Cornel West | America Is Spiritually Bankrupt. We Must Fight Back Together

15 January 18 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now:  Reader Supported News I HAVE A JOB TO DO, AND IT’S NOT FUNDRAISING The worst part of fundraising is that we – specifically “I” – get dragged away from what I want to do and what people that fund this organization expect us to do, which is confront the issues of the day. I am not a fundraiser nor do I want to be. Yes, it is absolutely frustrating. Let’s get on with it. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Cornel West | America Is Spiritually Bankrupt. We Must Fight Back Together  Cornel West, Guardian UK  West writes: "The undeniable collapse of integrity, honesty and decency in our public and private life has fueled racial hatred and contempt."  READ MORE What Activists Today Can Learn From MLK, the 'Conservative Militant'  Christopher Beem, The Conversation  Beem writes: "I have studied the words and actions of Martin Luther King Jr. for decades. The very change we are witnessing now - the transition from protest to politics - is exactly the kind of transition that King called for during the civil rights movement."  READ MORE Elizabeth Kolbert | The Damage Done by Trump's Department of the Interior  Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker  Kolbert writes: "Under Ryan Zinke, the Secretary of the Interior, it's a sell-off from sea to shining sea."  READ MORE Haitian-American GOP Rep: Yes, Trump's 'Sh*thole' Comments Were Racist  The Daily Beast  Excerpt: "Rep. Mia Love (R-UT) said on Sunday that President Donald Trump's reported comments about 'shithole countries' were racist in nature."  READ MORE Lewandowski Says He Will Testify This Week in House Russia Probe  Mike DeBonis, The Washington Post  DeBonis writes: "Corey Lewandowski, President Trump's former campaign manager, said in an interview broadcast Sunday that he will give testimony this week to a House committee probing Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election."  READ MORE Pumping of Colombian Pipeline Halted After Bomb Attack  teleSUR  Excerpt: "Pumping on Colombia's southern Transandino pipeline was halted Sunday after a bomb attack allegedly carried out by the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels spilled crude into a river, state-run oil company Ecopetrol and the military said."  READ MORE All Renewables Will Be Cost Competitive With Fossil Fuels by 2020  Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch  Chow writes: "Generating electricity from renewable energy sources is not only better for the environment compared to fossil fuels, but it will also be consistently cheaper in just a few years, according to a new report."  READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation