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Bernie Sanders | This Is Why We Should Cancel All Student Debt 

Bernie Sanders, Medium
Sanders writes: "I don't often use this phrase but we are, in fact, offering a 'revolutionary' proposal - a proposal that will transform and improve our country in many ways."
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Special counsel Robert Mueller testifies during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee July 26, 2007, when he was FBI director. (photo: Alex Wong/Getty)

Special Counsel Robert Mueller Has Agreed to Testify in Front of Congress
Ella Nilsen, Vox
Nilsen writes: "After weeks of speculation about whether special counsel Robert Mueller would testify before Congress, House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff have announced Mueller will appear in front of their committees in July."
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The bodies of Salvadoran migrant Oscar Alberto Martinez Ramirez and his nearly 2-year-old daughter Valeria lie on the bank of the Rio Grande in Matamoros, Mexico, June 24, 2019. (photo: Julia Le Duc/AP

Shocking Photo of Drowned Salvadoran Father and Daughter Highlights Migrants' Border Peril
Patrick Timmons, Martin Hodgson and David Agren, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "The grim reality of the migration crisis unfolding on America's southern border has been captured in photographs showing the lifeless bodies of a Salvadoran father and his daughter who drowned as they attempted to cross the Rio Grande into Texas."
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Tiffany Cabán, center, declared victory at her election night party on Tuesday, but the official outcome still awaits a count of absentee ballots. (photo: Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times)

AOC-Backed Progressive Tiffany Caban Declares Victory in Queens DA Race
Gideon Resnick, The Daily Beast
Resnick writes: "Another earthshaking political upset roared through Queens, New York, on Tuesday night." 

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Cabán—who has talked about decriminalizing sex work and also talked about arresting ICE agents in courtrooms—envisions an office that will not evaluate performance based on convictions but rather reduced incarceration and recidivism and increased community engagement, and that will provide updated information about sentencing policies, arrest rates and charging decisions.

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Democrat Sara Gideon. (photo: Portland Press Herald)

Meet Sara Gideon, the Democrat Running to Unseat Susan Collins
Sarah Jones, The Cut
Jones writes: "Senator Susan Collins cast her 7,000th consecutive vote earlier this month, according to the Associated Press, but if she chooses to run for reelection, as she is expected to do, her lengthy Senate tenure may be in jeopardy."
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Palestinians protesters in Dheisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem. (photo: Ibrahim Husseini/Al Jazeera)

Palestinians Denounce Kushner-Led 'Peace Plan'
Ibrahim Husseini, Al Jazeera
Husseini writes: "Hundreds of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank are protesting against the United States' Middle East peace plan, taking to the streets on the eve of a US-sponsored summit in Bahrain where Washington is expected to reveal details of its long-awaited initiative."
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Al Gore: 'We have entered an age of environmental crises and of widening social divides.' (photo: Agenja Gazeta)

Climate Crisis: Al Gore Says Global Economy Needs Major Upgrade, Fast
Jillian Ambrose, Guardian UK
Ambrose writes: "Al Gore has said the global economy requires a fundamental upgrade to become more sustainable in order for the world to survive an environmental crisis and widening social divides."
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RSN: William Boardman | US Makes Stuff Up to Grease the Skids for War on Iran

20 April 19 Hate Broadcasting or Education News What is the purpose of reading news? Why do we? Is it so that we may be instructed by those who publish or broadcast the news to hate, to fear? Or is it because we choose to educate ourselves? If being well informed is important, how important is it that the well of information remain untainted? Help us with a little support if you can. Marc Ash Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Update My Monthly Donation If you would prefer to send a check: Reader Supported News PO Box 2043 Citrus Hts, CA 95611

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RSN: William Boardman | US Makes Stuff Up to Grease the Skids for War on Iran 

William Boardman, Reader Supported News
Boardman writes: "With absolutely zero good reasons for waging war on Iran, the Trump administration goes on making stuff up to lie the country into yet another war."
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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler. (photo: Zach Gibson/Getty)

Top Democrat Sees "Considerable Evidence of Obstruction of Justice" in Mueller Report, Issues Subpoena
Kathryn Watson, CBS News
Watson writes: "House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler said Friday he sees 'considerable evidence of obstruction of justice' in special counsel Robert Mueller's report, but isn't sure where congressional investigations will end up."
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How the IRS Gave Up Fighting Political Dark Money Groups
Maya Miller, ProPublica
Miller writes: "Six years after it was excoriated for allegedly targeting conservative organizations, the agency has largely given up on regulating an entire category of nonprofits. The result: More dark money gushes into the political system."
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Senator Susan Collins. (photo: Gregory Rec/Press Herald)

Susan Collins Receives More Donations From Texas Fossil Fuel Industry Than From Maine Residents
Alex Gangitano and Miranda Green, The Hill
Excerpt: "Sen. Susan Collins received nearly $50,000 in campaign donations last quarter from the Texas oil and gas industry, a number more than five times the amount in donations she received from Maine residents."
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U.S. military personnel in Afghanistan. (photo: 1st. Lt. Ryan DeBooy/U.S. Army)

US Military Spending Set to Increase for Fifth Consecutive Year, Nearing Levels During Height of Iraq War
Jeff Stein and Aaron Gregg, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "America's military budget is set to grow for a fifth consecutive year to near-historic highs in 2020, as lawmakers push increases in defense spending for next year despite opposition from some liberals in Congress and deficit hawks."
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Women at a protest against femicide in San Salvador, on 29 March. (photo: Jose Cabesas/Reuters)

Report: Teenage Girls Most at Risk Amid Rising Sexual Violence in El Salvador
Jessica Murray, Guardian UK
Murray writes: "Rates of sexual violence in El Salvador rose by a third last year, with the majority of cases involving teenage girls."
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Air pollution hangs over the heart of London in this view along the River Thames. (photo: Mike Hewitt/Getty)

Air Pollution Is Killing More People Than Smoking - and Fossil Fuels Are Largely to Blame
Sharon Zhang, Pacific Standard
Zhang writes: "A new study finds that air pollution caused by fossil fuel emissions is killing millions and disrupting the water cycle."
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Democrats Slam Collins for Kavanaugh Vote in Wake of Supreme Court Ruling on Louisiana Abortion Law

09 February 19 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News YOU PICKED AN ORGANIZATION THAT CHALLENGES INJUSTICE - It's what we do all day every day. When you come here to “Reader Supported News” and ignore the organization's funding that is unfair and it is unjust. We will absolutely challenge that too. We - must - have your help to do this. Right now you are not providing it. Unfair, unjust. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Democrats Slam Collins for Kavanaugh Vote in Wake of Supreme Court Ruling on Louisiana Abortion Law  Felicia Sonmez and Michael Scherer, The Washington Post Excerpt: "Democrats and liberal groups on Friday pointed to a Supreme Court ruling in an abortion case to argue that Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh would vote to overturn Roe v. Wade, focusing their ire on Sen. Susan Collins, a Maine Republican who supported Kavanaugh's nomination last year and faces a tough 2020 reelection." READ MORE Senator Elizabeth Warren. (photo: Getty Images) Senator Elizabeth Warren Officially Launches 2020 Presidential Campaign Tom McCarthy, Guardian UK McCarthy writes: "Senator Elizabeth Warren formally launched her presidential bid in Massachusetts on Saturday with a tough populist call to fight economic inequality - a message she hopes will distinguish her in a crowded Democratic field and help her move past the controversy over her prior claims to Native American heritage." READ MORE Chief Justice John Roberts stands with U.S. Supreme Court Justices in the House chamber prior to the 2016 State of the Union address. (photo: Reuters) Roberts Swings to the Left on Key SCOTUS Abortion Vote Robert Barnes, Chicago Tribune Excerpt: "A divided Supreme Court said Thursday that Louisiana may not enforce a law that opponents say would close most of the state's abortion clinics and leave it with only one doctor eligible to perform the procedure." READ MORE Four neo-Nazis beat black school teacher DeAndre Harris with iron bars and lumber. (photo: Zach D. Roberts) Fourth Man Found Guilty in Brutal Charlottesville Parking Garage Assault Al Jazeera Excerpt: "A court has found a fourth man guilty of a brutal attack on a 20-year-old African American during the deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in August 2017." READ MORE Some 30 million Americans are going to end up owing the IRS money this year, which is three million more people than owed the IRS money before the Trump administration's tax law went into effect. (photo: WP) Reeling From the Shutdown and Trump's Tax Law, Americans See 8.4% Drop in Average Tax Refunds Jessica M. Goldstein, ThinkProgress Goldstein writes: "Last April, President Trump bragged that, under his new tax code, not only would 'you save a lot of money,' but that the filing process would be so simple, you'd be able to file on 'one page, one card.'" READ MORE Supporters hold up signs for the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who Turkish police said was killed in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. (photo: Ozan Kose/Getty) Trump Skips Deadline for Report on Khashoggi Murder, Will Not Impose Sanctions on Saudis teleSUR Excerpt: "The United States Trump administration signaled Friday it was unlikely to meet a deadline to report to Congress on whether it intends to impose sanctions on those responsible for the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, prompting an angry backlash on Capitol Hill." READ MORE The protests are injecting a new urgency into the debate around climate change. (photo: Eric Lalmand/Getty Images) A Huge Climate Change Movement Led by Teenage Girls Is Sweeping Europe. And It's Coming to the US Next. J. Lester Feder, Zahra Hirji and Pascale Mueller, BuzzFeed Excerpt: "A huge student protest movement led almost exclusively by teenage girls and young women is sweeping Europe, and it's on the brink of breaking through in the US." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Update My Monthly Donation

FOCUS: Robert Reich | The GOP's Wealthy Donors Have Rewarded Susan Collins for Her Kavanaugh Vote

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FOCUS: Robert Reich | The GOP's Wealthy Donors Have Rewarded Susan Collins for Her Kavanaugh Vote 

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Reich writes: "Susan Collins just had the best fundraising quarter of her career, hauling in a record $1.8 million in the final stretch of last year."
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Matt Taibbi | Three Colliding Problems Leading to a New Economic Disaster

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Matt Taibbi | Three Colliding Problems Leading to a New Economic Disaster 

Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone
Taibbi writes: "The soaring stock market has been the crux of Donald Trump's argument for the competence of his reign. It might be his favorite tweet subject, outside the 'Failing New York Times.' But since the market hit an all-time high on October 3rd, Trump has shifted his tweets to other subjects. This makes sense, given that it took a nasty dive."
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Framers of the U.S. Constitution. (image: Slate/Howard Chandler Christy)

Jamelle Bouie | Minority Rule Does Not Have to Be Here Forever: Arguing That the Framers Intended It Is Specious and Ignorant of History
Jamelle Bouie, Slate
Bouie writes: "Calls to transform the Senate, or create new states, or even 'pack the court' aren't attacks on norms; they are Americans doing the hard work of crafting a democracy that works for them, of taking seriously the idea that the Constitution exists for us, not us for the Constitution."
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Turkish police are believed to have a voice recording of Khashoggi's murder. (photo: Virginia Mayo/AP)

ALSO SEE: Donald Trump Says 'Rogue Killers'
May Have Murdered Khashoggi

Turkish Police Have Audio of 'Khashoggi Killing in Consulate'
Sinem Koseoglu, Al Jazeera
Koseoglu writes: "New details emerge over the disappearance of Khashoggi, who was allegedly killed in Saudi consulate in Istanbul."
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Senator Susan Collins speaks to reporters after announcing her support for the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, October 5, 2018. (photo: Yuri Gripas/Reuters)

Maine Faces Consumer Backlash After Senator Susan Collins Backs Kavanaugh
David Millward, The Telegraph
Millward writes: "Businesses in Maine are facing a backlash after Susan Collins, the state's Republican senator, decided to back the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court."
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A fight breaks out on E. 83rd street near the Metropolitan Republican Club on Friday. (photo: Sam Costanza/New York Daily News)

NYPD Makes Assurances, but No New Arrests, on Proud Boys Mob Violence
Luke Barnes, ThinkProgress 

According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, at least two individuals who took part in Friday’s street violence were members of the 211 Bootboys, a far-right skinhead gang based in Manhattan that had previously been tied to the brutal beating of two grad students at a bar in 2017. A third individual, who is listed as one of the NYPD’s persons of interest, has belonged to the Latino skinhead group Battalion 49 and previously attended the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville last year.

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We continue to investigate the violent incident on the UES on Friday night, and need information regarding these persons-of-interest. no complaints have been filed; If you were the victim of a crime, or have information about the incident, please call 1-800-577-TIPS. @NYPDTips

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Barnes writes: "Detectives are attempting to identify three persons-of-interest - who somehow the entire internet has already identified."
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Aloisio Sampaio, a trade unionist known as Alenquer, the leader of the KM Mil landless peasant occupation. He was murdered on 11 October. (photo: Thais Borges)

Landless Movement Leader Assassinated in Brazilian Amazon
Sue Branford and Maurício Torres, Mongabay
Excerpt: "The peasant leader, Aluisio Samper, known as Alenquer, was assassinated last Thursday afternoon in his home in the town of Castelo de Sonhos."
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An orca breaches in view of Mount Baker, 60 miles distant, in the Salish Sea in the San Juan Islands of Washington. (photo: Elaine Thompson/AP)

A Baby Orca's Death, a Mother's Grief and a State's Call to Action
James Rainey, NBC News 

That trio of challenges has been created over a century and could take that long, or longer, to be reversed. That makes the southern resident orcas fragile, particularly given how much they have struggled to reproduce. Two-thirds of the group’s pregnancies from 2007 to 2014 failed. Not a single calf has survived more than three years.

Rainey writes: "From 2007 to 2014, two-thirds of Pacific Northwest orca pregnancies failed. Not a single calf has survived more than three years."
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