Bernie Sanders: DCCC Attacks in Texas 'Absolutely Unacceptable'

11 March 18 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News IF YOU ARE HERE TO BE ENTERTAINED, GO HOME NOW: RSN is about change. It’s what we do on a day-to-day basis. This is a place notions are challenged and barriers to progress are broken down. If you are just looking to read free articles, you have other options. If you want to be a part of something that makes a difference – take part. We need your support. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Bernie Sanders: DCCC Attacks in Texas 'Absolutely Unacceptable'  Devan Cole, CNN Cole writes: "The Democratic House primary in the Houston area has become a stand-in for the broader battle within the party between progressives, who backed Sanders, and members of the establishment." READ MORE Fred Guttenberg, father of student Jaime Guttenberg, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on Wednesday. (photo: UPI/Barcroft Images) 'I'm Not Going Away': Florida Father Who Lost Daughter Demands Gun Reform Lois Beckett, Guardian UK Beckett writes: "Fred Guttenberg was at the midpoint of a 15-hour day of advocacy in Washington, and he was refusing to sit down. 'No one should feel comfortable talking about the death of my kid,' he told a long line of Senate Democrats. He was standing behind the chair that had been provided for him." READ MORE Bastille Day in Paris. (photo: Chesnot/Getty Images) Pentagon Okays Trump's Parade, but Without the Big Guns He Was Hoping For Danielle McLean, ThinkProgress McLean writes: "President Donald Trump is a step closer to getting his fervently wished for military parade, which is expected to cost taxpayers between $10 and $30 million." READ MORE The Oklahoma state capitol building. (photo: Getty Images) After West Virginia, Teachers in Oklahoma, Arizona, Rise Against Low Wages teleSUR Excerpt: "After the mass mobilization of teachers in West Virginia that moved the lawmakers to action for the overdue pay raise, teachers in Arizona and Oklahoma are rising up to address the issue of low wages and underfunded schools." READ MORE Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. (photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images) Hurricane Maria Hit Women in Puerto Rico the Hardest. And They're the Ones Building It Back. Justine Calma, Grist Calma writes: "When superstorms make landfall, they often exacerbate existing inequities. Women typically pay a higher price during a storm and in its aftermath, with their lives and then with their labor." READ MORE A voting booth during the 2016 peace referendum in Bogotá, Colombia. (photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images) Colombia's Future Is at Stake Tobias Franz, Jacobin Franz writes: "Perhaps unsurprisingly, the deal is far from stable, as right-wing proposals for renewed militarization gain popularity over the commitment to continuing the peace process." READ MORE IAEA fact-finding team examines devastation at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in May 2011. (photo: IAEA/Greg Webb) Clearing the Radioactive Rubble Heap That Was Fukushima Daiichi, 7 Years On Tim Hornyak, Scientific American Hornyak writes: "Seven years after one of the largest earthquakes on record unleashed a massive tsunami and triggered a meltdown at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, officials say they are at last getting a handle on the mammoth task of cleaning the site before it is ultimately dismantled." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation