RSN: Ronan Farrow: Woody, Weinstein and Me

14 May 18 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News MAY FUNDRAISER IN SERIOUS TROUBLE - We are far short of making our budget for a second straight month. We have no option but to turn all of our attention to the funding-drive. We are sincerely grateful to those supporters who have contributed. With urgency. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Ronan Farrow: Woody, Weinstein and Me  Andrew Anthony, Guardian UK Anthony writes: "Suddenly global news and Farrow's preoccupations seem indistinguishable, as if international diplomacy and sexual abuse by powerful men were all part of a great interlocked conspiracy." READ MORE John Oliver on Last Week Tonight. (photo: Sky TV) John Oliver Unloads on Michael Cohen: 'A Political Novice Who Turned Out to Be a Total Moron' Marlow Stern, The Daily Beast  Stern writes: "The comedian then dove into the controversy - or rather, series of controversies - surrounding Michael Cohen." READ MORE A gun and bullets. (photo: Shutterstock) Gun Control on the Ballot as Activists Seek Reform Through State Initiatives Sabrina Siddiqui, Guardian UK Siddiqui writes: "Though America has seen a string of mass shootings over the past year, no gun control legislation has been passed at the federal level." READ MORE 'Yale is no different than America, but it desperately hopes to be.' (image: Lisa Larson-Walker/ReflectedSerendipity/Flickr CC/Lolade Siyonbola/Facebook) "We Need to Make Sure You Belong Here." Being Black in the White Space of Yale. A.T. McWilliams, Slate McWilliams writes: "In aiming to create a progressive bastion, communities like Yale define racism as isolated events of explicit hatred - not the more common, less-obvious forms of socialized discrimination experienced by students." READ MORE Attorney General Jeff Sessions. (photo: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg/Getty Images) Why Researching Medical Marijuana for Veterans Faces More White House Hurdles Kate Irby, McClatchy DC Irby writes: "Amid budding efforts to research the medical benefits of marijuana, a simple problem has emerged - how do you research marijuana if no one can produce it under federal law?" READ MORE Protestors in Managua, Nicaragua on April 24, 2018. (photo: Wikimedia Commons/Voice of America) ALSO SEE: Nicaragua Violence Leaves 2 Dead, Dozens Hurt Unexpected Uprising: The Crisis of Democracy in Nicaragua Courtney Desiree Morris, NACLA News Morris writes: "How did recent protests over social security cuts in Nicaragua turn into a nationwide grassroots mobilization against President Daniel Ortega?" READ MORE Coal. (photo: Getty Images) Six States Join Battle Over the Largest Proposed Coal Export Terminal in the US Natasha Geiling, ThinkProgress Geiling writes: "The largest proposed coal export terminal in the United States is getting some help from interior states in a legal battle over whether Washington state regulators were wrong to reject two critical permits for the project." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation