RSN: Tom Engelhardt | The Caliphate of Trump, and a Planet in Ruins

09 May 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News SO FAR: '6' DONATIONS FOR THE ENTIRE DAY - Doing everything we can to pull in a few basic donations. So far for May it’s not happening. We need roughly 700 donations for an entire month, that’s what all of the fundraising is about. 700 people come to Reader Supported News every 30 minutes. Ignoring fundraising is certain to force a crisis. In earnest. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS: Tom Engelhardt | The Caliphate of Trump, and a Planet in Ruins  Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch Engelhardt writes: "We here in the United States are, of course, eternally shocked by their extremism, their willingness to kill the innocent without compunction, particularly in the case of Islamist groups, from the 9/11 attacks to ISIS's more recent slaughters. However, one thing is, almost by definition, obvious. We are not a nation of extreme acts or extreme killers." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation