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The enduring vacancy at Liberty Crossing is indicative of an increasingly hollowed-out executive rank in government that will surely only worsen this year. The Justice Department has no third in command—the associate attorney general role has been vacant for more than two years now, ever since the departure of Rachel Brand—nor is there a Senate-confirmed…

I was passing by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington the other afternoon when the raking winter sun made the patterned, bronzed-aluminum facade glow. The building seemed to warm its patch of a frozen National Mall, alongside the chilly phalanx of gray stone behemoths, nearly all classically designed. Style-wise,…

RIO DE JANEIRO — Federal prosecutors in Brazil on Tuesday charged the American journalist Glenn Greenwald with cybercrimes for his role in bringing to light cellphone messages that have embarrassed prosecutors and tarnished the image of an anti-corruption task force. In a criminal complaint made public on Tuesday, prosecutors in the capital, Brasília, accused Mr.…

In a market where it’s hard to tell cameras apart without looking at the logo, the design of the X-Pro3 makes it truly stand out. The main LCD screen on the back is hidden. In its place, there’s a small LCD screen that imitates the little window on analog cameras that shows you what type…

ProPublica and The Texas Tribune announced Thursday that Manny García has been selected as the senior editor of their new investigative reporting initiative. García will help build and manage a team of five reporters and other staffers based in the Tribune’s Austin, Texas, newsroom. García is currently the ethics and standards editor for the USA…

As the immigrants’ controversy continues to range in America, the Census Bureau published data showing that America needs more immigrants to help sustain the economy. Economists and Demographers in the United States warn the aging baby boomer population poses a serious challenge to the economy as the age-dependency ratio and ratio of seniors to working-age…

New York City is the country’s largest market for food delivery, and demand is only growing. So while you may look at the city and see skyscrapers and randomly dispersed piles of trash, venture capitalists see a realm of monetary potential, where efficient systems like those created by food delivery apps could be shuffled: more…

Sheila Morrison of Derry, N.H., says health care is her top issue as a voter. When asked what she hopes to accomplish with her vote, Morrison says: “Improve my life and the life of people like me.” Ryan Kellman/NPR hide caption toggle caption Ryan Kellman/NPR Sheila Morrison was in Canada when she fell into her…

Andrew Marantz (@andrewmarantz), staff writer at The New Yorker, joins us to talk about his new book, ‘Antisocial: Online Extremists, Techno-Utopians, And the Hijacking of the American Conversation.’ On today’s show: Rahm Emmanuel says Bernie & Warren are walking away from the Democrats’ traditional value system. Andrew Marantz (@andrewmarantz), staff writer at The New Yorker, joins us to discuss his new book, ‘Antisocial: Online Extremists, Techno-Utopians, And the Hijacking of the American Conversation.’ Over the course of two years, Marantz embedded with right-wing communities from the alt-light to out and proud Nazis. Tracking people like Mike Cernovich and Andrew Breitbart, Marantz paints a picture of how the far right uses addictively designed social media to blur the line between politics, media and technology and spread radical ideas. On the fun half: John from San Antonio on Bernie’s mini-surge. Bloomberg campaign manager says Bloomberg will not accept donations, will not raise outside money. DNC Vice Chair Michael Black gets Bill Hemmer pissed after calling Tucker Carlson a white supremacist. 2014 Bloomberg defends and justifies Israeli bombing of Palestinian hospital and school. Andrew Ross Sorkin says Bernie and Warren are trying to buy the election with “free stuff.” Actor Hal Sparks’ foolhardy attack on Sam. Stephen Moore calls for Trump to privatize social security, cut capital gains taxes. Bret Stephens whines about media attacks on billionaires. Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com Check out today’s sponsor: Norton Lifelock: Norton 360 with LifeLock membership provides all-in-one protection with device security, identity theft protection, a VPN for online privacy, and more. Until December 8th, sign up and get a special radio offer – save UP TO FORTY percent off your first year by going to Norton.com/majority One of today’s sponsors is Newsvoice, which is the first ever entirely open, crowdsourced and democratized platform for news. And you can download the app for free at Newsvoice.com/Majority Get 10% off fair trade off fair trade coffee with coupon code “Majority” at justcoffee.coop Check out The Michael Brooks Show at patreon.com/tmbs, and the new TMBS YouTube channel for all short TMBS clips Check out Matt’s podcast, Literary Hangover, at Patreon.com/LiteraryHangover, or on iTunes. Check out Jamie’s podcast, The Antifada, at patreon.com/theantifada, on iTunes, or the new Antifada Youtube channel Donate to El Comedor, an autonomous mutual aid center in Tijuana run by and serving the needs of migrants, at https://www.gofundme.com/f/tijuana-kitchen Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @_michaelbrooks @MattLech @jamie_elizabeth @Bf1nn

JOSHUA TREE, Calif. — Soph Nielsen was sewing garbage onto her black T-shirt (a chicken wing, a crushed Bud Light can, a plastic fork) and struggling to attach a snarl of crusty pad thai. “This is to get people to see the trash,” she said, her fingers slick with grease. “We don’t want to be…