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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | In 2018, Let's Work Together to Hold the Powerful Accountable

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02 January 18 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | In 2018, Let's Work Together to Hold the Powerful Accountable    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Facebook Page   Abdul-Jabbar writes: "I want to thank you all for reading my posts, articles and books and for sharing your opinions with me. Yes, I read them and give each the thought it deserves."   READ MORE Foreign Governments Are Finding Ways to Do Favors for Trump's Business   Anita Kumar, McClatchy DC   Kumar writes: "In Indonesia, a local government plans to build a road to shorten the drive between the main airport on the island of Bali and the new high-end Trump resort and golf course."   READ MORE Under Trump, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Isn't Even Pretending to Protect Consumers   Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress   Millhiser writes: "Last November, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Co...

Andy Borowitz | Roy Moore's Defeat Means Ted Cruz Retains Status as Most Despised Person in Senate

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16 December 17 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News RSN IS A "LOUSY BUSINESS MODEL" We hear it all the time: RSN is a "Lousy Business Model." It's true and what's more, we are proud of it! What we do is not "a business model," it is a community service model, and an organizing model. That's the key: We need money, but we're not in it for the money. We did not start this as a business, we started this because we are angry about what is happening to our country, and other countries as well, and we want to do something about it. By pestering our Readers to be Supporters we are really trying to motivate them to take an ownership stake, not only in the organization, but in the mission. Does that make sense? Again our thanks. / Marc Ash - Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Andy Borowitz | Roy Moore's Defeat Means Ted Cruz Retains Status as Most Despised Person in Senate    An...