Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Why Hollywood Activism Failed at the Oscars

08 March 18 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Why Hollywood Activism Failed at the Oscars  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, The Hollywood Reporter Abdul-Jabbar writes: "The Oscars went out not with a bang, but a nearly four-hour whimper. When it comes to activism, Hollywood is not ready for its close-up." READ MORE Senator Elizabeth Warren. (photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty) The Politicians Who Are About to Reverse Post-Crisis Wall Street Rules Are 'Just Asking for Another Horrific Crash' Pedro Nicolaci da Costa, Business Insider Da Costa writes: "US lawmakers are on the verge of substantially weakening post-crisis regulations on Wall Street banks - and they have decided the tenth anniversary of the worst financial meltdown in modern history is just the right time to do it." READ MORE President Trump sought information from two witnesses about matters they had discussed with the special counsel's office. (photo: Tom Brenner/The New York Times) Trump Spoke to Witnesses About Matters They Discussed With Special Counsel Michael S. Schmidt and Maggie Haberman, The New York Times Excerpt: "The special counsel in the Russia investigation has learned of two conversations in recent months in which President Trump asked key witnesses about matters they discussed with investigators, according to three people familiar with the encounters." READ MORE Jayaben Desai, one of the mostly British-Asian women out on strike at the Grunwick factory in 1977, pictured on the picket line. (photo: Getty) Don't Forget What International Women's Day Is Really About - Striking Becka Hudson, The Independent Hudson writes: "Recurrent across this history of International Women's Day is one tactic: strike. Women - most often low income, migrant women working tirelessly as employees, carers, wives, mothers, sex workers - knew the power of their labour." READ MORE LGBT flags. (photo: Matt Rourke/AP) US Appeals Court: Businesses Cannot Arbitrarily Fire Trans People Trudy Ring, The Advocate Ring writes: "Discrimination against transgender people is sex discrimination under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and an employer's religious beliefs do not automatically provide an exemption from the law, a federal appeals court ruled today in finding that a funeral home company discriminated against a trans employee." READ MORE Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch. (photo: John Macdougall/Getty) This Is the Best Chance Yet to Stop the US War on Yemen. Where Are the Major Human Rights Orgs? Sarah Lazare, In These Times Lazare writes: "Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, the most powerful human rights organizations in the world, are declining to endorse a new political push to end U.S. participation in the catastrophic Saudi-led war on Yemen." READ MORE DOE Secretary Rick Perry. (photo: Drew Angerer/Getty) Energy Secretary Rick Perry Says Moving From Fossil Fuels to Renewables Is 'Immoral' Joe Romm, ThinkProgress Romm writes: "Energy Secretary Rick Perry said on Wednesday that it was 'immoral' to help poor nations shift off of fossil fuels." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation