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21 February 19 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News TRY TO SEE HOW PROFOUNDLY PUBLIC SUPPORT AFFECTS THE QUALITY OF THE PRESENTATION - People love RSN, but why? Because we don't lie, but why? Because we don't have to. There is no one to pressure us to do so. We do what our supporters expect us to do. Help RSN, the sky is the limit. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Robert Reich | Howard's End  Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog Reich writes: "America is the only place in the world where any citizen over the age of 35 can run for president. No experience in government necessary. No support from a political party necessary. You don't even have to have any ideas or policy proposals." READ MORE A view of the White House March 16, 2018, in Washington, D.C. (photo: Getty) Trump White House Is Forcing Interns to Sign NDAs and Threatening Them With Financial Ruin Asawin Suebsaeng, The Daily Beast Suebsaeng writes: "When the Trump White House welcomed its newest batch of interns earlier this year, the director of the internship program, Zoe Jackman, did what administration officials normally do when fresh blood arrives: She warned them against being 'leakers.'" READ MORE Senator Bernie Sanders. (photo: AP) It's Foreign Policy That Distinguishes Bernie This Time Peter Beinart, The Atlantic Beinart writes: "Sanders arguably talks about foreign policy more than any other declared candidate does. Of the four senators who launched their candidacies via video - Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, Kamala Harris, and Sanders - only his mentioned foreign policy." READ MORE Speaker Nancy Pelosi. (photo: Jabin Botsford) House Democrats Move to Block Trump's Emergency Declaration on Border Reuters Excerpt: "Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives plan to introduce a resolution on Friday to end President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration on border security, according to aides to Representative Joaquin Castro." READ MORE The D-Wing inside the S One of America's Harshest Isolation Units Was Exposed by a Desperate, Handwritten Account From the Inside Jon Schuppe, NBC News Schuppe writes: "In February 2015, a Georgia prison inmate mailed a handwritten complaint to the federal court in Macon, saying he'd been held in a windowless cell for nearly 24 hours a day for five years." READ MORE Jennifer Parrott, a certified nurse practitioner, left, talks with a doctor about a patient at the Oklahoma Health Sciences Emergency Department, in Oklahoma City. (photo: Sue Ogrocki/AP) Red States Try Everything but Straightforward Medicaid Expansion - and the Latest Is Oklahoma Amanda Michelle Gomez, ThinkProgress Gomez writes: "Red states that opposed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) during Barack Obama's presidency are more likely to implement the 2010 law now, under Donald Trump, albeit with limitations - and Oklahoma is a fine example of this phenomenon." READ MORE Amtrak train. (photo: AP) I Love Taking Long-Distance Trains. Here's Why I'm Thrilled Amtrak Might Cut Them Back. Eric Holthaus, Grist Holthaus writes: "Amtrak is planning a major restructuring of its national network, which could finally make shorter-routes competitive with air travel." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Update My Monthly Donation