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Keith Ellison | We Must Thwart the Rising Oligarchy in the United States

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04 January 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News FOCUS: Keith Ellison | We Must Thwart the Rising Oligarchy in the United States    Keith Ellison, Reader Supported News   Ellison writes: "Only when such a vast gap in power and influence exists between most people and the uber-wealthy in any society, can the one percent ram through legislation that deeply harms the lives of most people in that society."   READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

Trump Wanted Loyalty in Supreme Court Pick, New Book 'Fire and Fury' Says

TODAY'S TOP STORIES Trump Wanted Loyalty in Supreme Court Pick, New Book 'Fire and Fury' Says Michael Wolff, writing in his new book "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House," reportedly wrote: "In the Trump...  READ MORE » Racing to Fix Security Flaws, Intel Hit With First Class Action As the company scrambles to patch vulnerabilities that affect processors used widely throughout the computer industry,...  READ MORE » Sessions Names Interim US Attorneys for 3 New York Districts U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has named 17 prosecutors to serve as interim U.S. attorneys, including for New York’s...  READ MORE » How Will Generation X Lead Big Law? Stop obsessing about the millennials (for now). Gen X lawyers are moving into top leadership roles at firms, while confronting...  READ MORE » Manafort Lawsuit Challenges Mueller's Broad Authority as Special Counsel "Mr. Mueller's investigation of Mr. Manafort has e...

Michael Wolff | Donald Trump Didn't Want to Be President

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04 January 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News FOCUS: Michael Wolff | Donald Trump Didn't Want to Be President    Michael Wolff, New York Magazine   Wolff writes: "As the campaign came to an end, Trump himself was sanguine. His ultimate goal, after all, had never been to win."   READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

Charles Pierce | Please, Baby Jesus, Let This Happen

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04 January 18 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News Charles Pierce | Please, Baby Jesus, Let This Happen    Charles Pierce, Esquire   Pierce writes: "I cannot believe that baby Jesus is enough of my amigo as to begin the year in such a wonderful way."   READ MORE Donald Trump, Steve Bannon Turn on Each Other; President Trump Says Bannon 'Lost His Mind'   Josh Dawsey and Ashley Parker, The Washington Post   Excerpt: "The White House's sharp public break with Bannon, which came in response to unflattering comments Bannon made about Trump and his family in a new book about his presidency, left the self-fashioned populist alienated from his chief patron and even more isolated in his attempts to remake the Republican Party by backing insurgent candidates."   READ MORE Paul Manafort Files 'Frivolous' Lawsuit Against Robert Mueller   Cristian Farias, New York Magazine   Farias writes: "The short of it: Rosenst...

MASSterList: Bracing for the worst | The Farak Fiasco | Mitt's blame

Subscribe   Archives   Twitter   Facebook   Instagram This email may be cut off by your email provider. To see today's full MASSterList, click "View entire message" at the bottom, or view the online version  here. By Jay Fitzgerald and Keith Regan 01/04/2018 Bracing for the worst | The Farak Fiasco | Mitt's blame Happening Today   Storm cancellations, delays and postponements …   State offices are closed today for all non-essential personnel due to the winter storm. School districts across most of the state have cancelled classes for the day due to the storm. Commuter rail and Amtrak will operate on reduced schedules and some buses will run on snow routes. Commuter ferries are cancelled. The Supreme Judicial Court has postponed planned hearings for today to January 10. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has postponed a planned meeting for today, with no new meeting date posted.  Massachusetts Cultural Counc...