TODAY'S TOP STORIES - October 21, 2017

9 Heinous Acts of White Nationalist Terror Just This Year

By Alex Henderson, AlterNet

Charlottesville wasn't the first such attack, and it likely won't be the last. READ MORE»


Genocide in Iraq: When Local Sunni Became ISIS and Slaughtered Their Neighbors

By Rania Khalek, AlterNet

When ISIS came to butcher the Yazidis of Iraq, they simply went next door. READ MORE»


How to Cope with the Trauma of Trump

By Betty Teng, AlterNet

This presidency has caused an enduring traumatic shock.  READ MORE»


The Addict in All of Us: Dr. Gabor Maté on the Problem We All Live With

By Lauren Dockett, Rich Simon, Psychotherapy Networker

"Addiction is an attempt to solve a life problem. Only secondarily does it begin to act like a disease."  READ MORE»


Trump Is So Awful, CNN Legal Analyst Jeffrey Toobin Can't Decide If We're Even Still on Earth

By Chris Sosa, AlterNet

The president's ability to ruin everything is otherworldly. READ MORE»


This Is How Legal Cannabis Is Improving Public Health

By Paul Armentano, AlterNet

Cannabis has a significant positive impact on some of America's deadliest bad habits.  READ MORE»


How American Generals Have Paved the Way for Permanent War in Afghanistan and Across the Globe

By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch

It's time to put these generals in context and call them what they are. READ MORE»


Who Profits From the Opioid Crisis? Meet the Secretive Sackler Family Making Billions From OxyContin

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!

They downplayed the risks of addiction and exploited doctors’ confusion over the drug’s strength. READ MORE»


Vietnam and the War on Drugs: What We Forget, We Repeat

By Deborah Peterson Small, Drug Policy Alliance

History has shown the anti-war protesters to be on the right side of the argument.  READ MORE»


Leaked Memo: Trump Administration Wants to Slash Birth Control, Promote Fertility Awareness

By Ilana Novick, AlterNet

The White House is eager to unleash a wishlist of white nationalism and misogyny.  READ MORE»


The Antidote to Health Care Chaos Is a Single-Payer System—and That's Exactly Where the Debate Is Going

By Josh Fox, AlterNet

If you're suffering from Trump trauma, there's a solution. READ MORE»


Sexual Harassment Prevention Used to Target Abuses of Power Like Harvey Weinstein—What Changed?

By Elizabeth C. Tippett, The Conversation

Today's watered-down sexual harassment training is more about social faux pas than the root of the problem: inequality in the workplace. READ MORE»


Report: Sean Hannity's Attacks on the Press Are Concerning Colleague Chris Wallace

By Media Matters Staff, Media Matters

Wallace is starting to fight back.  READ MORE»


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