TODAY'S TOP STORIES - January 31, 2017

5 Reasons Fired AG Sally Yates Stands Against Trump

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

Trump said he felt "betrayed" by her stance in support of civil rights and the Constitution. READ MORE»


Progressive Activists Beaten and Hospitalized as Trump-Era Political Violence Intensifies

By Jacob Sugarman, AlterNet

Two men were injured at an event hosted by conservative firebrand James O'Keefe in midtown Manhattan Sunday. READ MORE»


Tonight You Should Be at the Nearest Federal Courthouse Denouncing Trump's Supreme Court Nominee

By Michael Moore, AlterNet

Wake up! Help stop this train. It's as bad as we feared.  READ MORE»


Signs of Trouble on Team Trump? Jeff Sessions Could Be in Trouble; Michael Flynn Could Be Toast

By Heather Digby Parton, Salon

Sessions looks worse in the wake of Sally Yates' firing; Flynn may be too erratic even for the Trump White House. READ MORE»


Suspected Quebec Mosque Shooter Loved Trump and Had 'Very Right-Wing and Ultra-Nationalist White Supremacist' Views, Classmates Say

By Ben Norton, AlterNet

The suspected gunman who massacred Muslims praying in Canada is a far-right internet troll who likes Donald Trump, Marine Le Pen, and Israel. READ MORE»


'Morning Joe' Slams Trump Administration for 'Frightening,' Autocratic Firing of Sally Yates

By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet

"Using the word 'betrayed' for somebody, that's frightening." READ MORE»


Lewis Black Trashes Trump's First Week Then Gets Worried: 'I Don't Want That Big Baby Yelling at Me'

By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet

"I did a lot of hallucinogens when I was younger in order to prepare me for any eventual reality, and I never saw this one coming." READ MORE»


Football Is Trumpball Lite: Can Kaepernick Save Us?

By Robert Lipsyte, TomDispatch

How the culture of pro-football prepared us for a Trump presidency. READ MORE»


Comedian James Corden Makes Statement About How Travel Should Be for Everyone

By Kali Holloway, AlterNet

The late-night host had the perfect response to Trump's Muslim travel ban.  READ MORE»


Protester Handled Roughly at Jeff Sessions' Vote: 'You Don't Need to Drag Me. I'm 70 Years Old'

By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet

"I say no to Jeff Sessions, no to hatred, no to racism, no to the ban on refugees," Code Pink's Ann Wright announced.  READ MORE»


Brave New Films: 'Indivisible, A Practical Guide for Resisting The Trump Agenda'

By Robert Greenwald, Ezra Levin, Brave New Films

Show up, again, and again, and again. READ MORE»


Sean Spicer Defends Detention of 5-Year-Old: It's 'Misguided' to Think Kids Don't 'Pose a Threat'

By David Edwards, Raw Story

The young child from Iran was separated from his parents and detained under Trump's misguided executive order. READ MORE»


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