Masha Gessen | The Women's March, Louis Farrakhan, and the Disease of American Political Life

12 March 18 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News CONTINUE CHIDING US TO CONTRIBUTE - I truly don't believe enough have quite figured out HOW much they need RSN … if they hope to see past the brainwashing of an amoral, corporate-owned media oligopoly. Maybe I should just speak for myself, and say I need RSN in a major way. Seems like even our formerly quite progressive NPR-affiliate has now "gone lame" on us. By the way, the post-article "comments" have become ever-more important to me in recent months. They're oftentimes superb! Continue chiding us to contribute. I'm sure it's vitally necessary -- if not much fun. Thanks so much … Robert in SEA Sure, I'll make a donation! Masha Gessen | The Women's March, Louis Farrakhan, and the Disease of American Political Life  Masha Gessen, The New Yorker Gessen writes: "Of all the news from which one can get a sinking feeling this week, my brain chooses two." READ MORE Trump Does Want to Arm Teachers After All  Donald Trump. (photo: Getty Images) Paul Blest, Splinter News Blest writes: "The Trump administration will reportedly propose that states should arm teachers, less than three weeks after the President proposed it as a solution to school shootings and then denied it, and less than two weeks after a Georgia teacher was arrested after barricading himself inside of a classroom with a gun." READ MORE The #Metoo movement has empowered girls, women and other sexual abuse victims to share their stories of abuse. (photo: David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Barbara Kingsolver | #MeToo Isn't Enough. Now Women Need to Get Ugly Barbara Kingsolver, Guardian UK Kingsolver writes: "If any contract between men required the non-white one to adopt the legal identity of his Caucasian companion, would we pop the champagne? If any sport wholly excluded people of colour, would it fill stadiums throughout the land? Would we attend a church whose sacred texts consign Latinos to inferior roles?" READ MORE House speaks Paul Ryan of Wis. discusses the Republican agenda as he faces reporters during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 30, 2017. (photo: J. Scott Applewhite/AP) Students to March 50 Miles to Paul Ryan's Hometown to Demand Gun Control Rebecca Savransky, The Hill Savransky writes: "Students in Wisconsin are organizing a 50-mile march to Speaker Paul Ryan's (R-Wis.) hometown later this month to demand action on gun control." READ MORE Alexis Franco Santana said that Trump's wall is 'just a game.' (photo: Carina Julig/Al Jazeera) Living in the Shadow of Trump's Border Wall Prototypes Carina Julig, Al Jazeera Julig writes: "On the US side, the prototypes represent Trump's 2016 campaign promise to build a wall at Mexico's expense. To those living on the Mexican side, the structures and the exisiting border fence is an ever-present reminder that the US doesn't want them." READ MORE Former president Álvaro Uribe's party won the most seats - while its presidential contender Iván Duque, right, secured his candidacy. (photo: AFP) ALSO SEE: Peace Deal Backers Suffer in Colombia Congress Elections Irregularities, Fraud Allegations Mar Colombian Elections teleSUR Excerpt: "Colombia's legislative elections and interparty primaries have created a stir in the South American nation, after major irregularities were reported by NGOs, candidates and social media users." READ MORE An oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. (photo: Getty Images) The Number of People Who Hate Trump's Offshore Drilling Plans Keeps Growing Natasha Geiling, ThinkProgress Geiling writes: "Public meetings for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's five-year offshore drilling plan wrapped up last week, but opposition to the plan - which would open nearly all federal waters to oil and gas extraction - doesn't appear to be quieting down." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation