RSN: Dan Rather | We Will Continue to Fight for Our Democracy

27 May 18 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News THE GOOD THAT RSN DOES - We began in progressive publishing at the turn of the new century. In fact, as George W. Bush assumed control of the White House. Since that time every news publication with a significant online presence has copied, in part or in whole, our approach to publishing. RSN brings innovation and leadership. We serve over a million readers per month, tens of thousands of which are low-income. We do it all on public funding without any assistance from powerful interests. That's important, because often those powerful interests are at the root of the problems that we so often report on. Were we accepting funding from those interests - directly or indirectly - we would be constrained in our reporting. We force the hand of the corporate media. No longer can the corporate media function with an expectation that their version of events will have no rebuttal. We keep the pressure on the 'for sale' media machine around the clock. They know we will be there, and our readers do too. We provide a vibrant forum for public debate. Our comments get comments! People say it all the time, "read the comments". Indeed our commenters are among the most astute and substantive in online publishing. Our Godot section allows authors a powerful self-publishing tool to reach wide audiences with innovative perspectives. RSN is a veteran team of notion challengers. We have proven time and again: Courage in reporting does make a difference. Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Dan Rather | We Will Continue to Fight for Our Democracy  Dan Rather, Dan Rather's Facebook Page Rather writes: "Despite the storms that rage across our political landscape, despite the threats to the norms of our democracy, our Earth continues on its cosmic dance around our brilliant sun." READ MORE Rudy Giuliani and President Trump. (photo: Getty Images) Rudy Giuliani Admits Spy Accusations Are Just Trump's PR Tactic Tom McCarthy, Guardian UK McCarthy writes: "Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani said on Sunday that his repeated imputations of a supposed scandal at the heart of the Robert Mueller investigation - which Donald Trump calls 'Spygate' - amounted to a tactic to sway public opinion and limit the risk of the president being impeached." READ MORE Amazon's Echo. (photo: unknown) Your Home Is Your ... Snitch? Daniel Zwerdling, The Marshall Project Zwerdling writes: "One reason there aren't clear legal guidelines has to do with the way smart homes work, which, some analysts contend, means they're not protected by the Fourth Amendment." READ MORE U.S. Capitol Building, Washington D.C. (photo: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg) Trump Signs Executive Order Making It Easier to Fire Federal Workers Stephanie Griffith, ThinkProgress Griffith writes: "President Trump signed a series of executive orders late Friday making it easier to fire federal government workers and weakening the clout of the unions that represent them." READ MORE Protestors demonstrate outside the Center City Starbucks where two black men were arrested in April. (photo: Mark Makela/Getty Images) On 'White Fear Being  Weaponized' and How to Respond  Sophia Boyd, James Doubek and Christopher Dean Hopkins, NPR Excerpt: "Are incidents like these, of white people calling the police on black people, more common than in the past, or do we just hear about them more?" READ MORE Duque's (left) close relationship with Uribe (right) has boosted support for his candidacy. (photo: Nacho Doce/Reuters) Colombians Vote in First Presidential Election Since Peace Deal Al Jazeera Excerpt: "Colombians are voting in the country's first presidential election since a controversial peace deal between the government and FARC rebels in 2016." READ MORE Happy Memorial Day grilling! Do you know where your grass fed meat comes from? (photo: PXHere) Do You Know Where Your Meat Comes From? Organic Consumers Association and Ronnie Cummins, EcoWatch Excerpt: "Harris, who estimates at least 75 percent of the grassfed beef consumed in America comes from Australia, New Zealand or Uruguay, said American consumers are being intentionally misled. Millions of pounds of beef, imported from other countries, are being wrongly labeled as 'Product of the USA,' Harris said." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation