Robert Reich | In Fighting All Oversight, Trump Has Made His Most Dictatorial Move

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30 April 19 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News FINAL DAY - WE SURELY NEED A GOOD ONE - This is the last day of the month and we are not even close to where we need to be. But we have made up a lot of ground in the past few days and we do have a chance to keep it close. Stop for just a moment and throw something in the hat. In peace and solidarity. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Robert Reich | In Fighting All Oversight, Trump Has Made His Most Dictatorial Move  Robert Reich, Guardian UK Reich writes: "'We’re fighting all the subpoenas,' says the person who is supposed to be chief executive of the United States government. In other words, there is to be no congressional oversight of this administration." READ MORE William Barr. (photo: Chris Kleponis/Bloomberg) Trump Tightens Asylum Rules, Will Make Immigrants Pay Fees to Seek Humanitarian Refuge Maria Sacchetti, Felicia Sonmez and Nick Miroff, The Washington Post Excerpt: "President Trump ordered major changes to U.S. asylum policies in a White House memo released Monday night, including measures that would charge fees to those applying for humanitarian refuge in the United States." READ MORE A rally in front of the White House. (photo: Getty Images) Here's What the 2020 Candidates Say About Fighting White Nationalism Luke Barnes, ThinkProgress Barnes writes: "Plenty of Democratic candidates have spoken out against far-right violence. Few have offered concrete solutions." READ MORE 'Robert Porter, head of the 1890 census, who had overseen the adoption of Hollerith’s tabulator machines, was deeply impressed by their power to sort immigrant and non-white populations based on numerous demographic variables.' (photo: Getty Images) The Racist - and High Tech - Origins of America's Modern Census Yasha Levine, Medium Excerpt: "The tools built to conduct the U.S. Census fueled Nazi genocide, internment, and state-sanctioned racism - and helped usher in the digital age." READ MORE ‘There should be more of a push for men to get rid of their fears around their masculinity and virility.' (photo: Sarinya Pinngam/Getty Images/EyeEm) Are We Any Closer to a Male Contraceptive? Ammar Kalia, Guardian UK Excerpt: "The arrival of birth control for men has been '10 years away for the past 40 years' - but the industry is holding back the science." READ MORE Juan Guaidó, the president of Venezuela’s National Assembly, at a rally with supporters in La Guaira in March. (photo: Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters) Venezuelan Defense Minister Rejects Guaido's Calls for Coup teleSUR Excerpt: "The self-proclaimed 'interim president' of Venezuela, Juan Guaido, went live on Twitter this morning to call on the military and people to begin an uprising against the legitimate government of President Nicolas Maduro." READ MORE Alfred Brownell, one of the recipients of the Goldman Environmental Prize. (photo: Goldman Environmental Prize/Mongabay) Meet the Winners of the 2019 Goldman Environmental Prize Shreya Dasgupta, Mongabay Dasgupta writes: "Six grassroots environmental activists will receive the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize today. Dubbed the Green Nobel Prize, the Goldman Prize honors environmental activists from each of the six continental regions: Europe, Asia, North America, Central and South America, Africa, and islands and island nations." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Update My Monthly Donation