July 29, 2016

• How the Clinton campaign quelled an insurgency: with graciousness.
• It took Trump to reveal that "the US electoral system is weak enough for the Russians to be able to influence it."
• The Russian practice of “kompromat,” using information to smear politicians, is alive and well.
• Government interference with foreign elections isn’t new—it's "something the US has repeatedly done in recent history."
• It's perhaps not that Putin is enamored with Trump as much as that Trump is not Hillary Clinton.
• The party’s moneyed elite returned to the fore this week, undeterred and mostly unabashed.
• Ethicists say voting with your heart, without a care for the consequences, is immoral.
• The good news out of both conventions: Wall Street was nowhere to be found.
• Your weekend white paper: America needs a financial transactions tax to boost the economy and put a leash on Wall Street.
• Brief primer on Chairman Mao’s genocidal rule.
• Five officers charged in the Freddie Gray case—who've been acquitted or had charges dropped—sue the Baltimore State’s Attorney.
• It is not uncommon for our courts to deport someone who has been raped for political reasons.
• Black Lives Matter's DeRay Mckesson tells the story of his Patagonia vest.
• Black-owned banks experience a renaissance due to police violence and an endorsement from Killer Mike.
• Gucci Mane is out of prison, sober, buff, and ready to continue being the best trap rapper in the game.
• There’s too much stuff on Spotify; let's return to the safe confines of personal libraries and the iPod Classic.
• Werner Herzog’s version of Pokémon Go sounds a lot more entertaining.
• Sesame Street fires three senior cast members as the show focuses on fun topics like “self-regulation.”
• Ken Barrie, the voice of Postman Pat, dies at 83.
• Norway considers giving Finland—a country that has 188,000 lakes—a mountain for its 100th birthday.