RSN: George Lakoff | Why Republicans Attack Children

05 May 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News George Lakoff | Why Republicans Attack Children  George Lakoff, Medium Lakoff writes: "Radical conservatives have found a new target for their anger, scorn, and ridicule: Children. Conservative attack dogs have made a point of specifically berating, harassing and insulting the young victims of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida." READ MORE A security contractor frisks a detainee ahead of a deportation flight to Honduras. (photo: Getty Images) Trump Administration Ends Protected Status for 57,000 Hondurans Richard Gonzales, NPR Gonzales writes: "Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen announced Friday the termination of the program that has protected about 57,000 Hondurans in the U.S. from deportation since 1999." READ MORE The dried lakebed of Lake Mead. (photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images) The Water War That Will Decide the Fate of 1 in 8 Americans Eric Holthaus, Grist Holthaus writes: "Lake Mead is the country's biggest reservoir of water. Think of it as the savings account for the entire Southwest. Right now, that savings account is nearly overdrawn." READ MORE A protest in Puerto Rico. (photo: teleSUR) Puerto Ricans Call Out 'Disaster Capitalists' Taking Advantage of Their Suffering Mark Hand, ThinkProgress Hand writes: "A government that fails to provide a plausible estimate of deaths from a disaster engenders little confidence in its ability to help the survivors. That's the predicament Puerto Ricans find themselves in after their government put the official death toll from Hurricane Maria at 64 people." READ MORE Santiago Tarver and his dog, Bagheera, at Tarver's tent in downtown LA. (photo: Dan Tuffs/Guardian UK) LA Hospitals Are Dumping Homeless People in the Streets Carla Green, Guardian UK Green writes: "Two days before Valentine's Day, Santiago Tarver collapsed at a homeless women's center in Los Angeles's Skid Row. He lay on the ground convulsing as staff members called an ambulance, which took Tarver to a public hospital about three miles away." READ MORE Medics evacuate a wounded man in Gaza. (photo: Reuters) Israel Says Human Rights Do Not Apply to Gaza Rallies Anadolu Agency Excerpt: "The Israeli authorities say that human rights laws do not apply to ongoing Palestinian protests along the Gaza Strip's eastern border, Israeli daily Haaretz reported Thursday." READ MORE A confluence of conditions - including warm air and ocean temperatures, along with persistent storms - set the stage for this dramatic downturn in a region that to date has not been one of the main contributors to the overall reduction of Arctic sea ice. (photo: Steven Kazlowski/Getty Images) Shock and Thaw - Alaskan Sea Ice Just Took a Steep, Unprecedented Dive Andrea Thompson, Scientific American Thompson writes: "April should be prime walrus hunting season for the native villages that dot Alaska's remote western coast. In years past the winter sea ice where the animals rest would still be abundant, providing prime targets for subsistence hunters." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation