Why the U.S. Is Right to Move Away from Private Prisons – The New Yorker

The Justice Department’s decision will directly affect only thirteen federal facilities. But it still matters. Source: Why the U.S. Is Right to Move Away from Private Prisons – The New Yorker

‘I wasn’t crazy.’ A homeless woman’s long war to prove the feds owe her $100,000. – The Washington Post

At 80, Wanda Witter was dismissed as mentally ill as she fought with Social Security over the money she insisted she was due. She was right. Source: ‘I wasn’t crazy.’ A homeless woman’s long war to prove the feds owe her $100,000. – The Washington Post

Emails reveal how foundation donors got access to Clinton and her close aides at State Dept. – The Washington Post

A newly released set of exchanges involving Huma Abedin also shows that their requests weren’t always granted. Source: Emails reveal how foundation donors got access to Clinton and her close aides at State Dept. – The Washington Post

Fires, Floods, and Scorchers: Earth Destroys Yet Another Heat Record – Bloomberg

July was the hottest on record, the 15th consecutive record-breaking month. Source: Fires, Floods, and Scorchers: Earth Destroys Yet Another Heat Record – Bloomberg

Read Sonia Sotomayor’s Atomic Bomb of a Dissent Slamming Racial Profiling and Mass Imprisonment

Source: Read Sonia Sotomayor’s Atomic Bomb of a Dissent Slamming Racial Profiling and Mass Imprisonment

Donald Trump Already Thinks The Election Will Be Rigged : NPR

The stage appears to be set for many Americans to question the legitimacy of this year’s election results. The consequences of that are unknowable and potentially dangerous. Source: Donald Trump Already Thinks The Election Will Be Rigged : NPR

The Olympic Mascots Represent All the Animals Brazil Has Displaced | Motherboard

The dark truth about Brazil’s happy mascots. Source: The Olympic Mascots Represent All the Animals Brazil Has Displaced | Motherboard