RSN: Marc Ash | Pragmatism Won't Win the Presidency

06 September 19

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06 September 19 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News Serious Fund-Raising, Here and Now: Reader Supported News is surviving and maintaining services in the worst economic environment our organization has ever seen. But just barely. Today we ask for the support of all RSN readers who can afford to give. This will be a good fund-raiser. Thanks to all in advance. -- ma/RSN Sure, I'll make a donation! RSN: Marc Ash | Pragmatism Won't Win the Presidency Marc Ash, Reader Supported News Ash writes: "The New York Times recently decided to make what has been painfully obvious about Joe Biden and his campaign from the onset the subject of a feature story." READ MORE It Wasn't a Debate, but CNN's 7-Hour Climate Forum Laid Bare Key Differences Among Democrats E.A. Crunden, ThinkProgress Crunden writes: "CNN's seven-hour town hall on the climate crisis wasn't the debate many activists have spent months calling for. But Wednesday night's marathon event teased out notable differences among Democratic presidential contenders, giving voters a taste of how each candidate might approach climate policy if elected." READ MORE FBI Document: Monitoring Immigration Activists as Violent "Extremists" - Though There's Been No Violence Igor Derysh, Salon Derysh writes: "An FBI document obtained by Yahoo News shows that the bureau is monitoring groups that protest the Trump administration immigration policies as 'extremists.'" READ MORE As Trump Looted FEMA and the Military for His Border Policies, DHS Bought High-End Chairs With Taxpayer Funds Scott Bixby, The Daily Beast Bixby writes: "Much of the new furniture is earmarked for the department's new Washington, D.C. headquarters, dubbed 'the most ambitious federal building project since the Pentagon.'" READ MORE New York Announces Antitrust Investigation Into Facebook, Kicking Off Bipartisan Effort Taylor Telford and Tony Romm, The Washington Post Excerpt: "New York Attorney General Letitia James said Friday that her office is launching an antitrust investigation into Facebook, kicking off a bipartisan wave of independent state investigations targeting the company as well as Google's parent company, Alphabet." READ MORE Robert Mugabe: Hero, Villain, Human Elsie Eyakuze, Al Jazeera Eyakuze writes: "This is the country that Mugabe helped build. This is the country Mugabe helped destroy." READ MORE After a Quiet Summer, 'Dangerous' California Wildfire Burns Equivalent of 753 Football Fields in Five Hours Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch Rosane writes: "As of 5:30 p.m. Thursday, the Southern California blaze had spread to 1,974 acres and was 10 percent contained." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Update My Monthly Donation