Jeff Weaver to Democrats: Embrace a Progressive in 2020

31 July 18 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! Jeff Weaver to Democrats: Embrace a Progressive in 2020  CBS News Excerpt: "Jeff Weaver, the man who managed Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016, says that his party should nominate a progressive in 2020." READ MORE Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort arrives at the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., for a hearing on June 15. (photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images) ALSO SEE: Manafort Drops Civil Suit Against Mueller as Trial Begins Manafort Trial Begins, Ushering In New Phase in Mueller Probe Carrie Johnson, Ryan Lucas and Miles Parks, NPR Excerpt: "Most tax and bank fraud cases are built on stacks of bland business documents and Internal Revenue Service paperwork - hardly the stuff of international intrigue." READ MORE Families protest the separation of immigrant families in Washington D.C. (photo: Jack Gruber/USA  Detention Centers for Migrant Families Are Like 'Summer Camp,' Trump Official Tells Senators  Nick Miroff and Karoun Demirjian, The Washington Post Excerpt: "Trump administration officials mounted a fierce defense Tuesday of the controversial family separation policy at the border, defending sites as 'more like a summer camp' than holding facilities, and arguing that the detention system simply was not set up to facilitate court-ordered reunions easily." READ MORE Workers pack and ship customer orders at the Amazon fulfillment center in Romeoville, Illinois, 1 August 2017. (photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images) Accidents at Amazon: Workers Left to Suffer After Warehouse Injuries Michael Sainato, Guardian UK Sainato writes: "Vickie Shannon Allen, 49, started working at Amazon as a counter in a fulfillment warehouse at Haslet, Texas, in May 2017. At first, like many employees, Allen was excited by the idea of working for one of the fastest growing corporations in the world. That feeling dissipated quickly after a few months." READ MORE The arrest of Delbert Africa of Move on 8 August 1978. (photo: Jim G Domke/Philadelphia Inquirer) A Siege. A Bomb. 48 Dogs. And the Black Commune That Would Not Surrender Ed Pilkington, Guardian UK Pilkington writes: "The photograph is one of the standout images of the 1970s black liberation struggle. An African American man, his hair in dreadlocks, chest bare, stands with arms outstretched as though emulating Jesus on the cross." READ MORE Emilio Gutiérrez-Soto and his son Oscar speak to the press after being released from an ICE detention facility in El Paso, Texas, July 26, 2018. (photo: Texas Tribune/Julian Aguilar) Did ICE Detain This Mexican Journalist for Criticizing US Immigration Policy? Peter Sterne, Freedom of the Press Foundation Sterne writes: "Late last night, Mexican journalist Emilio Gutierrez-Soto and his son Oscar were released from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in El Paso, Texas." READ MORE Two black rhinos (mother and calf) in Lewa, central Kenya. (photo: Harald Zimmer) 10 of 11 Black Rhinos Now Dead After Relocation Attempt in Kenya Takes Tragic Turn Mongabay Excerpt: "Last month, officials with the Kenya Wildlife Service attempted to move 11 endangered black rhinos from two national parks, Nairobi and Lake Nakuru, to a third, Tsavo East. Nine of them died shortly after arriving in their new home from what an autopsy has shown to be salt poisoning and dehydration." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation