Daniel Ellsberg: Dismantle the American Doomsday Machine

29 November 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News DOWN BUT NOT OUT: We have great people contributing to Reader Supported News. These are wonderful contributions coming in. But there is a problem! We MUST find a way to get more of you to join them. The numbers are still unworkably low. This is a fight we must win. We will not walk away from it. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Daniel Ellsberg: Dismantle the American Doomsday Machine  Paul Jay, The Real News Network Excerpt: "Their ignoring the reality of nuclear winter has nothing to do with raising doubts about it." READ MORE Michael Cohen. (photo: Getty) Michael Cohen Pleads Guilty Again, Now for Lying to Congress About Russia Deal Rosalind S. Helderman, Matt Zapotosky and Devlin Barrett, The Washington Post Excerpt: "President Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen pleaded guilty Thursday in New York to lying to Congress about a Moscow real estate project that Trump and his company pursued at the same time he was running for president." READ MORE A woman holds a sign that reads, 'Equal Pay' during 'A Day Without A Woman' demonstration on March 8, 2017, in Miami. (photo: Joe Raedle/Getty) Gender Pay Gap Is Worse Than Thought: Study Shows Women Actually Earn Half the Income of Men Reuters Excerpt: "Women earned roughly half the income of men in the United States over a 15-year period, taking into account time off for family or child care, according to a report released on Wednesday, which found the pay gap is far greater than has commonly been assumed." READ MORE An estimated 3.9 million children were uninsured in 2017. (photo: John Moore/Getty) Number of Uninsured Children in America Grows for the First Time in a Decade Tami Luhby, CNN Luhby writes: "For the first time in nearly a decade, the number of uninsured children in America has grown." READ MORE Sinclair forces local stations to air 'must-run' segment defending tear-gassing migrants. (photo: Sinclair) Public Outrage After Right-Wing Sinclair Airs Anti-Immigrant, Pro-Tear Gas Piece Democracy Now! Excerpt: "In media news, the right-wing TV broadcaster Sinclair Broadcast Group is facing widespread criticism after forcing local news affiliates to run a segment defending the tear gassing of asylum seekers on the U.S. border." READ MORE Palestinian protesters. (photo: AFP) This Is What Solidarity Looks Like: Major BDS Victories in 2018 teleSUR Excerpt: "Four decades ago, in 1977, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) named Nov. 29 as the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Since then, every year on this day the U.N., different countries, rights groups, and activists express their solidarity with Palestine." READ MORE A barge loaded with Illinois Basin coal sits in the Ohio River on April 3, 2017, at Cairo, Illinois. (photo: Scott Olson/Getty) New Report Finds Coal Ash Is Heavily Polluting Nearby Illinois Groundwater E.A. Crunden, ThinkProgress Crunden writes: "Widespread, deadly contaminants are rampant in groundwater near coal ash dumping sites in Illinois, according to an in-depth new report published Wednesday." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation