RSN: Why Molly Ringwald Spoke Out About John Hughes and #MeToo: 'Things Have to Change'

29 April 18 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News Urgent and Immediate Appeal for Donations - We are way behind where we need to be for April and time is growing short. Only a small fraction of you have responded to our fundraising appeals. On high alert now. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Why Molly Ringwald Spoke Out About John Hughes and #MeToo: 'Things Have to Change'  Kevin Fallon, The Daily Beast Fallon writes: "She grapples with the grayness of complex ideas that are too often thought of in the binary; knocks the notion that, because of the hallowed influence of his films, Hughes' catalogue is sacrosanct; and gives respect and space to her own experiences and relationship to him." READ MORE Acting U.S. Attorney Joon H. Kim speaks at a press conference on April 25, 2017, in New York City. (photo: New York Magazine) Preet Bharara's Former Deputy on His Old Boss's Firing and the Michael Cohen Case Cristian Farias, New York Magazine Farias writes: "When Joon Kim became Preet Bharara's deputy in July 2015, a few weeks after Donald Trump announced his presidential run, he did not do so imagining that less than two years later he'd be running the office following Bharara's controversial dismissal by the former reality-TV star." READ MORE House Intelligence Ranking Member Adam Schiff (D-CA) speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations with Andrea Mitchell, Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent at NBC News on February 16, 2018 in Washington, DC. (photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) There's New Evidence Trump Obstructed Justice in the House Intelligence Committee's Minority Report Ryan Goodman, Slate Goodman writes: "The dueling House Intelligence Committee reports into Russian election interference, both released on Friday, provide new information that adds significantly to a picture of obstruction of justice and abuse of power on the part of President Donald Trump." READ MORE Bill Cosby. (photo: ABC News) Bill Cosby Guilty: How His Legacy Is Changed Forever Joi-Marie McKenzie, ABC News McKenzie writes: "Where's 'America's Dad?' Bill Cosby has been found guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand more than a decade ago." READ MORE A sculpture depicting the slave trade at the entrance of the National Memorial for Peace and Justice. (photo: Bob Miller/Getty Images) Lynching Memorial Leaves Some Quietly Seething: 'Let Sleeping Dogs Lie' Sam Levin, Guardian UK Levin writes: "Black men were lynched for 'standing around', for 'annoying white girls', for failing to call a policeman 'mister'. Those are just a few of the horrific stories on display at a new national memorial to lynching victims in Montgomery, Alabama." READ MORE Alyona Zolototrubova and her four children fled to a shelter after years of abuse at home. (photo: Andrey Kovalenko/Al Jazeera) Domestic Battery Surges in Russia After Decriminalization Nikolay Korzhov, Al Jazeera Korzhov writes: "The State Duma signed a bill early last year to decriminalize some forms of domestic abuse in Russia - a move condemned by critics as the sanctioning of violence." READ MORE Foxconn. (photo: Getty Images) Taiwan Tech Company to Drain 7 Million Gallons of Water a Day From Lake Michigan to Make LCD Screens AJ Dellinger, Gizmodo Dellinger writes: "This week, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources gave the go-ahead to Taiwanese tech manufacturer Foxconn to siphon off seven million gallons of water per day from Lake Michigan, despite protests from conservation groups." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation