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12 May 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News DONATIONS ARE VIRTUALLY NONEXISTENT AT THIS POINT - We are getting just a trickle of very small donations at this point. Yesterday was one of the worst fundraising days in out history and today doesn’t look much better. We don’t need a ton of money to do this but we do need some. Give us a hand please. Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS: Robert Reich | Trump's Drug Pricing Scam  Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog Reich writes: "Trump promised to rein in drug prices. It was his only sensible campaign promise. But the plan he announced Friday does little but add another battering ram to his ongoing economic war against America's allies." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

12 May 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News RIGHT NOW MAY FUNDING IS MOSTLY BEING IGNORED - Great readership, few donations. It’s a simple formula for serious problems. With respect the vast majority of you are not donating, and you know it. Drifting in a bad direction for May. Need to address this now. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! How Michael Avenatti Got Michael Cohen's Emails - and Why That's a Big Problem for Cohen  Judd Legum, ThinkProgress Legum writes: "Over the past few days, Michael Avenatti, the attorney for Stormy Daniels, has been steadily releasing what appear to be private communications between Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's longtime attorney, and Keith Davidson, who represented Daniels when she inked a $130,000 hush-money agreement that was facilitated through a shell company set up by Cohen." READ MORE Bernie Sanders talks to supporters during a rally at the Uni...

Democracy Dies in Darkness The truth behind the rhetoric The holes in Trump’s speech on the Iran nuclear deal President Trump made  a forceful case for pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal , describing it as dangerous and ineffective. But the reasons he gave to support his decision did not quite add up. For example, the president accused Iran of pursuing nuclear research not for peaceful purposes, as it has pledged, but as a cover to gain the knowledge needed to build nuclear weapons. But Trump left out key information that undercuts his argument. Iran has committed to never develop nuclear weapons, and the Trump administration itself certified in 2017 that the country was meeting the terms of the nuclear accord, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Trump cited a new cache of documents obtained by Israel as “definitive proof” that Iran harbored ill intentions. But experts said Israel revealed nothing new, since the documents mos...

11 May 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News WE HAVE TO GET MORE OF YOU TO HELP - Fighting tooth and nail for 10-20 donations a day during a fundraising drive is a killer. We literally have 1000 times that many readers. So sure we can absolutely do better. Without a doubt. Remember that our “average” donation is $30. Not huge by any means.. Seriously consider joining the those who sustain and make possible Reader Supported News. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Paul Krugman | Let Them Eat Trump Steaks  Paul Krugman, The New York Times Krugman writes: "Some of the biggest victims of Trump’s obsession with cutting 'welfare' will be the very people who put him in office." READ MORE Russian official Alexander Torshin, appearing in Moscow in 2016, was sanctioned by the U.S. government in April, suspending years of travel back to 2009 during which he cultivated ties with American conservatives...