Young, Female, and Progressive: The Freshman Congressional Renegades

28 December 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News URGENT AND IMMEDIATE APPEAL FOR DONATIONS - It is - very - important to get moving on donations, right here right now. Yes we do need the money. Yes some people have helped. But we have to have a good month, whatever it takes. As of right now it’s not happening. With urgency. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Young, Female, and Progressive: The Freshman Congressional Renegades  David Catanese, U.S. News & World Report Catanese writes: "They're young, they're female, and they're clear-eyed about upsetting the apple cart in Washington." READ MORE Robert Mueller currently appears to be building charges against Jerome Corsi and Roger Stone but does he also have bigger targets in mind? (photo: Tom Williams/Roll Call) Mueller Closes In: What Will the Trump-Russia Inquiry Deliver in 2019? Tom McCarthy, Guardian UK McCarthy writes: "The special counsel investigation into Russian meddling and possible collusion is notoriously leak-proof but it could soon touch Trump directly or members of his family." READ MORE Immigrants, most seeking political asylum, are dropped off at a bus station after being released from U.S. government detention on November 3, 2018, in McAllen, Texas. (photo: John Moore/Getty) Trump Administration Reportedly Preparing to Release Hundreds of Migrant Families Without Help Dara Lind, Vox Lind writes: "But with border nonprofits already stretched to capacity, many families will probably end up dropped off en masse at bus stations." READ MORE Capitol building in Washington D.C. (photo: Win McNamee/Getty) ALSO SEE: Trump Administration Suggests Furloughed Workers Do Chores for Landlords to Help Pay Rent Federal Workers Continue to Get Screwed by the Shutdown, Nonprofits Scramble to Help Sophie Weiner, Splinter News Weiner writes: "As the partial government shutdown lurches into its seventh day, 800,000 government employees will not receive their regularly scheduled paychecks for this period, leaving private organizations and government agencies scrambling to help them, according to NBC." READ MORE Democrat Sharice Davids gives her victory speech after winning Kansas's Third Congressional District race on November 6, 2018. (photo: John Sleezer/Getty) How This Year's Wins for Democracy Set Us Up for a Bold, Hopeful 2019 Chris Winters, YES! Magazine Winters writes: "We could choose to look at the coming year not as a pot of misery getting ready to boil over. With the right attitude, you might see - if you squint - that the proverbial glass is half-full of hope. Some things are going in the right direction." READ MORE More than 25,000 Palestinians have been wounded by Israeli forces since 30 March in Gaza. (photo: Mohammed Asad/MEE) Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Man in Gaza Protest Middle East Eye Excerpt: "Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man during a demonstration in the Gaza Strip on Friday, as the Great March of Return entered its 40th week." READ MORE During droughts, the bay's salinity can shoot up. While oysters thrive in these conditions, so do the parasites that attack them. Warming temperatures add the risk of toxic algae blooms that can make the oysters toxic and shut down an oyster harvest. (photo: Spike Johnson) It's 'Going to End With Me': The Fate of Gulf Fisheries in a Warming World Meera Subramanian, InsideClimate News Subramanian writes: "The decline of the American shellfishing industry is inextricably linked to global systems both economic and environmental." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation