Susan B. Glasser | The International Crisis of Donald Trump

13 January 19 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News I WISH MORE PEOPLE WOULD DONATE. I'M A SOCIAL WORKER ... and we all know social workers don't earn much -- and 75 years old, and I donate $48 monthly, more than three times what it costs for home delivery of the Washington Post. I just gave RSN an extra $100 this evening because I felt somebody had to do something. C'mon, loyal readers -- help out just a little more! / Katie, RSN Reader-Supporter Sure, I'll make a donation! Susan B. Glasser | The International Crisis of Donald Trump  Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker Glasser writes: "The Washington circus, especially at this moment, is both all-consuming and inward-looking, and it can be shockingly easy to forget how much of an impact the disruptions of the Trump era are having on the rest of the world." READ MORE Angela Davis. (photo: Paul Morigi/Getty Images) Angela Davis: We Owe It to People Who Came Before Us to Fight to Abolish Prisons Democracy Now! Excerpt: "Angela Davis is a leading advocate for prison abolition, a position informed by her own experience as a prisoner and a fugitive on the FBI's top 10 wanted list more than 40 years ago." READ MORE Naila Amin, 26, looks out from a classroom window at Nassau Community College in Garden City, N.Y. in 2016. (photo: Kathy Kmonicek/AP) Immigration Act Approved Thousands of Child Brides to Live in the US Associated Press Excerpt: "Thousands of requests by men to bring in child and adolescent brides to live in the United States were approved in the past decade, according to government data. In one case, a 49-year-old man applied for admission for a 15-year-old girl." READ MORE Jeanine Pirro. (photo: AP) Here Are the 358 Words Donald Trump Said When Asked if He Works for Putin. (None of Them Were 'No') Alan Pyke, ThinkProgress Pyke writes: "His answer took a minute and 52 seconds and followed the rambling, diversionary style he's always favored when speaking off the cuff. He said 358 words, punctuated with Pirro's affirming laughter. 'No' was not one of them." READ MORE Honduras exploded in demonstrations following a coup by a general and the country's oligarchs in 2009 that ousted President Manuel Zelaya. The post-coup regime, propped up by the U.S. government, has waged a war on workers and democracy, a crucial backstory to the migrant caravans arriving at the border. (photo: Francesco Michele/CC BY-NC 2.0) The Backstory to the Migrant Caravan Is Repression of Democracy and Labor in Honduras Judy Ancel and Dana Frank, Labor Notes Excerpt: "Today Honduras is a dictatorship propped up by the U.S. Democracy was never restored. Despite all the protests, things are worse - it's become a narco-state." READ MORE California governor Gavin Newsom's new budget is a clear rebuke of Donald Trump's national agenda. (photo: Elijah Nouvelage/EPA) California Gov Rebukes Trump Agenda With Immigrant Healthcare, Free College and 6 Months Maternity Leave Vivian Ho, Guardian UK Ho writes: "The first budget proposal of California's freshly sworn-in governor Gavin Newsom seeks to 'make the California dream available to all.' It's also a clear rebuke of Donald Trump's national agenda." READ MORE Sanford, Maine. (photo: CS Monitor) China Gets Tough on US Recyclables. How One Maine Town Is Fighting Back. Christa Case Bryant, The Christian Science Monitor Bryant writes: "At a time when many American cities and towns face steep costs for their recycling programs, leading some to dump their recyclables in landfills or stop collecting them altogether, Sanford's example offers an alternative path forward." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Update My Monthly Donation