It's Bernie's World. The Democratic Party Is Just Living in It

21 February 19 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News IMMEDIATE AND URGENT REQUEST FOR CONTRIBUTIONS - We have absolutely no chance of finishing this funding drive at this pace. Further, we have no chance of running the organization at the current funding level. During the course of this drive, roughly one out of every thousand visitors to the site have contributed. That will not work. By comparison, had it been one out of every one hundred, the funding drive would have been complete last Friday. In earnest. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! It's Bernie's World. The Democratic Party Is Just Living in It  Kate Aronoff, Guardian UK Aronoff writes: "Bernie Sanders declared on Tuesday that he will once again run for president. Whatever this election season holds for him, he's already the most important candidate in the race." READ MORE The stockpile of guns found by investigators owned by Christopher Hasson. (photo: US Attorney's Office in Maryland) Supreme Court's New Ruling on Civil Asset Forfeiture Is Pretty Huge Alan Pyke, ThinkProgress Pyke writes: "States cannot ignore the Constitution when imposing fines or confiscating people's property in civil or criminal cases, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled Wednesday." READ MORE The stockpile of guns found by investigators owned by Christopher Hasson. (photo: US Attorney's Office in Maryland) Coast Guard Officer Wanted to Kill Democrats, TV Hosts, Say Prosecutors Ken Dilanian and Pete Williams, NBC News Excerpt: "A U.S. Coast Guard lieutenant working in the nation's capital lived a secret life as a 'domestic terrorist' who aspired to mass murder and compiled a target list of prominent politicians and journalists, federal prosecutors allege in court papers." READ MORE Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III on Capitol Hill in June 2017. (photo: Joshua Roberts/Reuters) Justice Department Preparing for Mueller Report in the Coming Days Devlin Barrett, Josh Dawsey and Matt Zapotosky, The Washington Post Excerpt: "Justice Department officials are preparing for the end of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's nearly two-year investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and believe a confidential report could be issued in coming days, according to people familiar with the discussions." READ MORE A family of migrants walk on the beach near the U.S.-Mexico border fence at Playas de Tijuana, Mexico, on Jan. 16, 2019. (photo: Guillermo Arias/Getty) Migrant Families Still Being Separated at the Border, Report From Texas Group Says Daniella Silva, NBC News Silva writes: "Migrant families are still being separated by the Trump administration, sometimes over 'uncorroborated allegations' of crimes, according to a report published Thursday by a Texas civil rights group." READ MORE Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (photo: Getty) To Save Himself, Benjamin Netanyahu Empowers Israel's Most Racist Extremists J Street Excerpt: "Prime Minister Netanyahu's effort to bring the ultra-right, extreme racist Otzma Yehudit ('Jewish Power') party into a potential new governing coalition is disgraceful and dangerous." READ MORE Art Schaap looking over some of the 1800 Holstein cows on the Highland Dairy in Clovis. (photo: Don J. Usner/Searchlight New Mexico) Groundwater Contamination Devastates a New Mexico Dairy - and Threatens Public Health Amy Linn, Searchlight New Mexico Linn writes: "For months, Clovis dairy farmer Art Schaap has been watching his life go down the drain. Instead of selling milk, he is dumping 15,000 gallons a day - enough to provide a carton at lunch to 240,000 children. Instead of working 24/7 to keep his animals healthy, he's planning to exterminate all 4,000 of his cows, one of the best herds in Curry County's booming dairy industry." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Update My Monthly Donation