TODAY'S TOP STORIES - November 22, 2017

Has the Telecom Industry Just Been Busted for a Secret Lobbying Campaign to Kill Net Neutrality?

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

New York State's attorney general said FCC was targeted by fake lobbying, but it is obstructing his investigation. READ MORE»


How to Survive Thanksgiving If You Have to Spend It with Die-Hard Trump Supporters

By Liz Posner, AlterNet

Reaching across political divisions is actually possible with radical empathy. READ MORE»


Can Congress Stop Trump's March to War?

By Heather Digby Parton, Salon

Foreign policy consensus in Washington isn’t always a good thing. With this man’s finger on the button and consensus against him, we need it. READ MORE»


How on Earth Are We Allowing George W. Bush's Reputation to Be Rehabilitated?

By Rebecca Gordon, TomDispatch

The enemy of our enemy is still a war criminal. READ MORE»


The Trump Tax Plan Wants to Create a Nation of Idiots

By David Cay Johnson, DC Report

Republicans' newest legislation is an attack on the very institution of higher learning.  READ MORE»


12 Therapeutic House Plants That Can Boost Your Physical Health, Emotional Well-Being—and Even Your Brain Power

By Reynard Loki, AlterNet

The healing power of plants is real. READ MORE»


Trump Privately Questioned the Veracity of Sexual Assault Claims Against Roy Moore: Report

By Chris Sosa, AlterNet

The president compared the allegations to the ones against himself. READ MORE»


Unhinged Trump Fans Are Mistakenly Hate-Tweeting 'Reading Rainbow' Star LeVar Burton

By Brad Reed, Raw Story

They seem to have confused him for the president's newest target, LaVar Ball. READ MORE»


Trump Wants Ivanka and Jared Kushner to Return to New York: Report

By Chris Sosa, AlterNet

The president appears to have lost faith in his son-in-law's political advice. READ MORE»


How Greed, Fear and Our Own Biases Blind Us to the Realities of Climate Change

By James S. Gordon, MD, AlterNet

Our brains have evolved to fear immediate threats—but by the time climate change is no longer a long-term threat, it's too late. READ MORE»


'You'll Never Work Again': Women Tell How Sexual Harassment Broke Their Careers

By Molly Redden, The Guardian

Actors, writers, comedians and journalists speak out about the toll that sexual assault and harassment in the workplace took on their futures. READ MORE»


Conservative MSNBC Host Nicolle Wallace 'Repulsed' by Trump's Support of Roy Moore

By Chris Sosa, AlterNet

“There’s nothing normal about throwing your weight behind a child molester." READ MORE»


Trump Betrayed His Loyal Alt-Right Following by Moving to Axe Net Neutrality

By Noor Al-Sibai, Raw Story

"The new bill would make telecoms like Comcast actual juries of content, forcing users to pay more for speedier access to some website." READ MORE»


Is Trump Going to Deport 59,000 Haitians Who Fled a Humanitarian Crisis?

By Ilana Novick, AlterNet

Many of those with temporary protected status have planted deep roots in the U.S. READ MORE»


For Intelligent and Sensitive Turkeys, Thanksgiving Is Nothing to Cluck About

By Ari Solomon, AlterNet

The suffering these birds endure is considered standard by the industrial agriculture industry. READ MORE»


The U.S. Navy Is Poisoning Local Water Supplies Across the Nation With Toxic Chemicals

By Dahr Jamail, Truthout

In hundreds of towns across America, citizens are becoming collateral damage. READ MORE»


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