This MEMORIAL DAY....

THE GREATEST TRIBUTE TO OUR VETERANS IS TO PLEDGE NO MORE WARS!

IT'S TIME TO WAGE PEACE!

Ilhan Omar | We Must Apply Our Universal Values to All Nations. Only Then Will We Achieve Peace.

18 March 19 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News HOW BAD ARE WE REALLY DOING ON FUNDRAISING? - The best single day of fundraising in our history was in March 2013. Over five hundred donors contributed more than thirteen thousand dollars - in one day. We are on day "13” of this funding drive now and we have raised barely half that. ($6.2K on the progress bar now.) That’s why we are pushing. Got to get you on board. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Ilhan Omar | We Must Apply Our Universal Values to All Nations. Only Then Will We Achieve Peace.  Rep. Ilhan Omar, The Washington Post Omar writes: "As a survivor of war and a refugee, I have sought to have an honest conversation about U.S. foreign policy, militarism and our role in the world." READ MORE House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) (photo: J. Scott Applewhite/AP) Civil Liberties Groups Urge Judiciary Committee to Press NSA on Surveillance Programs Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post Nakashima writes: "Several dozen civil liberties groups are pressing the House Judiciary Committee to hold hearings about a domestic surveillance power that Congress authorized in 2015 to end U.S. intelligence agencies' bulk collection of Americans' data." READ MORE 'It shouldn't have happened,' says Nicole Smith-Holt of Richfield, Minn., gazing at the death certificate of her son Alec Raeshawn Smith. (photo: Bram Sable-Smith/NPR) Americans Are Dying Because They Can't Afford Their Insulin. That's Now a 2020 Campaign Issue. Addy Baird, ThinkProgress Baird writes: "Insulin pricing may seem like a niche issue, but it's one that affects millions of people across the country." READ MORE In this Sept. 17, 2017 file photo, Cori Bush speaks on a bullhorn to protesters outside the St. Louis Police Department headquarters. Bush said her car has been run off the road, her home has been vandalized, and in 2014 someone shot a bullet into her car, narrowly missing her daughter, who was 13 at the time. (photo: Jeff Roberson/AP) Alarming Number of Men Tied to Ferguson Protests Have Died Associated Press Excerpt: "Six deaths, all involving men with connections to protests in Ferguson, Missouri, drew attention on social media and speculation in the activist community that something sinister was at play." READ MORE  Identity Evropa sign in front of a Trump branded building. (photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images) Seven Current US Military Members Outed as Having Ties to White Nationalist Group Sophie Weiner, Splinter Weiner writes: "Seven currently serving members of the U.S. military have been revealed to be involved with the white nationalist group Identity Evropa." READ MORE Jair Bolsonaro. (photo: Evaristo SA/Getty Images) ALSO SEE: 'Bolsonaro Is a Murderer' Signs Greet Brazilian President in US Brazil to Open Indigenous Lands to Mining Without Indigenous Consent Sue Branford and Maurício Torres, Mongabay Excerpt: "For many years, international and Brazilian mining companies have dreamed of getting access to the mineral wealth lying beneath indigenous lands. And finally, the government of Jair Bolsonaro seems determined to give them that opportunity." READ MORE 'At heart, these bills seek to insulate the worst facilities in the industry from the consequences of their actions by depriving Iowans of their right to make informed choices about the very food they eat.' (photo: Christian Science Monitor/Getty Images) 'Boycott Iowa': Latest Twist in Legal Tussle Between Animal Campaigners and US Farmers Erin McCormick, Guardian UK McCormick writes: "US governor has signed off legislation to prop up controversial 'ag-gag' laws in Iowa, just months after a federal court declared them unconstitutional. In retaliation, animal rights activists are calling on their supporters to boycott the state as a vacation destination." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Update My Monthly Donation

*****FOCUS: Sanders, Warren, Ocasio-Cortez, and Other Lawmakers Sign Pledge to End America's "Forever Wars"

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05 March 19 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News ONLY "5" PEOPLE HAVE DONATED TODAY - That’s where we get into trouble. Over 14K people have come to RSN so far today, only 5 have taken a moment to hit the donation links and chip-in. That’s indifference. That’s our problem. That’s "the" problem when you think about it. Reasonable assistance is all it takes. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS: Sanders, Warren, Ocasio-Cortez, and Other Lawmakers Sign Pledge to End America's "Forever Wars"  Alex Emmons and Ryan Grim, The Intercept  EXCERPT: All of the signatories so far are members of the Democratic caucus, and most of them are associated with the left wing of the party: Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren; Omar and other freshmen Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ro Khanna, and Rashida Tlaib; and Congressional Progressive Caucus co-chair Mark Pocan. Common Defense is also courting more moderate lawmakers, particularly those in swing districts and Democrats. So far, the group has also gotten the support of Montana Sen. Jon Tester, who was first elected in the heavily Republican state in 2006 after bucking advice from Washington consultants and running a populist campaign that condemned the Iraq War. The pledge leaves room for that conversation, with the use of the word “responsible” to describe the global pullback from combat operations that began after the September 11, 2001, attacks. In 2001, Congress authorized military operations against the groups responsible for those attacks. In the years since, that congressional authorization has been interpreted broadly and has led to combat against groups, like the Islamic State, that did not exist on 9/11. “The United States has been in a state of continuous, global, open-ended military conflict since 2001. Over 2.5 million troops have fought in this ‘Forever War’ in over a dozen countries – including Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Jordan, Niger, Somalia, and Thailand,” the pledge reads. It continues: “I pledge to the people of the United States of America, and to our military community in particular, that I will (1) fight to reclaim Congress’s constitutional authority to conduct oversight of U.S. foreign policy and independently debate whether to authorize each new use of military force, and (2) act to bring the Forever War to a responsible and expedient conclusion.” Excerpt: "Eight members of Congress have taken a pledge to work to bring ongoing U.S. global military conflicts to a 'responsible and expedient' end, the result of a first-of-its kind lobbying effort by military veterans on Capitol Hill." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Update My Monthly Donation