TODAY'S TOP STORIES - December 15, 2016

Professor Who Criticized Trump in Hiding After Death Threats

By Kali Holloway, AlterNet

Academics are increasingly being targeted by conservative elements.  READ MORE»


Rex Tillerson: An Oligarch’s Dream at the State Department

By Adele M. Stan, The American Prospect

To succeed in setting up your U.S. oligarchy, you’re going to need to be friendly with oligarchs in other major powers.. READ MORE»


Recount Fiascos Reveal the Profoundly Pathetic State of Voting in America

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

The Pennsylvania legal fight continues, but lessons are learned about how states don't verify the vote. READ MORE»


How Gov. Andrew Cuomo Deceived Muslim Clergy Into A Scandalous Anti-Palestinian Photo-Op

By Max Blumenthal, AlterNet

A Muslim chaplain describes how Cuomo’s exploitation of her image resulted in a harsh online backlash that drove her to depression. READ MORE»


People Who Will Say Anything to Win an Argument

By Jeremy Sherman, AlterNet

The art of deciding when you're talking to a brick wall. READ MORE»


Hey Trump Voters, First Lesson of Swamp-Draining 101 is Don’t Appoint Swamp Rats to the Cabinet

By Robert Greenwald, Brave New Films

Watch what he does, not what he says. READ MORE»


Wall Street Is Betting Billions on Trump's Tweets

By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet

"One tweet could be worth more than the president-elect himself." READ MORE»


Will Obama Regret Not Doing More for Black Americans?

By D. Watkins, Salon

The racial double standard that Obama has faced is real, but so are the challenges African-Americans face daily. READ MORE»


Home Is Where the Heart Is: Why We're Getting Couples Therapy Wrong

By Priscilla Dunk-West, The Conversation

It makes no sense to continue relationship counselling in a therapist's office – it is far better to do it in the more natural environment of the home. READ MORE»


Clueless Trump Roils Relations iin the Pacific

By Tim Shorrock, TomDispatch

Asia considers how to defend itself when the US becomes not an ally, but a business acquaintance. READ MORE»


Fountainhead of Bad Ideas: Ayn Rand's Fanboys Take the Reins of Power

By Heather Digby Parton, Salon

No, Donald Trump hasn't really read "Atlas Shrugged." Sad! But he's surrounding himself with Ayn Rand superfans READ MORE»


The Carrier Deal is Just the Latest Example of Trump Giving the Working Class False Hope

By Leo Gerard, AlterNet

When President-elect Donald Trump announced 1,100 jobs saved, he included 300 employees who Carrier never intended to move to Mexico.  READ MORE»


Trump on Drugs: Nightmare Scenarios Looking Ever More Probable

By Jag Davies, AlterNet

A new war on drugs that could be worse than anything we’ve seen before. READ MORE»


The World Just Isn't Ready for a Nativity Scene Made out of Dildos

By Karen Fratti, The Frisky

Whatever happened to "love thy neighbor?" READ MORE»


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