POLITICAL MOJO FROM MOTHER JONES 12SEP14

POLITICAL MOJO FROM DAVID CORN, KEVIN DRUM, AND THE NEWS TEAM
MOTHER JONES September 12, 2014 TOP STORY Urgent: Support the Mother Jones Scoop Machine By Mother Jones Independent, nonprofit Mother Jones leads the rest of the media in smart political reporting and analysis. That's why we've won seven National Magazine Awards, and why political journalist Dave Weigel said that "the power of the Mother Jones scoop machine is immense and shows no signs of diminishing." But we need your help: The Mother Jones Investigative Fund is still $70,000 short, and we only have a two weeks left to fill the gap. There's an urgent need for our truth-telling investigative reporting. Think: the looming midterm elections, nearly unlimited campaign donations, surveillance, police brutality, the Middle East…which outlet do you trust to bring you the truth? If you value our independent voice, please donate $5 to our investigative fund. The deadline is approaching fast. But if each person reading this sentence gave just $5, we'd beat our goal within the hour. Will you pitch in? Please help. It takes less than 60 seconds to make your tax-deductible donation, and you can give on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. Please donate now via credit card or PayPal. [READ MORE] MOST READ The Arab World's Version of the Ice Bucket Challenge: Burning ISIS Flags Tonight's PBS Special Makes the Most Powerful Argument for Vaccines Yet Almost All the Books People Say Influenced Them Were Written for Children China Just Got Serious About Global Warming. Now We're Really Out of Excuses. TOP IN SOCIAL MEDIA Top on Facebook: Bill Gates Spent More Than $200 Million to Promote Common Core. Here's Where It Went. No. 2 on Facebook: Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell Convicted on Corruption Charges Top on Twitter: Tonight's PBS Special Makes the Most Powerful Argument for Vaccines Yet No. 2 on Twitter: Almost All the Books People Say Influenced Them Were Written for Children	IN OTHER NEWS The ISIS Speech: Obama and the Dogs of War By David Corn Here is President Barack Obama's challenge: how to unleash the dogs of war without having them run wild. This dilemma applies to both the political and policy considerations Obama faces as he expands US military action in Iraq (and possibly Syria) to counter ISIS, the militant and murderous outfit that now calls itself the Islamic State and controls territory in northern Iraq and eastern Syria. [READ MORE] THIS WEEK'S NEWS ROUNDUP Liberal Dems Are Split Over Obama and ISIS As the US waited for the president's word on ISIS, liberal Democrats were divided on further military action. On Wednesday night, Obama delivered a speech stressing a united international coalition to defeat the "terrorist threat." Meanwhile, Ebola is ravaging Africa to the point that Republicans say they will back more funds to fight it. Netflix, Tumblr, and others participated in an internet slowdown day. Mother Jones learned that practically every person killed by a police officer is a "criminal," according to the FBI. Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Wolf vows not to support an extreme abortion bill if elected. And former George Washington president Stephen Trachtenburg had a testy email exchange with an alleged rape victim over his recent controversial comments about campus sexual assault. [READ MORE] CHART OF THE WEEK: Here's the Data That Shows Cops Kill Black People at a Higher Rate Than White People [READ MORE] QUOTE OF THE WEEK: The New York Times Just Issued the Best Correction You'll Read All Week [READ MORE] Become a fan of Kevin Drum on Facebook. Follow Kevin Drum on Twitter Follow David Corn on Twitter
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