Robert Reich | I Was Secretary of Labor When the Government Shutdown in 1996. Believe Me, It's Not Pretty.

22 January 18 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now:  Reader Supported News RSN: WORTH FIGHTING FOR! Reader wrote in recently and asked: “Where do you find the energy to do this day in and day out?” The energy is all around us. It’s the injustice, the need to stand up and be counted, the need to confront the threats. The energy comes from you. Help us in this fight. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Robert Reich | I Was Secretary of Labor When the Government Shutdown in 1996. Believe Me, It's Not Pretty.  Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Facebook Page  Reich writes: "What happens when the government shuts down? Millions of people who work for the government are put on unpaid furlough. They don't get their paychecks, and will never be repaid for the time lost. Millions of federal contractors are also left out in the cold."  READ MORE 'Defiance Disorder': Another New Book Describes Chaos in Trump's White House  Ashley Parker, The Washington Post  Parker writes: "Like the books that came before it, and almost certainly like the ones still to come, Kurtz's book, 'Media Madness: Donald Trump, The Press, And The War Over The Truth,' offers a portrait of a White House riven by chaos."  READ MORE Spencer Ackerman | Team Trump Bypassed DHS Analysts to Produce Bogus Terror Report  Spencer Ackerman, The Daily Beast  Ackerman writes: "The Trump administration was clear: 'An analysis conducted by DHS' concluded that 73% of terrorists were 'foreign-born.' Except DHS analysts had nothing to do with the conclusion."  READ MORE Report: Kushner's Meetings With Chinese Officials Raised Red Flags  Benjamin Hart, New York Magazine  Hart writes: "China has been courting Jared Kushner aggressively since President Trump's election, and that the real-estate scion's intimate meetings with top Chinese officials have made some U.S. officials uncomfortable."  READ MORE The Amazon Sweepstakes Racket  Alex Shephard, New Republic  Shephard writes: "On Thursday, Amazon announced that it had a finally whittled the hundreds of cities vying to house its second headquarters to just 20. This announcement should end what has been an embarrassing and depressing nationwide spectacle, in which cities debased themselves in attempts to gain Amazon's favor."  READ MORE Turkish Tanks and Troops Roll Into Syria's Afrin to Battle Kurd Militia  Middle East Eye  Excerpt: "Turkey's army and rebel allies battled US-backed Kurdish militia in Syria's Afrin province on Sunday, stepping up a two-day-old campaign against YPG fighters that has opened a new front in Syria's civil war."  READ MORE Society Saves $6 for Every Dollar Spent on Climate Change Resilience  Benjamin Schneider, Grist  Schneider writes: "In financial terms, 2017 was the worst year for natural disasters in American history, costing the country $306 billion. Scientists agree that hurricanes, floods, and fires are now turbo-charged by climate change, which the president and many top Republican leaders still refuse to acknowledge."  READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation