RSN: Tim Dickinson | Scott Pruitt: Requiem for a Grifter

07 July 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News SHORTER FUNDRAISERS REQUIRE GREATER URGENCY - If we are going to continue to limit the duration of the fundraising drives - something everyone wants, including us - then we need to move it. Last month we reduced the duration of the fundraising drive by 6 days, and nearly equaled what we had raised the month before. That’s a major step in the right direction. In fact it probably could be shorter still. More to come on that. In the meantime, it’s better to get it over with. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Tim Dickinson | Scott Pruitt: Requiem for a Grifter  Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone Dickinson writes: “Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt – who at times appeared to be competing in a personal decathalon of corruption – finally resigned Thursday.” READ MORE A holding facility for immigrants. (photo: Ross D. Franklin/Pool Photo) ALSO SEE: Defense Contractor Detained Immigrant Kids in Vacant Phoenix Office Building Trump Administration Lost Track of Parents of 38 Young Migrant Children Julia Ainsley, NBC News Ainsley writes: “Government lawyers said Friday that they cannot locate the parents of 38 migrant children under the age of 5, as a federal judge indicated he is open to extending the deadline for reuniting nearly 3,000 children separated from their mothers and fathers while crossing the US-Mexico border.” READ MORE Maxine Waters. (photo: Emma McIntire) 'You Better Shoot Straight': How Maxine Waters Became Trump's Public Enemy Number 1 Rory Carroll, Guardian UK Carroll writes: “Amid threats to assassinate, hang, lynch, expel and otherwise silence her, Maxine Waters clambered on to a stage in Los Angeles last week and did what comes naturally: hurl defiance.” READ MORE Police arrive at a crime scene in New York City. (photo: Latest) The NYPD Secret Files: What We Learned From Thousands of Secret NYPD Disciplinary Files Kendall Taggart, Mike Hayer, BuzzFeed News Excerpt: “Today BuzzFeed News is making public one of the New York Police Department’s most fiercely guarded secrets: a database of disciplinary findings for about 1,800 NYPD employees who faced departmental misconduct charges between 2011 and 2015.” READ MORE Workers at a factory. (photo: Bloomberg) New Study Confirms That American Workers Are Getting Ripped Off Eric Levitz, New York Magazine Levitz writes: “America’s unemployment rate is hovering near half-century lows. There are now more job openings than unemployed workers in the United States for the first time since the government began tracking that ratio. For America’s working class, macroeconomic conditions don’t get much better than this.” READ MORE In Colombia's capital city of Bogota, and in Medellin thousands gathered with lit candles to reject incidents of violence. (photo: Colombianos por el Mundo) Worldwide Vigils Protest Murder of Colombian Social Leaders TeleSUR Excerpt: “Several cities around the world joined Colombia’s vigil Friday to protest the systematic murder of social and community leaders.” READ MORE View of construction crew backfilling the trench burying the Bayou Bridge Pipeline, next to Melinda Tillies's house in Youngsville, Louisiana from her kitchen. The pipeline was installed about 25 feet from her home on her neighbors land. There are no federal rules about how close a pipeline can be built next to a home. (photo: Julie Dermansky/Greenpeace) Fighting Back in the Shadow of Risk and Environmental Injustice in Louisiana Lauren Reid, Greenpeace  Reid writes: “If you’ve ever been to the Audubon Aquarium in New Orleans, you’ll find yourself wandering through its largest exhibit — showcasing the vast, teeming marine life one would expect to find in the Gulf of Mexico.” READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation