John Kerry Talks of Entering Race to Stop Sanders

03 February 20 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News John Kerry Talks of Entering Race to Stop Sanders Jonathan Allen and Allan Smith, NBC News Excerpt: "Former Secretary of State John Kerry - one of Joe Biden's highest-profile endorsers - was overheard Sunday on the phone at a Des Moines hotel explaining what he would have to do to enter the presidential race amid 'the possibility of Bernie Sanders taking down the Democratic Party - down whole.'" READ MORE Alec Amundson, who has been farming for four years, said payments made to farmers by the Trump administration to ease the sting of the US-China trade war have helped but are not enough. (photo: Teresa Krug/Al Jazeera) No Love for Trump: Trade War Stings Some Iowa Farmers Teresa Krug, Al Jazeera Excerpt: "While polling data shows support for Trump among US farmers is high, one group of Iowa farmers bucks trend." READ MORE A family arrives for the Fred Jordan Mission annual back-to-school giveaway of shoes, clothing and backpacks for 3,000 homeless and underprivileged children in Los Angeles, California, October 4, 2018. (photo: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters) Rajan Menon | The Shame of Child Poverty in the Age of Trump Rajan Menon, TomDispatch Menon writes: "What excuse does the United States have for its striking levels of child poverty?" READ MORE Medical workers transporting a coronavirus patient into an isolation ward in Fuyang, China, on Saturday. Experts fear a coronavirus pandemic, but its severity is uncertain. (photo: Chinatopix/AP) Wuhan Coronavirus Looks Increasingly Like a Pandemic Donald G. McNeil Jr., The New York Times Excerpt: "Rapidly rising caseloads alarm researchers, who fear the virus may make its way across the globe. But scientists cannot yet predict how many deaths may result." READ MORE A girl cycles past a home that partially collapsed after an earthquake hit Guanica, Puerto Rico. (photo: Carlos Giusti/AP) Puerto Rico's Disasters After the Earthquakes Monique Dols, Jacobin Excerpt: "Puerto Rico has been repeatedly battered with hurricanes and, most recently, massive earthquakes. The disasters have been worsened by the government's lack of response to the earthquake's devastation - especially on the island's schools." READ MORE In 2016, people volunteered at the Medical Research Council's Verulam clinical research site to participate in the HIV candidate vaccine trial. (photo: Ryan Brown/WP) Trial of Promising HIV Vaccine Fails in South Africa Lenny Bernstein, The Washington Post Bernstein writes: "A broad study of a promising vaccine for HIV has ended in failure after an interim analysis showed it was no more effective than placebo, researchers announced Monday." READ MORE A monarch butterfly rests on a plant in the winter nesting grounds of El Rosario Sanctuary, near Ocampo, Michoacan state. (photo: AP) Second Person Linked to Butterfly Sanctuary Found Dead in Mexico Kate Ng, The Independent Ng writes: "The body of a tour guide who worked at a famous butterfly reserve in Mexico has been discovered two days after a prominent monarch butterfly activist was found dead." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Update My Monthly Donation