RSN: Naomi Klein: Don't Get Distracted by the Trump Show's 'Rolling Shock'

21 June 17 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now:  Reader Supported News APATHY OR LIBERTY, WHICH WILL YOU CHOOSE? Corporate Infotainment has a job: Pacify you. And they get paid very well for doing it. You have a choice: Follow the sheep in front of you or forge a new path on higher ground. What does it really take to keep RSN strong? Not very much. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Naomi Klein: Don't Get Distracted by the Trump Show's 'Rolling Shock'    Nick Pinto, The Village Voice  Pinto writes: "Klein asks how we came to find ourselves living in the Age of Trump, how bad things could get, and what we can do about it."  READ MORE GREAT COMMENTS! BE SURE TO READ! Charles Pierce | Why Ossoff Lost  Charles Pierce, Esquire  Pierce writes: "Republicans vote Republican, even when a fresh face like Jon Ossoff steals the headlines."  READ MORE New Docs Show Nixon Planned Physical Attack on Peace Activists Including Daniel Ellsberg in 1972  Ari Melber, Noel Hartman and Liz Johnstone, NBC News  Excerpt: "Watergate prosecutors had evidence that operatives for then-President Richard Nixon planned an assault on anti-war demonstrators in 1972, including potentially physically attacking Vietnam whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, according to a never-before-published memo obtained by NBC News."  READ MORE We Led the Wisconsin Senate. Now We're Fighting Gerrymandering in Our State.  Tim Cullen and Dale Schultz, The Washington Post  Excerpt: "Partisan gerrymandering has taken hold in Wisconsin and other states, where politicians and special interests have rigged the system, manipulating voting maps to keep their own political party in power with little regard for the will of the voters."  READ MORE Contrary to US Claims, Manning Leaks Did Not Damage National Security  Mythili Sampathkumar, The Independent  Sampathkumar writes: "In 2010 Wikileaks published classified documents provided by US solider Chelsea Manning that were said to be damaging to national security, but a newly-public report claims otherwise despite assessments about danger to civilians in Afghanistan and Iraq."  READ MORE Indigenous Mapuche Women Mobilize Against State Repression and Patriarchy in Chile  teleSUR  Excerpt: "Reflecting on their own experiences as Mapuche women, the collective wants to raise awareness about their struggle against gender violence and state abuses."  READ MORE The Unsustainable Whiteness of Green  Nikhil Swaminathan, Grist  Excerpt: "For organizations that truly want a more inclusive workforce, creating a diversity plan is one of the strongest first steps."  READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation