Reader Supported News | 03 March 16
Before the March Fundraiser - Please Read!
We had a big breakthrough in our February fundraiser. It wasn't the amount of money we raised. It was the speed with which we completed the drive.
The small victory in February was that we raised a little more money, $24,383, than we did in January, $22,879. The big victory was that it took "6 fewer days." That's huge.
Without any doubt had we kept the February drive going longer we would have raised more money. We chose not to do it. We chose to stick to our core philosophy, "incremental growth - shorter fundraisers."
The importance of shorter fundraisers cannot be overstated. The benefits to our mission, our community and our staff are stark. We are not here to raise money, we are here to challenge, head-on, rampant injustice.
We will need to raise enough money in March to fund the organization, but our focus is going to be on getting it done in a timely manner.
With the greatest respect.
Marc Ash
Curator, Reader Supported News
Curator, Reader Supported News
Glenn Greenwald | The New York Times' Strange Behavior in the Controversy Over Trump's Off-the-Record Comments
Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept
Greenwald writes: "The off-the-record ritual can have only two possible purposes: One, candidates can lie to NYT editors in order to induce them to think more favorably about their candidacy, or, two, they can secretly and honestly acknowledge that their public statements made to voters are false but have the editors be bound by the off-the-record agreement not to alert the public. Either way, what journalistic value is provided by agreeing to conceal parts of the interview with a presidential candidate from the public?"
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Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept
Greenwald writes: "The off-the-record ritual can have only two possible purposes: One, candidates can lie to NYT editors in order to induce them to think more favorably about their candidacy, or, two, they can secretly and honestly acknowledge that their public statements made to voters are false but have the editors be bound by the off-the-record agreement not to alert the public. Either way, what journalistic value is provided by agreeing to conceal parts of the interview with a presidential candidate from the public?"
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Trump in the Crosshairs at Rowdy GOP Debate
Jonathan Easley, The Hill
Easley writes: "Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz continued their scorched-earth campaigns against Donald Trump at the Republican debate in Detroit on Thursday."
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Jonathan Easley, The Hill
Easley writes: "Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz continued their scorched-earth campaigns against Donald Trump at the Republican debate in Detroit on Thursday."
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Husband of San Bernardino Survivor Calls for Stronger Gun Laws, Not Weaker Privacy
Jenna McLaughlin, The Intercept
McLaughlin writes: "As Apple fights a judge's order to help the government hack an iPhone used by San Bernardino killer Syed Rizwan Farook, interested parties are weighing in with legal briefs and letters. Perhaps the most powerful submission so far is a letter sent by Salihin Kondoker, whose wife is a survivor of the holiday party rampage that left 14 dead."
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Jenna McLaughlin, The Intercept
McLaughlin writes: "As Apple fights a judge's order to help the government hack an iPhone used by San Bernardino killer Syed Rizwan Farook, interested parties are weighing in with legal briefs and letters. Perhaps the most powerful submission so far is a letter sent by Salihin Kondoker, whose wife is a survivor of the holiday party rampage that left 14 dead."
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Mitt Romney and John McCain Denounce Donald Trump as a Danger to Democracy
Alexander Burns and Michael Barbaro, The New York Times
Excerpt: "In a detailed, thorough and lacerating assault on Mr. Trump and the angry movement he has inspired, Mitt Romney, the party's nominee in 2012, attacked him as 'a fraud' and 'a phony' who would drive the country to the point of collapse."
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Alexander Burns and Michael Barbaro, The New York Times
Excerpt: "In a detailed, thorough and lacerating assault on Mr. Trump and the angry movement he has inspired, Mitt Romney, the party's nominee in 2012, attacked him as 'a fraud' and 'a phony' who would drive the country to the point of collapse."
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America's 'Lead Wars' Go Beyond Flint, Michigan: 'It's Now Really Everywhere'
Terry Gross, NPR
Gross reports: "Flint, Michigan, isn't the only American city with a lead problem."
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Terry Gross, NPR
Gross reports: "Flint, Michigan, isn't the only American city with a lead problem."
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What Newly Released Bin Laden Documents Teach Us About Al Qaeda
Warren Strobel, Phil Stewart, and Mark Hosenball, Reuters
Excerpt: "The documents depict an al Qaeda that was unwavering in its commitment to global jihad, but with its core leadership in Pakistan and Afghanistan under pressure on multiple fronts."
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Warren Strobel, Phil Stewart, and Mark Hosenball, Reuters
Excerpt: "The documents depict an al Qaeda that was unwavering in its commitment to global jihad, but with its core leadership in Pakistan and Afghanistan under pressure on multiple fronts."
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US Seeks End to Yellowstone Grizzly Protections
Matthew Brown, Associated Press
Brown writes: "The federal government is proposing to lift threatened-species protections for hundreds of Yellowstone-area grizzlies, opening the door to future hunts for the fearsome bears across parts of three states for the first time since the 1970s."
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Matthew Brown, Associated Press
Brown writes: "The federal government is proposing to lift threatened-species protections for hundreds of Yellowstone-area grizzlies, opening the door to future hunts for the fearsome bears across parts of three states for the first time since the 1970s."
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