Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Don't Just Blame Donald Trump, Blame Reality TV Too

09 October 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News RSN Isn't Something You Can Take for Free - To get what RSN has to offer, you have to be a part of it, you have to participate. That's the key. It's the participation that builds the social benefit. RSN, it's about doing something. Help. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Don't Just Blame Donald Trump, Blame Reality TV Too  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, The Hollywood Reporter Jabbar writes: "The November midterm elections won't be decided by the tawdry Brett Kavanaugh debacle, the fluttery tinsel economy or Robert Mueller's probe into the clogged colon of Trump's alleged collusion. Instead, it will be firmly influenced by a simple reality-show trope that sanctifies one of the most destructive ideas to a democracy: 'Go with your heart.'" READ MORE U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. (photo: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images) Nikki Haley's Private Plane Flights Raise Ethics Questions Bristow Marchant, McClatchy DC Marchant writes: "A Washington, D.C., watchdog group wants a federal investigation into U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley's use of private planes owned by S.C. businessmen." READ MORE Stop fossil fuel emissions. (image: EcoWatch) US Top Court Rebuffs Appeal of Kavanaugh Ruling Nixing Climate Rule Lawrence Hurley, Reuters Hurley writes: "The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday turned aside appeals of a 2017 lower court ruling by its newest justice, Brett Kavanaugh, that struck down an environmental rule imposed under former President Barack Obama regulating a potent greenhouse gas linked to climate change." READ MORE The National Debt Clock in NYC. (photo: Getty Images) 'Balanced-Budget' Republicans Vote to Add a Half Trillion to the Deficit With New Tax Cut Bill Josh Israel, ThinkProgress Israel writes: "As the nation watched the Senate Judiciary Committee meet to consider whether to rush through the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, the House Republican majority was quietly passing the Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 - a bill to make the Trump tax cuts for the rich permanent." READ MORE Fernanda Jacqueline Davila, in Tegucigalapa, Honduras, earlier this year, has been in government custody since she was taken from her grandmother at the border in late July. (photo: NYT) Here's the Heart-Wrenching Story of a Two-Year-Old Kid Facing an Immigration Judge Nick Martin, Splinter News Martin writes: "Fernanda Jacqueline Davila was taken from her grandmother when they approached the U.S. border in late July. Just two years old, Davila has spent the past two months communicating with a caseworker and translators before finally being brought before a judge." READ MORE Christine Blasey Ford answers questions at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., September 27, 2018. (photo: Melina Mara/Reuters) Ending Sexual Violence by Raising Better Boys Melinda Wenner Moyer, Slate Moyer writes: "As a woman and a mother, I've experienced the past few weeks on a handful of levels. I've been reminded of the dark experiences of my youth - even those of us who were never raped or assaulted still remember close calls or unpleasant encounters." READ MORE Florence Halstead wants to find out more about young people's attitudes to global warming. (photo: BBC) Vietnam's Children and the Fear of Climate Change David Shukman, BBC Shukman writes: "One little girl draws a nightmarish picture of people calling for rescue as they drown in rising water. Another sketches a huge snake with sharp teeth to show the power and danger of flooding. These disturbing images are the work of children at a primary school in Can Tho province, a region of Vietnam that is regularly swamped." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation