Robert Reich | If This Isn't a Sham Investigation, I Don't Know What Is

05 October 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News Robert Reich | If This Isn't a Sham Investigation, I Don't Know What Is  Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Facebook Page Reich writes: "As the nation slept, the White House announced that the FBI has completed its investigation into sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh." READ MORE Over a thousand people marched to the Supreme Court Thursday to protest nominee Brett Kavanaugh. (photo: Addy Baird/ThinkProgress) More Than 1,000 People March to Supreme Court as Senate Prepares to Confirm Kavanaugh Addy Baird, ThinkProgress Baird writes: "More than a thousand people marched to the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday to protest Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women." READ MORE  Natalia Veselnitskaya, the lawyer who met senior Trump campaign officials in 2016. (photo: Getty) Russian Official Linked to Natalia Veselnitskaya, the Trump Tower Lawyer, Is Dead Nico Hines, The Daily Beast Hines writes: "Russia's Deputy Attorney General Saak Karapetyan was exposed this year for running a foreign recruitment operation with Natalia Veselnitskaya." READ MORE Senator Bernie Sanders at a rally last year on Capitol Hill for a minimum and rights to form unions. (photo: Alex Wong/Getty) After Disney, Amazon Wage Hikes, Bernie Sanders Targets McDonald's John Bowden, The Hill Bowden writes: "Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (I) is taking aim at McDonald's after Amazon announced this week that it would raise its companywide minimum wage to $15 per hour, following months of pressure from Sanders and other progressives." READ MORE San Francisco police officers. (photo: Reuters) San Francisco Police Targeted Only Black Residents in Drug Arrests, Lawsuit Claims Sam Levin, Guardian UK Levin writes: "San Francisco police exclusively targeted black residents during undercover drug arrests as part of a pattern of racial profiling, according to a new lawsuit." READ MORE Erik Prince, founder of Blackwater and now chairman of Frontier Services, in Hong Kong in March 2017. (photo: Justin Chin/Bloomberg News) Erik Prince Again Pushes to Privatize Afghan War as Conflict Drags On Karen DeYoung, Shane Harris and Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post Excerpt: "More than a year after his plan to privatize the Afghan war was first shot down by the Trump ­administration, Erik Prince returned late last month to Kabul to push the proposal on the beleaguered government in Afghanistan, where many believe he has the ear - and the potential backing - of the U.S. president." READ MORE A pump jack at an oil drilling operation. (photo: Getty) Trump Administration Moves to Open 1.6 Million Acres to Fracking, Drilling in California Dale Kasler, The Sacramento Bee Kasler writes: "Ending a five-year moratorium, the Trump administration Wednesday took a first step toward opening 1.6 million acres of California public land to fracking and conventional oil drilling, triggering alarm bells among environmentalists." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation