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08 April 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News PRAISE FOR RSN - Severe illness has captured my husband, and has kept me housebound. Medical expenses are not being met as they should by the agencies who "serve" us. Hell has become a worldwide state of being and reliable information is hard to come by. We thank you, RSN, for providing us with a chance to stay oriented and active in the international mess we are all enduring now. Thank you for giving both me and my husband the news that matters in the world. We depend on you, and you have never let us down. / Lucia, RSN Reader-Supporter Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS: Molly Ringwald | What About "The Breakfast Club"? Revisiting the Movies of My Youth in the Age of #MeToo.  Molly Ringwald, The New Yorker Ringwald writes: "What's more, as I can see now, Bender sexually harasses Claire throughout the film. When he's not sexualizing her, he takes out his rage on her ...

NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL Supreme Court Brief POWERED BY  LAW.COM Tony Mauro Marcia Coyle Jan 08, 2018 Justices return to the bench today for the first oral arguments of 2018. Both cases are ”original jurisdiction” cases—high-stakes cases that don’t always make national headlines. But they often attract top-notch lawyers who find original cases fascinating. You will too.  Also today, the court will hand down orders. We’ll see if any of the  crop of pending petitions  caught the justices’ eyes. What are you watching for? Let us know at  mcoyle@alm.com  or  tmauro@alm.com . More in today’s edition: the latest on the judiciary’s handling of the sexual harassment issue, some justice sightings in ordinary places, and new questions on whether President Trump really wanted to appoint Justice Neil Gorsuch. Dig in!   Today in Court … Water Wars If you attend today’s Supreme Court arguments, keep an eye o...

27 December 17 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News WE CAN’T AFFORD THE LUXURY OF FAILURE: When we said no to the corporations and the moneyed interests we canceled our “option to fail.” We finish our funding-drives because we must. In peace and solidarity. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! John Kiriakou | Can #MeToo Reach the Hidden Victims?    John Kiriakou, Reader Supported News   Kiriakou writes: "The #MeToo movement is one of the most important societal watersheds in recent history. But not everyone is benefiting from society’s newfound conscience."   READ MORE Judge Dismisses CREW Emoluments Lawsuit on Technical Grounds   David A. Fahrenthold and Jonathan O'Connell, The Washington Post   Excerpt: "A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit Thursday alleging that President Trump violated the Constitution’s emoluments clause because his hotels and restaurants do business with foreig...

Reader Supported News | 25 December 17 It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News FOCUS: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | How #MeToo Can Help Right America's Wrongs in 2018     Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, The Hollywood Reporter   Abdul-Jabbar: "Silence breeds further oppression, so if we want 2018 to be the year of kicking ass rather than groping it, we will have to raise our voices for every group who faces injustice: people of color, women, immigrants, Muslims, the LGBTQ community and anyone else being marginalized by those in power."   READ MORE Contribute to RSN Manage My Donation Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook Follow RSN on Twitter

Dear Friend, The U.S. Empire is extending its long arm. Now 75 % of the world is under its armpit. In 2017, U.S. Special Operations forces, including Navy SEALs and Army Green Berets, deployed to 149 countries around the world, according to figures provided to TomDispatch by U.S. Special Operations Command.  That’s about 75% of the nations on the planet and represents a jump from the 138 countries that saw such deployments in 2016 under the Obama administration Ralph Nader asks "What Does Trump Mean by “Make America Great Again”?" Ramzy Baroud writes "now that the American mask has completely fallen, Palestinians require an urgent rethink in their own political priorities, alliances and national liberation strategy." Also more stories from around the world.  If you don't mind, and if you think the content of this news letter is critical for the dignified living and survival of humanity and other species on earth, please forward it to your...