RSN: Dan Rather | I Detest the Stench of Corruption

15 May 18 AM 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 May 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! Dan Rather | I Detest the Stench of Corruption  Dan Rather, Dan Rather's Facebook Page Rather writes: "As a citizen, I detest the stench of corruption. As a journalist, I know corruption makes for very fertile investigative reporting. And as a student of history, I have learned that corruption often lays waste to the powerful." READ MORE Voters at a polling precinct. (photo: Getty Images) What to Watch in Today's Biggest Midterm Primaries Josh Voorhees, Slate Voorhees writes: "Pennsylvania voters go to the polls on Tuesday for the first elections since the state redrew its congressional maps to make Democrats more competitive." READ MORE The deal is the latest brazen example of how Trump's 'drain the swamp' campaign pledge has led to little change in a town where paying for access is a lucrative industry. (photo: Lyne Lucien/The Daily Beast) Former Trump Campaign Aide Is Helping Russian Firm Shed Sanctions Sarah Westwood and Sara Murray, CNN Excerpt: "A former senior campaign and transition aide to President Donald Trump recently inked a deal to help a Russian oligarch's conglomerate shed sanctions the Trump administration slapped on them last month." READ MORE Members of the American Federation of Teachers hold up signs depicting Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and David Koch, while protesting in support of unions outside of the supreme court on 26 February. (photo: Jacquelyn Martin/AP) How Rightwing Groups Wield Secret 'Toolkit' to Plot Against US Unions Ed Pilkington, Guardian UK Pilkington writes: "Rightwing activists are launching a nationwide drive to persuade public sector trade union members to tear up their membership cards and stop paying dues, posing a direct threat to the progressive movement in America." READ MORE Activists rallying to defend DACA in Washington, D.C. (photo: Andrew Stefan/RSN) Many DACA Recipients Are Scared to Renew Their Status, Report Says David Boddiger, Splinter Boddiger writes: "Despite multiple court rulings that have blocked efforts by the Trump administration to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, several DACA recipients remain nervous about renewing their status, the Los Angeles Times reported." READ MORE Palestinian protesters. (photo: Mohammed Abed/AP) The Nakba, 70 Years Later: What Young Palestinians Hope for the Future Chloé Benoist and Lubna Masarwa, Middle East Eye Excerpt: "On Tuesday, Palestinians commemorate the Nakba - which means 'catastrophe' - marking 70 years since the expulsion of more than 700,000 people from their homes during the creation of the state of Israel and the conflict which followed." READ MORE States have been pleading with EPA for help, and experts say that contamination is widespread. (photo: Paul J. Richards/AFP) White House, EPA Blocked Chemical Pollution Study to Avoid 'Public Relations Nightmare' Annie Snider, Politico Snider writes: "Scott Pruitt's EPA and the White House sought to block publication of a federal health study on a nationwide water-contamination crisis, after one Trump administration aide warned it would cause a 'public relations nightmare,' newly disclosed emails reveal." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation