TODAY'S TOP STORIES - August 22, 2017

White Communities Need to Do More to Ferret Out Terrorists in Their Midst

By Kali Holloway, AlterNet

Muslim communities have been speaking up for years.  READ MORE»


A Strong Opinion: Stop Counter-Protesting

By Rick Gell, AlterNet

Yes, even if the protesters are the KKK, white supremacists and neo-Nazis. READ MORE»


'Open Carry' Laws Are Designed to Intimidate and Undermine Public Order, and Can Be Overturned

By Jefferson Morley, AlterNet

In the new age of domestic terrorism, the right to display arms must be controlled. READ MORE»


After Charlottesville: 7 Key Nazis and Their Links to Putin and Trump

By kmoorh, DailyKos

The white supremacist movement has deep ties to the Kremlin. READ MORE»


Steve Bannon, Destruction Machine: He's Back to Trying to Rebuild a Right-Wing Media Empire

By Heather Digby Parton, Salon

Spurned by the monster he created, Bannon dreams of revenge—and sending Fox News to the dustbin of history. READ MORE»


5 Ways Wasting Food Hurts the Environment (and 5 Ways You Can Fix It)

By John Hawthorne, AlterNet

Americans waste up to 60 million tons of food a year. READ MORE»


We Are Under Surplus Trump Stress: What Can We Do to Protect Ourselves?

By Marty Kaplan, AlterNet

Maybe we should think about zen and the art of nuclear war. READ MORE»


The One Percent Plans to Ride out the End of the World in Style

By Rev. Jim Conn, Capital and Main

A decommissioned missile silo in Kansas is now a luxury fallout shelter. Condos are on sale for $3 million. READ MORE»


It's Time to Tear Down Statues of Racists—All of the Racists

By D. Watkins, Salon

Confederate statues? Remove 'em. Thomas Jefferson? Take his down, too.  READ MORE»


With the Pervasive Use of War as Metaphor, We Are All at War, All the Time

By Rebecca Gordon, TomDispatch

And all the men and women merely soldiers. READ MORE»


India's Progressive-Minded Vice President Steps Down: Minorities Are Now More Vulnerable to a Hindu Theocratic State

By Teesta Setalvad, AlterNet

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had some vicious words for his departing VP. READ MORE»


How Jeff Sessions and Donald Trump Have Restarted the War on Drugs

By Lois Beckett, The Guardian

Under Obama, America’s addiction to mass incarceration seemed to fade. But then came Trump and a hard-line attorney general. READ MORE»


How Online Real Estate Companies Are Making School Segregation Worse

By Jennifer Berkshire, AlterNet

School ratings tools on sites like Zillow and Trulia routinely steer home buyers to the whitest, most affluent schools. READ MORE»


Despite Disavowals, Leading Tech Companies Help Extremist Sites Monetize Hate

By Julia Angwin, Jeff Larson, Madeleine Varner, Lauren Kirchner, ProPublica

Because of its “extreme hostility toward Muslims,” the website Jihadwatch.org is considered an active hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Anti-Defamation League. READ MORE»


Rub It On: 4 Conditions That May Be Helped With Topicals From the CBD in Pot

By Phillip Smith, AlterNet

There is a soothing balm, and you don't have to go to Gilead, just to your local pot shop.  READ MORE»


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