Charles Pierce | The Georgia Governor's Race Is Ground Zero in the Battle for American Democracy

12 October 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News RSN: A CLEAR STEADY VOICE FOR JUSTICE: RSN never wavers in its commitment to pressing the case for social justice. For over a decade you have been able to rely on us being there day in and day out. No matter how difficult or unpopular an issue might be we do not waver or back down. How important is something you can depend on? / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Charles Pierce | The Georgia Governor's Race Is Ground Zero in the Battle for American Democracy  Charles Pierce, Esquire Pierce writes: "Stacey Abrams and Brian Kemp are waging war over the right to vote itself. The winner may well win the governorship." READ MORE Democratic candidate for Georgia's Governor Stacy Abrams. (photo: John Bazemore/AP) Massive Voter Suppression Campaign Launched in Georgia Ben Nadler, Associated Press Nadler writes: "Marsha Appling-Nunez was showing the college students she teaches how to check online if they're registered to vote when she made a troubling discovery. Despite being an active Georgia voter who had cast ballots in recent elections, she was no longer registered." READ MORE Robert Mueller, the former FBI director and the special counsel who is leading the Russia investigation. (photo: Getty) Trump Legal Team Preparing Answers to Written Questions From Mueller Major Garrett, CBS News Garrett writes: "President Trump's legal team has begun preparing answers to written questions posed by special counsel Robert Mueller's team, sources directly involved in the process say." READ MORE Helen, a five-year-old from Honduras, was detained after the Trump Administration announced that it would halt the separation of immigrant families. (photo: LUPE) The Five-Year-Old Who Was Detained at the Border and Persuaded to Sign Away Her Rights Sarah Stillman, The New Yorker Stillman writes: "According to a long-standing legal precedent known as the Flores settlement, which established guidelines for keeping children in immigration detention, Helen had a right to a bond hearing before a judge; that hearing would have likely hastened her release from government custody and her return to her family." READ MORE The death chamber at the Georgia Diagnostic Prison in Jackson, Georgia. (photo: Erik S. Lesser/Getty) Washington Supreme Court Outlaws Death Penalty in the State for Good Mark Joseph Stern, Slate Stern writes: "On Thursday, the Washington Supreme Court ruled that capital punishment violates the state constitution." READ MORE Relatives of 12-year-old Faris Hafez al-Sarasawi at his funeral. He was killed after Israeli soldiers' intervention in the 'Great March of Return' demonstrations in Gaza, October 2018. (photo: Anadolu) Nkosi Zwelivelile | My Grandfather Nelson Mandela Fought Apartheid. I See the Parallels With Israel Nkosi Zwelivelile, Guardian UK Zwelivelile writes: "While my country has long been free from racist minority rule, the world is not yet free of the crime of apartheid." READ MORE Jeffrey Bossert Clark was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 11 as assistant attorney general for environment and natural resources. (photo: Drew Angerer/Getty) Senate Confirms BP Oil Spill Lawyer as Government's Top Environment Attorney  Marianne Lavelle, InsideClimate News Lavelle writes: "Jeffrey Bossert Clark has repeatedly challenged the science underpinning U.S. climate policy. He'll be defending the administration's policy rollbacks." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation