Robert Reich | The FCC Is Voting Thursday to Repeal "Net Neutrality"

12 December 17 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now:  Reader Supported News WE HAVE TO MOVE THE DECEMBER FUNDRAISER TO CENTER-STAGE - We have no chance of finishing the December fundraiser at this pace. Yes, failure to meet the budget will derail the organization. This is the most important hurdle for our organization right now. Who out there can step up? In Peace and Solidarity. / Marc Ash - Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Robert Reich | The FCC Is Voting Thursday to Repeal "Net Neutrality"    Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog  Reich writes: "Since its creation, the internet has been an open exchange of ideas and information, free from corporate control and influence. But corporations could soon have tremendous power over what we can access and share online, ending the internet as we know it."  READ MORE Spencer Ackerman | Rex Tillerson, in Meeting With US Diplomats, Says Russia 'Interfered' in Election  Spencer Ackerman, The Daily Beast  Ackerman writes: "Beleaguered Secretary of State Rex Tillerson acknowledged in a closed-door meeting with U.S. diplomats on Tuesday that Russia 'interfered in democratic processes here,' something President Trump still describes as 'fake news' intended to delegitimize his presidency."  READ MORE Meet the Miss USA Contestant Accusing Trump of Sexual Misconduct as Senators Call for Him to Resign  Democracy Now!  Excerpt: "He walks by, and by every one of us, or at the very least me. He just looked me up and down like I was a piece of meat."  READ MORE Trump Just Suggested Kirsten Gillibrand Trades Sex for Campaign Donations. Let's All Take the Day Off.  Ben Mathis-Lilley, Slate  Mathis-Lilley writes: "On Monday, Democratic New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand made the logical suggestion that if Democratic politicians like Al Franken and John Conyers are resigning over credible accusations of sexual misconduct, then Donald Trump should too."  READ MORE When You're a Transgender Refugee in Trump's America  Christopher Zumski Finke, YES! Magazine  Excerpt: "Being different is hard for anyone, but for Neima Mahdi, who is a transgender woman of color, being different puts her life in danger."  READ MORE Mexico: Cold, Hunger Claim 6 Among Displaced in Chiapas Camps  Mexico News Daily  Excerpt: "Mayor Martin Gomez Perez said three minors and two adults died due to hunger and cold weather and their inability to obtain hospital care because of a highway blockade by citizens of Chenalho, the alleged aggressors in the two-month-old flare-up of a 40-year territorial dispute."  READ MORE Trump, Zinke to Auction Away 700,000 Acres of Western Public Lands for Fracking  WildEarth Guardians  Excerpt: "President Trump and Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke are continuing their onslaught against American public lands this holiday month and moving forward with plans to auction off 700,000 acres for fracking, endangering clean air and water, the climate and sacred lands."  READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation