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14 September 17 It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News 412,417 READERS, 151 DONORS - THERE’S THE PROBLEM - There it is, the reason for all the stress on fundraising. Community-funded news works, if the community participates. We need “Reasonable Donations” to make this work. That is all it takes, all it has ever taken. Right now that is not happening. Big concern. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS: Chuck Schumer Slams Forged Sex Harassment Documents as a 'Phony Allegation'    Kasie Hunt and Alex Johnson, NBC News   Excerpt: "A draft legal document accusing Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of sexual harassment is a forgery, the woman purported to be his accuser told NBC News on Tuesday night."   READ MORE FCC Repeals 'Net Neutrality' Rules for Internet Providers   Alina Selyukh, NPR   Selyukh writes: "After a brief security evacuation, U.S. telecom regulators have voted ...

Dear Friend, The U.S. Empire is extending its long arm. Now 75 % of the world is under its armpit. In 2017, U.S. Special Operations forces, including Navy SEALs and Army Green Berets, deployed to 149 countries around the world, according to figures provided to TomDispatch by U.S. Special Operations Command.  That’s about 75% of the nations on the planet and represents a jump from the 138 countries that saw such deployments in 2016 under the Obama administration Ralph Nader asks "What Does Trump Mean by “Make America Great Again”?" Ramzy Baroud writes "now that the American mask has completely fallen, Palestinians require an urgent rethink in their own political priorities, alliances and national liberation strategy." Also more stories from around the world.  If you don't mind, and if you think the content of this news letter is critical for the dignified living and survival of humanity and other species on earth, please forward it to your...

MORNING MESSAGE Richard Eskow Charles Barkley’s Wise Words to Democrats on Alabama Former NBA star Charles Barkley calls Doug Jones' Alabama Senate win "a wake-up call for Democrats to do better for black people and poor white people." If Democrats were to follow his frank advice, finally setting aside their own failed strategies from the past, they might actually start to win. GOP Sprints To Enact Tax Cuts Republican tax bill in final sprint across finish line. NYT: “The day after suffering a political blow in the Alabama special Senate election, congressional Republicans sped forward with the most sweeping tax rewrite in decades, announcing an agreement on a final bill that would cut taxes for businesses and individuals and signal the party’s first major legislative achievement since assuming political control this year. Party leaders in the House and Senate agreed in principle to bridge the yawning gaps between their competing versions of the $1.5 trill...

14 December 17 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News YOUR HELP – WE GOTTA HAVE IT: We really do live and die by public support. It's the way we are structured, and we are proud of it. Ever wonder what the news would look like without manipulative characters funding it? This is it, R.S.N. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Ann Jones | The Fempire Strikes Back: #MeToo    Ann Jones, TomDispatch   Jones writes: "I should be elated that Toback has been exposed again as the loathsome predator he's been for half a century. But I'm stuck on the fact of elapsed time, all these decades that male predators roamed at large, efficiently sidelining and silencing women."   READ MORE Doubting the Intelligence, Trump Pursues Putin and Leaves a Russian Threat Unchecked   Greg Miller, Greg Jaffe and Philip Rucker, The Washington Post   Excerpt: "The personal insecurities of the president - and his re...

Subscribe   Archives   Twitter   Facebook   Instagram This email may be cut off by your email provider. To see today's full MASSterList, click "View entire message" at the bottom, or view the online version  here. By Jay Fitzgerald and Keith Regan 12/14/2017 What a coincidence | Defending Charlie | Bubble alert Happening Today   Health Connector, Advanced manufacturing, Cannabis Control meeting   -- Sen.  Bruce Tarr  of Gloucester holds his annual toy drive across the North Shore, in partnership with radio station 104.9 WBOQ-FM, with Gov.  Charlie Baker  scheduled to join the first stop in Lynn early this morning. --  Massachusetts Health Connector Board  meets with Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders attending, One Ashburton Pl. - 21st floor, Boston, 9 a.m. -- The  Financial Services Committee  will solicit testimony on 25 bills, many of which deal with pharmac...