2018 Winter Olympics

Majority of Russians banned from winter olympics. Article explores who would benefit from athlete banishment. Gist is the CIA is just trying to discredit Russia in world opinion.

https://consortiumnews.com/2018/02/26/who-benefits-from-russias-very-peculiar-doping-violations/

The Right’s Second Amendment Lies

Another school shooting this time a few miles from where used to live, Parkland, Florida.
Article by Robert Parry on the second amendment and how the right distorts it's meaning to suit it's own corruption.
https://consortiumnews.com/2018/02/16/the-rights-second-amendment-lies-2/

Demonizing Putin and Russia

Western media (especially US) has been attacking Russia relentlessly in the media and otherwise since the Cold War. Consortium News head Robert Parry just died recently unfortunately of pancreatic cancer. Big loss for declining vestiges of quality media.

https://consortiumnews.com/2018/02/06/understanding-russia-un-demonizing-putin/

Some of other remaining quality media sources:
Harper's Magazine
Democracy Now
Last Week Tonight (John Oliver)
The Young Turks
On Contact (Chris Hedges)
Redacted Tonight (Lee Camp)
The Guardian (aside from the blatant propaganda)