Naomi Klein | Hope Trumps Nope: A Blueprint for Resistance

17 December 17 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News WE HAVE DONORS LARGE AND SMALL … BUT NOT MANY - So far for December we actually have a good blend of large and small donors working together. The overall number of donors however is low, and that is where the problem lies. Please don’t sit back and let someone else do it. Stand with the people who sustain Reader Supported News. It matters. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Naomi Klein | Hope Trumps Nope: A Blueprint for Resistance  Naomi Klein, Sierra Magazine Klein writes: "Let's rewind a bit, to the week Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election. At that moment, I was reeling from witnessing not one catastrophe but two. And I don't think we can understand the true danger of the Trump disaster unless we grapple with both of them." READ MORE Mueller Obtains "Tens of Thousands" of Trump Transition Emails Mike Allen, Axios Allen writes: "The transition emails are said to include sensitive exchanges on matters that include potential appointments, gossip about the views of particular senators involved in the confirmation process, speculation about vulnerabilities of Trump nominees, strategizing about press statements, and policy planning on everything from war to taxes." READ MORE 'A Prairie Home Companion' Name Becomes 'Live From Here' Associated Press Excerpt: "'A Prairie Home Companion' has been given a new name - 'Live from Here' - in the wake of creator Garrison Keillor's acrimonious split with Minnesota Public Radio." READ MORE US Judge to Lift House Arrest for Former Trump Campaign Manager Manafort Karen Freifeld, Reuters Freifeld writes: "A U.S. District Court judge on Friday said she would release former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort from house arrest once he meets certain conditions, expressing satisfaction that the $10 million he agreed to forfeit would be available if he ever failed to appear for court proceedings." READ MORE Judge Tells Jury: Informing Public May Be Criminal Conspiracy Jim Naureckas, FAIR Naureckas writes: "Reporting the news can be punished as criminal conspiracy, federal Judge Lynn Leibovitz told jurors at the so-called J20 trial in Washington, DC, where journalists and protesters alike are being prosecuted for property damage that they didn't commit during the Donald Trump inauguration." READ MORE Stray Bullets Kill One Colombian Every Week: New Report teleSUR Excerpt: "The majority of deaths by stray bullet were reported in Cali, Medellín, Barranquilla, Bogotá and Cartagena, mostly as a result of violent clashes between armed gangs." READ MORE Elon Musk Wants to Reinvent Mass Transit - by Making the Same Mistakes Planners Have for Decades Henry Grabar, Slate Grabar writes: "Elon Musk wears several hats. But he is first and foremost, as he reminded an audience at a Los Angeles-area event last week, a car salesman." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation