Staggering Number of Americans Can't Meet Basic Needs While Trump Brags About the Economy

29 August 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News WITH REGRET: We cannot provide service to 100% of our Readership on the donations we receive from 1% of our Readers. A few of you DO help support the project. The vast majority do not. That is not fair to those who are sustaining the project, nor is it fair to the project we all want RSN to be. We love this project and this community, but we must ask you in the strongest terms to take the funding drives more seriously. In earnest. Marc Ash - Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Staggering Number of Americans Can't Meet Basic Needs While Trump Brags About the Economy  Libby Watson, Splinter News Watson writes: "A new study by the Urban Institute published Tuesday found that 40 percent of Americans can't meet at least one basic need-food, healthcare, housing, or utilities - even as the economy approaches nearly full employment with only a 4.4 percent unemployment rate." READ MORE Gov. Jerry Brown holds a copy of a bill to end bail he signed Tuesday, Aug. 28, in Sacramento, Calif. (photo: Getty) California Becomes First State to End Cash Bail After 40-Year Fight Vanessa Romo, NPR Romo writes: "California will become the first state in the nation to abolish bail for suspects awaiting trial under a sweeping reform bill signed by Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday." READ MORE Melania Trump with Evangelical leaders at the White House. (photo: Getty) Trump Privately Suggests Evangelical Leaders Break Law on Electioneering Elliot Hannon, Slate Hannon writes: "The president instructed the religious leaders to use their pulpits to push members of the churches to vote Republican in November, which would be a violation of the Johnson Amendment prohibiting tax-exempt organizations, namely churches and charities, from campaigning, directly or indirectly, on behalf of a candidate." READ MORE White House senior adviser Stephen Miller arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Md., July 24, 2018. (photo: Carlos Barria/Reuters) Inside Stephen Miller's Hostile Takeover of Immigration Policy Nahal Toosi, Politico Toosi writes: "The 33-year-old policy adviser has made unprecedented power grabs as he seeks to slash immigration to America." READ MORE Ron DeSantis speaks alongside President Trump during a rally in Tampa, FL. (photo: Reuters) GOP Candidate Ron DeSantis Says Florida Voters Would 'Monkey This Up' if They Elect Gillum as Governor John Wagner, The Washington Post Wagner writes: "Rep. Ron DeSantis, the newly christened Republican gubernatorial candidate in Florida, said Wednesday that voters would 'monkey this up' if they elect his Democratic opponent, Andrew Gillum, who would be the state's first African American governor." READ MORE A protester attends a rally to repeal Obamacare. (photo: Nathan Chute/Reuters) GOP Eyes Another Shot at ObamaCare Repeal After McCain's Death Alexander Bolton, The Hill Bolton writes: "Senate Republicans say they would like Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) to appoint a successor to the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) who, unlike McCain, would support GOP legislation to repeal ObamaCare." READ MORE Cesar Benedict, a Garifuna activist and community radio host, looks out to sea in the village of Triunfo de la Cruz, Tela Bay, Honduras, May 5, 2018. (photo: Christopher Clark/Reuters) Honduran Minority Fights for a Threatened Way of Life Reuters Excerpt: "Six years ago, the Honduran settlement of Vallecito was all but abandoned. Now it is a thriving community for the Garifuna minority and the heartland of their fight against what they see as a concerted effort to drive them from their ancestral lands." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation