RSN: Marc Ash | So It Turns Out Pushing the Democrats Does Make Them Stronger

17 November 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News WE NEED TO GET ON A ROLL WITH $30 DONATIONS - Larger donations are great when we can get them but it’s never clear when we will. The $30 donation is our stand-by. It works and it won’t break the bank. We need a volume of these, a handful won’t do it. We have the people. We need them to chip-in. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! RSN: Marc Ash | So It Turns Out Pushing the Democrats Does Make Them Stronger  Marc Ash, Reader Supported News Ash writes: "The Democratic party is moving again, but it wasn't easy. It took a major insurgency by Bernie Sanders, inspired grassroots activists, and the worst, most offensive, most outrageously unethical and illegal president in U.S. history to get them their wave. To their credit, it's a wave they are managing to ride." READ MORE Matthew Whitaker. (photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Matthew Whitaker's Opponents Take Legal Challenge to Supreme Court Devlin Barrett, The Washington Post Barrett writes: "Lawyers challenging the appointment of Matthew G. Whitaker as acting attorney general asked the Supreme Court on Friday to step in and declare that someone else should serve in the role." READ MORE A woman receiving jackets being donated to migrants from the back of a truck on Thursday in Tijuana, Mexico, near the border fence with the United States. (photo: Mauricio Lima/NYT) Dozens From Migrant Caravan Line Up at US-Mexico Border, Seeking Asylum Interviews Kirk Semple, The New York Times Semple writes: "The vanguard of what President Trump has labeled an invasion force formed an orderly line at about 6:45 a.m. on Thursday near a major border crossing between Tijuana and the United States and waited patiently." READ MORE Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. (photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images) Betsy DeVos to Alter Sexual Misconduct Guidelines to Bolster Rights of Accused Associated Press Excerpt: "Betsy DeVos, the US education secretary, has proposed a major overhaul of the way colleges and universities handle complaints of sexual misconduct, narrowing the definition of sexual harassment and increasing protections for students accused of misconduct." READ MORE   Two police stand at their vehicle. (photo: Guardian Liberty Voice) This Law Helps Police Get Away With Murder. Let's End It. Cat Brooks, BuzzFeed Brooks writes: "California is widely believed to be one of the most progressive states in the country. But it's also home to some of the most unjust laws in the nation, which allow police officers and prison guards to commit violence and even murder while remaining insulated from accountability - specifically when it comes to police misconduct and violence against the public they are supposed to protect and serve." READ MORE An Indigenous woman holds a poster with a photograph of Berta Caceres during a march to demand justice in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. (photo: Reuters) Honduras: Flouted Justice for Berta Caceres Jackie McVicar, NACLA McVicar writes: "Three weeks into the trial for the murder of Indigenous Lenca leader Berta Caceres and attempted murder of Mexican environmentalist Gustavo Castro in Honduras, it has become abundantly clear that political interests will supersede true justice in one of the most emblematic cases the country has ever seen." READ MORE On Tuesday, Ocasio-Cortez made headlines when she joined climate activists converging in front of Democratic California Rep. Nancy Pelosi's office. (photo: Sunrise Movement) As New Green Deal Democrats Cement Their Hold, Climate Change Emerges as a Top Priority E. A. Crunden, ThinkProgress Crunden writes: "A bold new generation of Democrats are already pushing forward on climate action, in a dramatic change of pace that could spell a very different tune in Washington come January, as well as within the wider party." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation