Tesla Story Ever Make Sense? Paul Krugman
• Washington Post, Perspective: Some final advice: Beware of cryptocurrencies and ratty CEOs like Musk, Allan Sloan
• Washington Post, From Elon Musk to Bill Gates, see how much tech’s richest billionaires lost in 2022

 

Ukraine War

• Washington Post, Ukraine Live Updates: French defense minister in Kyiv; warnings of power outages throughout winter
• Washington Post, ‘Nothing left to destroy:’ Russia is fighting for land already in ruins
• Washington Post, Russian sausage tycoon dies after falling from hotel in India

 

Global News, Migration, Human Rights Issues

• New York Times, Lee Myung-bak, South Korean Ex-President, Receives Pardon
• New York Times, With Record Military Incursions, China Warns Taiwan and U.S.

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Editor’s Choice: Scroll below for our monthly blend of mainstream and alternative news and views in December 2022 

 Note: Excerpts are from the authors’ words except for subheads and occasional “Editor’s notes” such as this. 

 

 

Dec. 1

Top Headlines

 

• Washington Post, Investigation: Officials fear ‘complete doomsday scenario’ for drought-stricken Colorado River
• New York Times, Biden’s Meeting With Macron Comes Amid Rising Trans-Atlantic Tensions
• Washington Post, Tech firms ‘facilitated’ covid aid fraud, collecting billions in fees, report finds, Tony Romm
• Washington Post, House Democrats elect first Black party leader in Congress and prepare for new generation
• Washington Post, Who is Hakeem Jeffries?
• New York Times, Indiana Attorney General Asks Medical Board to Discipline Abortion Doctor
• New York Times, Concern is growing about the health of Paul Whelan, an American who is imprisoned in Russia

 

Ukraine War

• New York Times, Lavrov says Ukraine’s energy system is a legitimate target
• New York Times, Ukraine Live Updates: U.N. Asks for Record Amount of Aid to Deal With Growing Disasters and War
• New York Times, President Zelensky of Ukraine rebukes Elon Musk’s peace proposal
• New York Times, Russian Retreat Reveals Signs of an Atrocity in a Ukrainian Village, Jeffrey Gettleman, Photographs by Finbarr O’Reilly

U.S. Politics, Elections, Governance

• New York Times, In Georgia, Walker’s Pace in the Finish Worries Republican Allies
• Washington Post, Biden’s student loan forgiveness program dealt another setback
• Washington Post, U.S. gas prices plunge toward $3 a gallon as demand drops worldwide
• Washington Post, House votes to block rail strike that could deal a blow to the economy
  Washington Post, Senate could take up measure to impose rail deal, averting a strike
• Washington Post, Democrat-aligned group pumps money into Georgia runoff ground game
• Politico, Braun to run for Indiana governor, opening Senate seat in 2024

 

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Editor’s Choice: Scroll below for our monthly blend of mainstream and alternative news and views in November 2022

 

Nov. 1

Top Headlines

• Washington Post, Supreme Court clears way for Sen. Graham to testify in Ga. election probe
• Washington Post, Brazilian President Bolsonaro doesn’t concede loss to Lula but will let transition begin
• Politico, Ringleader of Trump-aligned election officials nears Nevada takeover,
• New York Times, Biden Accuses Oil Companies of ‘War Profiteering’ and Threatens Windfall Tax
• New York Times, Saudi Aramco reported quarterly profits of $42 billion
• New York Times, Food Prices Soar, and So Do Companies’ Profits
• New York Times, The Pandemic Generation Goes to College. It Has Not Been Easy
• Washington Post, U.S. Elections Live Updates: GOP push to monitor voting in Texas’s Harris County spurs outcry
• Washington Post, Justice Dept. says ballot drop box monitoring in Ariz. is likely illegal

 

U.S. Courts, Immigration, Race, Bigotry, Regulation

• New York Times, Man Planned to Kidnap Nancy Pelosi and Break Her Kneecaps, Prosecutors Say
• New York Times, Republicans are continuing to spread baseless claims about the attack
• Washington Post, Supreme Court seems open to ending affirmative action in college admissions
• New York Times, Supreme Court Hears Affirmative Action Arguments
• Washington Post, Chicago drive-by among 9 U.S. mass shootings on Halloween weekend
• Washington Post, Kansas woman who led ISIS battalion gets 20 years in prison
• Associated Press via Politico, Men exonerated in Malcolm X killing to receive $36 million

 

More On Threats To U.S. Democracy, Rights, Security

• Wayne Madsen Report, Investigative Commentary: A white Christian nationalist state produced Musk, Thiel, and other fascists among us, Wayne Madsen
• Washington Post, Elon Musk, right-wing figures push misinformation about Pelosi attack, Isaac Stanley-Becker
• Washington Post, Alleged assailant filled blog with delusional thoughts in days before Pelosi attack
• Politico, Top Republicans deny any link between GOP rhetoric and Paul Pelosi assault
• New York Times, Suit by Meadows Seeking to Block Jan.

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Editor’s Choice: Scroll below for our monthly blend of mainstream and alternative news and views in October 2022 from Oct. 11 to Oct. 12.

 

 

Oct. 12

Top Headlines

• Politico, Strong majority of countries rebukes Russia at UN
• New York Times, Zelensky Asks G7 for Air Defense Systems to Counter Russian Missiles
• Washington Post, Kyiv braces for prolonged hardship as Russia threatens more strikes
• Washington Post, Ukraine war at a turning point with rapid escalation of conflict
• New York Times, Biden to Re-Evaluate Ties With Saudis After They Teamed With Russia on Oil
• Washington Post, Biden says Supreme Court ‘more of an advocacy group’ than ‘evenhanded’
• New York Times, Alex Jones Must Pay Nearly $1 Billion to Sandy Hook Victims’ Families
• Washington Post, Jan. 6 hearing to highlight new evidence Thursday that Trump was warned of brewing violence
• Politico, DOJ to SCOTUS: Steer clear of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago case appeal

 

U.S. Politics, Elections, Economy, Governance

• New York Times, Los Angeles City Councilwoman Resigns Amid Uproar Over Racist Remarks
• New York Times, Los Angeles City Councilor Takes Leave of Absence After Racist Comments
• Washington Post, Leaked racist tape shakes political alliances in Los Angeles
• New York Times, Leonard Leo Pushed the Courts Right. Now He’s Aiming at American Society, Kenneth P. Vogel
• Washington Post, Woman says she had to press Herschel Walker to pay for abortion he wanted
• Washington Post, GOP senators ‘Huddle with Herschel’ in latest show of support
• Wayne Madsen Report, Political Commentary:The Democrats should rid themselves of their Trojan horses, Wayne Madsen 
• New York Times, Biden Administration Plan Could Lead to Employee Status for Gig Workers
• Politico, Kinzinger endorses Dems in major governor, secretary of state races
• New York Times, In Fight for Congress, a Surprising Battleground Emerges: New York
• Washington Post, New book details how McCarthy came to support Trump after Jan.

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Editor’s Choice: Scroll below for our monthly blend of mainstream and alternative news and views in October 2022.

 

Oct. 3

Top Headlines

• New York Times, As New Term Starts, Supreme Court Is Poised to Resume Rightward Push, Adam Liptak
• New York Times, Investigation: They Legitimized the Myth of a Stolen Election — and Reaped the Rewards, Steve Eder, David D. Kirkpatrick and Mike McIntire
• New York Times, How a tiny election software company became a target of a conspiracy theory, Stuart A. Thompson
• Washington Post, Live Updates: Prosecutors outline Oath Keepers’ alleged roles in seditious conspiracy case, Rachel Weiner, Tom Jackman and Spencer S. Hsu
• Washington Post, U.S. Soccer ‘failed’ women players, report finds, as new abuse claims emerge
• New York Times, Ukrainian Troops Hunt Demoralized Russian Stragglers in Seized City
• New York Times, Truss, in Reversal, Drops Plan to Cut U.K. Tax Rate on High Earners, Mark Landler
• Washington Post, Florida death toll at 48 as Ian aftermath reverberates and cleanup begins
• Associated Press via Politico, Bolsonaro, Lula appear headed for runoff in Brazil’s presidential election
• Washington Post, Brazil makes pivotal decision: More Bolsonaro or back to Lula?

More On Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court Opening

• New York Times, Editorial: The Supreme Court Has a Crisis of Trust
• Washington Post, Editorial: Good on the Supreme Court for keeping live audio. Now it’s time to go further
• Washington Post, Opinion: A partisan Supreme Court is 2022’s other incumbent, E.J. Dionne
• New York Times, Editorial: The Supreme Court Isn’t Listening, and It’s No Secret Why

 

U.S. Hurricane Coverage

• New York Times, Knocking on Every Door, Rescuers Search Fort Myers Beach After Ian
• New York Times, On Sanibel Island, about 200 households did not evacuate. The search for stranded residents slogs on

 

More On Ukraine War

• New York Times, I Lived in Russia?

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Editor’s Choice: Scroll below for our monthly blend of mainstream and alternative news and views in September 2022. Part 2 covers the period from Sept. 19 to the end of the month. Part 1 covers the earlier part of the month.

 

Breaking: New York Times, Live Updates: New York Attorney General Unveils Lawsuit Against Trump

 

Sept. 21

Top Headlines

• New York Times, Ukraine Live Updates: At U.N., Biden Says Nations Must Stand Against Russia’s Aggression
• New York Times, Live Updates: Putin Calls Up More Troops as His War Effort Falters
• New York Times, Live Updates: New York Attorney General Unveils Lawsuit Against Trump 
• New York Times, Investigation: ‘Very Harmful’ Lack of Health Data Blunts U.S. Response to Outbreaks, Sharon LaFraniere
• Washington Post, U.S. can’t ban gun sales to people indicted on felony charges, judge says
• Politico, The Fed is declaring war on inflation. It could lead straight to recession

 

More On Ukraine War

• Washington Post, U.N. chief says world is ‘gridlocked in colossal global dysfunction’
• Washington Post, Opinion: Putin’s annexation plan is desperate and dangerous, David Ignatius
• New York Times, UN Live Debates: Biden to Address General Assembly on Day of Ukraine Debates, Farnaz Fassihi
• New York Times, Ukraine’s advance this month exposed deep vulnerabilities in Russia’s overstretched military. Was it just the beginning? Marco Hernandez and Denise Lu
• New York Times, Analysis: With his latest speech, President Vladimir Putin showed that he is at his most dangerous when he is cornered, Roger Cohen
• New York Times, Analysis: U.S. Shores Up Ukraine Support as Energy Crisis in Europe Looms
• Politico, OSCE Ukrainian staff members sentenced in Russian-separatist kangaroo court
• Washington Post, Opinion: Chris Murphy’s warning: A GOP House would defund the Ukraine struggle, Paul Waldman and Greg Sargent

 

Challenges To American Democracy

• New York Times, The Story So Far: Where 6 Investigations Into Donald Trump Stand

 

Puerto Rican Hurricane, Power Failure

• New York Times, Fiona Leaves Puerto Rico in the Dark on the Anniversary of Hurricane Maria

 

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Editor’s Choice: Scroll below for our monthly blend of mainstream and alternative news and view in September 2022

 

 

Sept. 2

Top Headlines

 

• Politico, Biden takes another swipe at ‘MAGA Republicans’ in prime-time speech
• Washington Post, Trump’s dominance of GOP threatens nation, Biden warns
• Washington Post, Trump vows pardons, government apology to Capitol rioters if he’s elected
• Washington Post, NYPD veteran who assaulted police receives longest Jan. 6 sentence yet: 10 years
• Washington Post, U.S. economy added 315,000 jobs in August, extending streak despite inflation
• New York Times, Analysis: A slowdown in job growth and rising worker participation are both good signs for President Biden’s economic agenda
• New York Times, Fed Officials May Be Encouraged by the Latest Labor Data
• Washington Post, CDC advisers recommend new coronavirus boosters targeting omicron
• Associated Press, Fighting goes on near Ukraine nuclear plant; IAEA on site
• New York Times, Proposed Price Cap on Russian Oil Wins Backing of G7 Ministers

 

More On U.S. Voting, Civil Rights Under Attack

• Washington Post, A second man pleads guilty to Jan. 6 assault on officer Sicknick, who died of natural causes the next day
• Washington Post, Investigation: Ginni Thomas pressed Wisconsin lawmakers to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 election win, emails show, Emma Brown
• New York Times, Jan. 6 Panel Calls Gingrich to Testify, Saying He Had Role in Trump Plot
• Washington Post, Biden slams GOP again as he touts gun control in Pennsylvania

 

Trump Probes, Reactions, Riot Threats

• Washington Post, Justice Dept. filing points to new legal trouble for Trump and lawyers, experts say
• New York Times, Lindsey Graham Can Be Questioned About Election Activity
• Associated Press, House committee reaches deal to get Trump financial records
• Steady, Commentary: Precarious Democracy, Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner
• Politico, Judge considers temporary limit on DOJ access to Trump documents, Josh Gerstein, Kyle Cheney and Nicholas Wu
• Washington Post, Editorial: DOJ’s Mar-a-Lago filing reveals damning details on the Trump papers saga
• Politico, Eastman appears before Atlanta-area grand jury probing Trump election scheme

 

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Editor’s Choice: Scroll below for our monthly blend of mainstream and alternative news and view in August 2022

 

Aug. 27

Top Headlines

 

• Washington Post, Affidavit to search Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate says 184 classified files found in January
• Washington Post, Analysis: Takeaways from the redacted affidavit in the Mar-a-Lago search, Amber Phillips
• Washington Post, Opinion: 3 big things we learned from the Mar-a-Lago affidavit, Greg Sargent
• New York Times, Ukraine Weighs a Risky Offensive to Break Out of a Stalemate
• New York Times, Putin Calls for Sharp Expansion of Russian Army
• Washington Post, America’s first homelessness problem: Knowing who is actually homeless

 

Trump Probes, Reactions, Riots, Supporters

• New York Times, Editorial: Donald Trump Is Not Above the Law
• New York Times, Opinion: We Knew the Justice Department Case Was Righteous. This Affidavit Confirms It, Andrew Weissmann

 

U.S. Politics, Governance, Economy

• Washington Post, Analysis: Normally quiet and unassuming, Biden White House gets feisty on Twitter
• Washington Post, ‘Semi-fascism’: Rhetoric reflects newly aggressive Biden strategy
• Associated Press, Powell: Fed could keep lifting rates sharply ‘for some time’
• New York Times, Stocks Plunge After Fed Chair Warns of ‘Pain’ From Inflation Fight
• Washington Post, Republican super PAC cuts ad buy in Arizona Senate race
• New York Times, Michigan G.O.P. Lining Up Behind Conspiracy Theorist for Attorney General

 

U.S. Educational, Loan Issues

• New York Times, Two Top Universities Say They Need Affirmative Action After It Was Banned
• New York Times, Ron DeSantis Suspends 4 Elected School Board Members After Parkland Report
• Politico, Crist to pick Miami teachers union head as his running mate
• Washington Post, Student loan forgiveness application coming in October, White House says

 

Forced Birth Laws, Privacy Rights

• Washington Post, New restrictions from major abortion funder could further limit access
• Associated Press, Michigan panel recommends abortion proposal for ballot
• Washington Post, Spain passes sexual consent bill to make only yes mean yes
• Crooks & Liars from Current Revolt, Texas Right To Life Political Director Arrested for Solicitation of a Minor
• New York Times, Judge Halts Part of Idaho’s Abortion Ban, Saying It Violates Health Law

 

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