Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Athletes Have a Right to Speak Out

16 March 18 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News WE NEED SUPPORTERS MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE - We have readers, we have subscribers. What we need are supporters. Who can join those who have already given? We are roughly at 20% of our budget for March. In solidarity. / Marc Ash - Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Athletes Have a Right to Speak Out  Rachel Belle, KIRO Radio Belle writes: "In his new autobiography, 'Becoming Kareem,' he starts at childhood, sharing his life story and his road to becoming the 70-year-old man he is today." READ MORE Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III. (photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times) Robert Mueller Subpoenas Trump Organization Pamela Brown, Evan Perez and Eli Watkins, CNN Excerpt: "Special counsel Robert Mueller has subpoenaed the Trump Organization for business documents, a source familiar with the matter told CNN on Thursday." READ MORE Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin. (photo: AP) Steve Mnuchin Reportedly Spent Nearly $1 Million of Public Money Flying in Military Jets Emma Roller, Splinter Roller writes: "On Thursday, the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) released a report that found 'between the spring and fall of 2017, [Mnuchin] took eight separate trips on military aircraft at a total cost of nearly $1 million' - a lifestyle choice indeed." READ MORE DeAndre Harris, 20, was attacked by white supremacists with poles at the 'Unite the Right' rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. (photo: Sipa USA/REX/Shutterstock) DeAndre Harris, Black Man Beaten in Charlottesville, Found Not Guilty of Assaulting White Supremacist Ian Shapira, The Washington Post Shapira writes: "A black man brutally beaten at last year's white supremacist 'Unite the Right' rally in Charlottesville - and who was later charged with assaulting a white nationalist - was acquitted Friday." READ MORE Central Intelligence Agency. (photo: Getty) Trump's CIA Is Using Hit Squads Aram Roston, BuzzFeed Roston writes: "The Central Intelligence Agency has been deploying small teams of commandos to kill selected suspected terrorists, according to two sources familiar with the program." READ MORE Marielle Franco was a well-known human rights activist in Brazil. (photo: Veja) Say Her Name: Marielle Franco, a Brazilian Politician Who Fought for Women and the Poor, Was Killed. Her Death Sparked Protests Across Brazil Kiratiana Freelon, The Root Freelon writes: "Marielle Franco, 38, a black politician from Rio de Janeiro, died fighting for the rights of women and favela dwellers. As a councilwoman from the Mare favela, she denounced the police brutality that favela residents, most of them black, regularly experienced." READ MORE Hunting guide and TV show personality Keith Mark with Donald Trump Jr. and Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke. (photo: Twitter) Trump Wildlife Protection Board Stuffed With Trophy Hunters Michael Biesecker, Jake Pearson and Jeff Horwitz, Associated Press Excerpt: "A new U.S. advisory board created to help rewrite federal rules for importing the heads and hides of African elephants, lions and rhinos is stacked with trophy hunters, including some members with direct ties to President Donald Trump and his family." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation