Michael Moore | In Virginia, Centrism Gave Us a Hood and Some Shoe Polish

06 February 19 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News Michael Moore | In Virginia, Centrism Gave Us a Hood and Some Shoe Polish  Michael Moore, Michael Moore's Facebook Page Moore writes: "Virginia Democrats have learned what centerism [sic] and moderation got them. A hood and some shoe polish." READ MORE Democratic female members of Congress cheered after President Donald Trump said during his State of the Union address on Tuesday night that there were more women in Congress than ever before. (photo: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) ALSO SEE: Trump Uses Baseless Fear-Mongering in His State of the Union Speech to Push for a Border Wall State of the Union: Donald Trump Attacks Mueller and Democrats in Divisive Speech Lauren Gambino, Guardian UK Gambino writes: "Trump's State of the Union remarks were an apparent reference to the investigation, led by special counsel Robert Mueller, into Russian meddling in the US election, plus Democrats' promised oversight investigations into the president's conduct and personal finances." READ MORE Vermont senator Bernie Sanders addresses the crowd during the annual Martin Luther King Jr Day at the Dome event on January 21 in Columbia, SC. (photo: Sean Rayford/Getty Images) Bernie Against the Billionaires Meagan Day, Jacobin Day writes: "Bernie Sanders is right to want to hike the estate tax - there's no reason for billionaires to exist, and there's definitely no reason to allow their failsons to inherit their fortunes." READ MORE Trump's inauguration. (photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images) The Investigation Into Trump's Inauguration Money Looks Quite Serious Andrew Prokop, Vox Prokop writes: "The scope of documents requested in the subpoena and potential crimes investigators are probing are both remarkable - investigating everything from false statements to money laundering." READ MORE Jill Abramson's new book, Merchants of Truth, addresses the challenges of today's media landscape head on. (photo: Ali Smith/The Observer) Jill Abramson on Media Layoffs: 'The Villains Are Facebook and Google' Lucia Graves, Guardian UK Graves writes: "In January, as an already beleaguered news industry suffered the loss of an additional 1,000 jobs nationally, Facebook announced the opening of its strongest year ever. Overall newsroom employment is down nearly a quarter in less than 10 years." READ MORE The alarming number of disappeared people in Mexico makes one believe that the country is a clandestine grave in itself. (photo: Reuters) Mexico a 'Huge Clandestine Grave,' Says Government on Disappearances teleSUR Excerpt: "The undersecretary of Human Rights of the Ministry of the Interior, Alejandro Encinas of Mexico said Monday that Mexico in itself is a clandestine grave." READ MORE Last year, the U.S.'s carbon-dioxide emissions increased by an estimated 3.4 per cent, the second-largest gain in the past two decades. (photo: Fernando Moleres/Panos Pictures/Redux) Carolyn Kormann | The False Choice Between Economic Growth and Combatting Climate Change Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker Kormann writes: "As a small but growing coalition of congressional Democrats, led by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, have outlined as part of their Green New Deal, transforming the energy sector-and, really, the entire economy." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Update My Monthly Donation