Dan Rather | Please Take a Moment to Breathe in Deep

31 March 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News URGENCY AND PROGRESS - HELP FOLKS! - We are making the best progress on donations we have made all month at this point. Still the vast majority of those who have come to Reader Supported News this month have not contributed. Give us a hand - today, please. With urgency. / Marc Ash - Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Dan Rather | Please Take a Moment to Breathe in Deep  Dan Rather, Dan Rather's Facebook Page Rather writes: "Dispiriting and often depressing news continues to hit at a consistent pace. There are reminders everywhere of what an unusual and in many ways perilous age we find ourselves. But there is something about this time of year that always fills me with a sense of hope. And this year is no different." READ MORE Businessmen on Wall Street. (photo: AP) ALSO SEE: Americans Are Realizing They've Been Scammed by the GOP Tax Bill: Most Report Zero Pay Boost The Richest Americans Get a $33,000 Tax Break Under the GOP Tax Law. The Poorest Get $40. Jeff Stein, The Washington Post Stein writes: "The Republican tax law passed last fall will give the richest 1 percent of Americans an average personal income tax break of about $33,000, while the poorest Americans will receive an average personal income tax break of $40, according to a new study published this week by nonpartisan analysts." READ MORE Teachers striking in West Virginia. (photo: VICE) Red-State Teacher Unrest Just Keeps Spreading Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine Kilgore writes: "Eight Kentucky school districts - including those in Louisville and Lexington - are closed today as teachers stay home to protest the GOP legislature's destructive 'reforms' of their pension system." READ MORE The ruling is the latest turn of events in a saga that has pitted advocates for both undocumented immigrants and abortion rights against the White House. (photo: Juan Carlos Llorca/AP) Court Blocks Trump Administration From Forcing Undocumented Teens to Remain Pregnant E.A. Crunden, ThinkProgress Crunden writes: "Undocumented teenagers seeking abortion will be allowed to obtain them until a lawsuit filed on their behalf is decided, a U.S. district court judge ruled late Friday night - dealing a blow to the Trump administration." READ MORE A women's prison. (photo: Reuters) I Was Locked Away From My Children for 14 Months Because I Couldn't Make Bail Lavette Mayes, Broadly  Mayes writes: "After three sleepless nights, dressed only in my nightgown, I heard the number that would change my life forever: $250,000 - my bail. Just like that, my whole world changed. I couldn't move. I could barely breathe. I almost fainted." READ MORE Six months after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico and its economy, the daily indignities are piling up, especially for people who are frail or elderly. (photo: Joe Raedle/Getty) Time's Running Out for Many Frail, Older People in Puerto Rico Sarah Varney, NPR Varney writes: "Straddled across Ausberto Maldonado's backyard in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, a suburb of San Juan, is a nagging reminder of Hurricane Maria's destructive power." READ MORE Drought-stricken land. (photo: Oxfam International/Flickr) Tougher Climate Policies Could Save a Stunning 150 Million Lives, Researchers Find Darryl Fears, The Washington Post Fears writes: "There is an overlooked benefit to greatly lowering carbon emissions worldwide, a new study says. In addition to preserving Arctic sea ice, reducing sea-level rise and alleviating other effects of global warming, it would probably save more than 150 million human lives." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation