RSN: Amanda Marcotte | How the US Became Troll Nation: From Gamergate to the Rise of Trump

07 May 18 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News A ONE DAY FUNDRAISER? NOT IMPOSSIBLE. - We need roughly 700 donations to have a successful fundraising drive. We have seen 700 donations in 'one day.' It can happen. We get 700 visitors every 30 minutes. RSN: Not supported by someone else. Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Amanda Marcotte | How the US Became Troll Nation: From Gamergate to the Rise of Trump  Amanda Marcotte, Salon Marcotte writes: "The sad truth is that Trump owes his victory to a very dark turn in American conservatism." READ MORE We don’t need to talk about Kevin. (photo: Fox News) The Liberal Media Can Have Ideological Diversity Without Conservatives Eric Levitz, New York Magazine Levitz writes: "Donald Trump's election exposed the irrelevance of conservative intellectuals - and thereby, the incoherence of many a liberal publication's mission statement." READ MORE Latest appointee to President Donald Trump’s legal team and former Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani speaks at the Conference on Iran on May 5, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) Giuliani Says Trump Could Plead the 5th, Doesn't Have to Comply With Mueller Subpoena Daniel Politi, Slate Politi writes: "Rudolph Giuliani refused to rule out the possibility that President Donald Trump could plead the Fifth Amendment in Robert Mueller's Russia investigation." READ MORE A boy aims a Remington firearm at the annual National Rifle Association (NRA) meeting in Dallas, Texas, U.S., May 4, 2018. (photo: Adrees Latif/Reuters) Bank of America's Loan to Remington Tests Its Firearms Pledge Tom Hals and Jessica DiNapoli, Reuters Excerpt: "Bank of America Corp is preparing to provide critical financing to Remington Outdoor Co, which makes assault-type rifles, just weeks after the U.S. bank said it would stop financing 'military-style' firearms for civilians." READ MORE 'The NSA's surveillance powers have weathered scrutiny since the 2013 Edward Snowden revelations that exposed the agency’s now-defunct bulk collection program.' (photo: Shutterstock) NSA Collected More Than 530 Million US Call Records in 2017 Morgan Chalfant, The Hill Chalfant writes: "The National Security Agency collected more than 530 million U.S. call records in 2017, representing a dramatic increase over the previous year." READ MORE Health worker tries to immunise a child during vaccination campaign against polio at Hotoro-Kudu, Nassarawa district of Kano in northwest Nigeria, on April 22, 2017. (photo: Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP/Getty Images) How Nigeria's Start-Stop Immunization Battle Is Winning the War to Eradicate Polio in Africa Jeffrey Kluger, Time Kluger writes: "The start-stop way polio surveillance and immunization what has allowed Nigeria to go a full 20 months without a single case of paralytic polio." READ MORE Environmental justice? (photo: iStockphoto.com/AndreyPopov) From Australia to El Salvador to Vietnam, the Environment Is Finally Getting Its Day in Court  Anna-Catherine Brigida, Ensia Brigida writes: "Using legal tools to report an alleged violation of the law might not seem groundbreaking. But in El Salvador, justice in environmental disputes has long swung in favor of rich developers with political connections rather than activists and citizens." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation