The New York Times Editorial Board weighed in on Pentagon spending this week POGO Quoted in NYT Editorial Board Opinion The New York Times Editorial Board weighed in on Pentagon spending this week: "Yet the ground troops who are doing the actual fighting say there is no crisis, according to the analyst Mark Thompson of the Center for Defense Information at the Project on Government Oversight. Other experts say claims of a deteriorating military are exaggerated." Read More: "The Pentagon Is Not a Sacred Cow" Homeland Security Watchdog Finds Government Abuse at Detention Center A series of surprise inspections found immigrant detainees were subject to unnecessary strip searches, waited days for urgent medical care, and were placed in solitary confinement for minor infractions, among other issues. Read more As Clock Ticks Down on Warrantless-Surveillance Authority, Congress Races to the Bottom With just weeks before a controvers...
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04 January 18 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News Charles Pierce | Please, Baby Jesus, Let This Happen Charles Pierce, Esquire Pierce writes: "I cannot believe that baby Jesus is enough of my amigo as to begin the year in such a wonderful way." READ MORE Donald Trump, Steve Bannon Turn on Each Other; President Trump Says Bannon 'Lost His Mind' Josh Dawsey and Ashley Parker, The Washington Post Excerpt: "The White House's sharp public break with Bannon, which came in response to unflattering comments Bannon made about Trump and his family in a new book about his presidency, left the self-fashioned populist alienated from his chief patron and even more isolated in his attempts to remake the Republican Party by backing insurgent candidates." READ MORE Paul Manafort Files 'Frivolous' Lawsuit Against Robert Mueller Cristian Farias, New York Magazine Farias writes: "The short of it: Rosenst...
03 June 18 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News Robert Reich | Why the Only Answer Is to Break Up the Biggest Wall Street Banks Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog Reich writes: "On Wednesday, Federal bank regulators proposed to allow Wall Street more freedom to make riskier bets with federally-insured bank deposits - such as the money in your checking and savings accounts." READ MORE Former FBI Director Robert Mueller. (photo: Getty Images) Trump's Lawyers: Obstruction of Justice Is Legal If You're President Chas Danner, New York Magazine Danner writes: "President Trump's lawyers believe that he is above the law when it comes to obstruction of justice, according to a bombshell new report in the New York Times." READ MORE June is Pride Month. (photo: Valdrin Xhemaj/EPA) Trump Ignores LGBTQ Pride Month for Second Year in a Row Lindsay Gibbs, ThinkProgress Gibbs writes: "This week, President Donald T...
28 January 18 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News FOLKS, WE - REALLY - NEED SOME PROGRESS ON DONATIONS - We are looking at really poor fundraising returns. Some of you are going to be offended, but we have to improve on this situation. We need you to help. The time is now to get it done. With urgency. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Charles Pierce | The Mueller Bombshell Proves Republicans Are Running Out of Time Charles Pierce, Esquire Pierce writes: "So, if I read the state of play correctly, special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating the president* and the president*'s administration* for obstruction of justice, and Mueller has been running this investigation for seven months knowing that the president* came within an ace of firing him last June for the purposes of, ah, obstructing justice." READ MORE Kushner Companies Are Fighting to Hide Their Investors. A Judge Just Forced...
22 December 17 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News SURVIVING CHRISTMAS - ANY WAY WE CAN: Big shortfall for December. Flurry of campaigns going on, madness prevails. The hope that December would provide additional funding has given way to the realization that making it out of December in one piece is the real challenge. Please remember RSN is always there. We need precious few of you to help out, but we need that help now. In earnest. / Marc Ash - Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Brent Budowsky | Sanders Would Be the Instant Frontrunner for 2020 Brent Budowsky, The Hill Budowsky writes: "If Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) decides to run for president in 2020, he would be the instant frontrunner for the nomination and favored in the general election against Trump or any other GOP nominee." READ MORE Bob Dreyfuss | Will Trump Fire Mueller? What You Need to Know Bob Dreyfuss, Rolling Stone ...
07 February 18 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News ALL WHO DO NOT DONATE - This is a special appeal to all those RSN readers who appreciate what we do, but do not donate. Your help would make a big difference. The donation process is painless, just hit the link below. Thanks for your attention. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Andy Borowitz | Military Refuses to Participate in Trump's Parade, Citing Bone Spurs Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker Borowitz writes: "The Pentagon has turned down Donald J. Trump's request for a grand military parade in Washington, D.C., citing a sudden outbreak of bone spurs that would prevent men and women in uniform from participating." READ MORE The Afghanistan War Will Cost $45 Billion This Year Morgan Baskin, Splinter News Baskin writes: "After about 16 years in Afghanistan, some experts have estimated that war efforts have cost the U.S. over $...
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