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18 June 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News AT THIS PACE WE ARE DEAD MEAT - We made - a little - progress over the weekend. It stopped on a dime this morning. 11 people have taken a moment to donate today, even as 15,000 have come. No one believes that will work. Basic funding: We have to have it. - Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS: Juan Cole | Top Six Dictators Who Also Divided Children From Parents Like Trump/Sessions  Juan Cole, Informed Comment Cole writes: "Separating children from their parents, as Trump, Sessions and their myrmidons are doing, is monstrous and has been characteristic of the biggest dictators of the modern era." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

16 June 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News "TODAY" REALLY MATTERS FOR DONATIONS - We have been on a roll for the past few days and we are making badly needed progress. Still only a small fraction of you have responded. Today is a critical day for donations. Very important now. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Juan Cole | Americans Won't 'Sit Up' for Great Leader Trump, Because They Don't Approve of Him  Juan Cole, Informed Comment Cole writes: "Trump on Friday added to the astronomic tally of his bizarre brainfarts by saying of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, 'He speaks, and his people sit up at attention. I want my people to do the same.'" READ MORE With each passing day, it's increasingly clear this investigation is neither made up nor built on fake news. (photo: Lyne Lucien/The Daily Beast) Donald Trump: Russia's Biggest Fan Frederi...

12 June 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News WE ARE QUITE SERIOUS ABOUT FUNDING: Funding the organization is imperative. While a few hundred donations from 100,000 subscribers may not seem like a lot, we’re not going away without it. We will meet the organizations commitments. We will serve our readership and the community. That’s a promise. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS: Juan Cole | If Obama Had Met With Kim Jong Un, the Republican Party Would Have Had a Cow  Juan Cole, Informed Comment Cole writes: "The depths of hypocrisy of the Republican Party in supporting Trump's meeting with the North Korean dictator in Singapore are hard to plumb." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

30 May 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News CRUNCH TIME ON DONATIONS - 48 HOURS TO RAISE 5K! We MUST raise 5K in 48 hours to finish the May fundraiser. Stop! Take a moment of your time to chip in. Think of how consistent and reliable RSN is, this site is for you. Sincere thanks to all. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS: Juan Cole | Is Roseanne Barr What America Has Become?  Juan Cole, Informed Comment Cole writes: "At least we have not retrogressed to the point where Barr's attack on a prominent African-American was allowed to pass by her employers, though it should be noted that Trump has said many things as offensive as Barr and remains at 40% in the polls." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

24 May 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News ANOTHER FLAT-OUT-HORRIBLE DAY OF FUNDRAISING - So far for the entire day we have had “5” donations and $135 total. That’s with over 20,000 readers. If people do not donate, crisis must follow; it’s unavoidable. If - huge - numbers of readers simply refuse to respond to the fundraising appeals, the organization has to crash and burn. Doing everything possible. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS: Juan Cole | Khamenei, in Reply to Trump, Gives Europe 6-Point Ultimatum on Nuclear Deal  Juan Cole, Informed Comment Cole writes: "Iran's clerical Leader, Ali Khamenei, weighed in on Trump's violation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) or Iran nuclear accord of 2015." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

09 May 18 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News WAVING HANDS FOR DONATIONS: Super important to get these few donations in. The dollar figures are by no means daunting. Your donation has made the difference in building RSN from day one. Invest in freedom; support RSN with a donation. Thank you sincerely. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Juan Cole | Trump Warmonger Moves on Iran Are From Iraq Playbook  Juan Cole, Informed Comment Cole writes: "I teach a lot of 18 year olds, so I am keenly aware that a whole generation has come up who did not live through the Bush propaganda campaign against Iraq of 2002-2003. And, of course, a lot of people who did live through it have forgotten its details or how complicit corporate media were in amplifying the campaign." READ MORE Novartis said it had paid Essential Consultants, a shell company set up by Michael Cohen in Delaware. The arrangement related...

07 May 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News RSN APPEARS TO BE IN COMPETITION WITH THE DEMOCRATS | There has been an explosion in public fundraising by a wide array of Democratic candidates in the past two years. The success of the Bernie Sanders campaign in raising enough money to viable at the presidential level appears to have been the catalyst. It’s nice that the Democrats have discovered the base but it doesn’t mean they won’t be taking corporate money too. For sure this is making it a lot more difficult for RSN to raise enough money to address our basic expenses. A Democratic majority in one or both houses of Congress would perhaps restore a modicum of oversight to the federal government. Republican rule of all three branches certainly isn’t working. But a truly independent press is something that will serve democracy day in and day out for as long as it stands. RSN is a voice you have depended on through it all. Put a little something aside. / Mar...

04 May 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News FOCUS: Juan Cole | If Giuliani's Right Trump Lied About Porn Star Hush Money, Why Believe Him on Iran?  Juan Cole, Informed Comment Cole writes: "The long and the short of it is that Giuliani revealed that Trump lied, yet again." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

18 April 18 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News WE NEED A FEW DONORS TO STEP UP, "TODAY" - Of the 30,000 readers that will visit RSN today, we need 50 to donate. Sorry to make this personal, but I want you to be one of them. Thank you sincerely in advance. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Juan Cole | It's Time for a Consumer Boycott of Sean Hannity's Advertisers  Juan Cole, Informed Comment Cole writes: "The problems at Fox Cable 'News' go way beyond Sean Hannity. But he is a major problem." READ MORE Joanna Hendon (right). (photo: Reuters) Who Is Joanna Hendon? Trump's New Lawyer Appears at Michael Cohen Hearing Greg Price, Newsweek Price writes: "After weeks of news about President Donald Trump's difficulties in securing new legal help, he was represented in Manhattan federal court by a new lawyer." READ MORE The Stewart Detentio...