A Disgraceful Attack On An American Hero

Some other things I’ve read this week: Ta-Nehisi Coates on reparations, Amanda Marcotte on conservatives and rape, Anna Holmes on her new job, Tim Wu on net neutrality, and Jared Bernstein on income inequality.

John Whitehouse
Twitter: @existentialfish

Benghazi And Trust

Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) was an American hero before ever entering politics. She was one of the first women to fly combat missions in Iraq, where she lost her legs and partial use of her right arm when her helicopter was hit by an RPG. But now that she is serving on the House Benghazi committee, Fox’s Allen West doesn’t know if Duckworth can be trusted: http://mm4a.org/1jxJKB9
Related: Fox News shamelessly misled about what Nancy Pelosi said about the House Benghazi committee: http://mm4a.org/1kq6Oli

James O’Keefe Latest Lies

James O’Keefe uses tricks and deceptive editing to create fake stories for right-wing media. The latest example involves fracking, and O’Keefe again used deceptive editing to make his point. But this time, another filmmaker secretly recorded O’Keefe’s operation – and caught him in a lie. http://mm4a.org/SlekDH
Related: Check out Green The Press, the new tumblr from our climate and science team: http://greenthepress.tumblr.com/

School Lunches For “Urban” Children

House Republicans are looking to cut school lunch programs — specifically for low-income kids in urban areas. This comes after years of conservative media, led by Fox News and Rush Limbaugh, pushing Republicans to cut the programs: http://mm4a.org/1i4KysQ
Related: Fox’s newest host routinely attacks the poor – and he’s also been fined by the SEC and paid to push now worthless stocks: http://mm4a.org/1j61RJI

FEATURED VIDEO

The Roberts Court is poised to dismantle a key tool used to fight against gender and racial discrimination. We spoke to expert Paul Bland about that and consumer rights: http://mm4a.org/1hVhcx9

CONSERVATIVES ATTACK AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES

It’s not just one attack on Tammy Duckworth. Conservatives simply do not understand disability in America. We created two charts to correct them – including our longest chart ever. http://mm4a.org/1k5sNi0