RSN: Rebecca Gordon | Nicaragua at the Barricades ... and a Crossroads

25 June 18 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News IF RSN HAS EARNED YOUR SUPPORT, WE NEED IT NOW - We don't make the case for public support with a fundraising appeal or during a donation drive, we make the case for public support in what we do day in and day out. If you believe in what we do, we need your support at this time. This project is growing, keep that growth alive. Thank you all sincerely. - Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Rebecca Gordon | Nicaragua at the Barricades ... and a Crossroads  Rebecca Gordon, TomDispatch Gordon writes: "On April 19th, university students in Nicaragua's capital, Managua, exploded onto the streets. Their initial demand? A more effective government response to wildfires burning out of control in the country's most precious repository of biodiversity. Soon, a social wildfire took hold in Managua and then spread across the country." READ MORE Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt used his private email for official business when he served as Oklahoma's attorney general. (photo: Evan Vucci/AP) New Pruitt Question: Where Are His Emails? Emily Holden, Politico Holden writes: "The EPA administrator wrote only one email in 10 months to anyone outside the agency, if the official paper trail is to be believed. Watchdog groups don't believe it." READ MORE Two boys are suing the U.S. government. (image: Intercept) Two Boys Sue the US Government for Separating Them From Their Fathers Ryan Devereaux, The Intercept Devereaux writes: "Their fathers are more than a thousand miles away, at two for-profit detention centers on the border. The two families came from Brazil, seeking asylum in the U.S." READ MORE Curt Freed, left, and his husband Robert Ingersoll sued florist Barronelle Stutzman for refusing to provide services for their wedding in 2013. (photo: AP) Supreme Court Won't Take Up Case of Florist Who Refused Service for Same-Sex Couple CNN Excerpt: "Just back after ruling in favor of a cake baker who refused to make a cake for a wedding celebration of a same-sex couple, the Supreme Court on Monday wiped away an opinion that went against a florist who declined to make an arrangement for a same-sex couple's marriage." READ MORE Girls get it done. (photo: SolStock/Getty Images) When Girls Take the Lead on Social Justice: 5 Stories Kate Schatz and Miriam Klein Stahl, YES! Magazine Excerpt: "They started a troop focused on girls of color, exposed a human smuggling operation, and generally stepped up when adults didn't." READ MORE The Michoacan state police force ride in to arrest all 28 members of the Ocampo municipal police force. (photo: @MICHOACANSSP) Mexican Police Force Arrested, Links to Candidate Killing teleSUR Excerpt: "In an unprecedented move, the entire police force of a Michoacan municipality is arrested with links to a mayoral candidature killing." READ MORE A man displays a jute bag at an exhibition in Mumbai last week to make people aware about the plastics ban. (photo: Divyakant Solanki/EPA) ALSO SEE: Plastic Waste Piles Up Globally Due to China Import Ban India: Mumbai Bans Single-Use Plastic, Users Face Fines, Prison teleSUR Excerpt: "The North Western Indian city of Mumbai in Maharashtra has become the largest Indian city to ban the use of single-use plastics as the residents using plastic bags, cups or bottles will face penalties of up to US$367 and three months in jail starting Monday." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation