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15 December 17 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News WE DO NOW HAVE A PROBLEM IN DECEMBER - Decembers were historically the best month of the year for fundraising. But that's history now. December is now one tough month. So far for December, 160 of you have donated. We absolutely have to do better than that. In earnest. / Marc Ash - Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Frank Rich | The GOP Is About to Tumble Into Full-Scale Panic    Frank Rich, New York Magazine   Rich writes: "I am one of those pessimists who thought Moore would eke it out in Alabama. How happy I am to be wrong! I am also one of those optimists who firmly believes that Donald Trump will look for a White House exit before the end of his first term."   READ MORE Net Neutrality Defenders Step Up the Resistance   Alex Johnson and Jo Ling Kent, NBC News   Excerpt: "A broad coalition of public officials, activists and content produc...

11 December 17 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News STILL CAN’T GET DONATIONS MOVING - HELP OUT! - We are still trying to get the December fundraiser moving (unsuccessfully so far). We certainly have enough Readers but so far very few donations. A few donations would really help. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Charles Pierce | The Mike Flynn Freak Show Continues  Charles Pierce, Esquire Pierce writes: "You have to love a guy who's gone into business for himself before his boss even has the job." READ MORE One Person in Custody, Several Injured, in New York Explosion Reuters Excerpt: "An explosion rocked New York's Port Authority, one of the city's busiest commuter hubs, on Monday morning and police said one suspect was injured and in custody but that no one else was hurt in the rush-hour incident." READ MORE Mueller's Investigation Just Got Some Insurance ...

TODAY:  MORNING MESSAGE Sam Pizzigati GOP Tax Cuts Hardwire Inequity for Poor and Middle Class New research from three top inequality analysts shows government policies since 1980 have systematically failed America’s poor. The GOP tax plan re-engineers government to fail America’s middle class, too. If the plan is not stopped, government policies and programs will concentrate on keeping income and wealth concentrated — in the pockets of America’s most comfortable — instead of helping America’s vast non-rich majority. Government May Shut Down Friday DACA fix looms over talks to prevent government shutdown. NPR: “Congress, once again, finds itself days away from a potential government shutdown and a fight over immigration could stand in the way of a deal to prevent it. ‘It could happen,’ Trump told reporters on Wednesday. ‘Democrats are really looking at something that is very dangerous for our country. They are looking at shutting down. They want to have il...