TODAY'S TOP STORIES - August 14, 2017
Charlottesville Is Just More Evidence America Was Born and Raised on Racism and Violence
By Kali Holloway, AlterNet
Racist violence is as American as apple pie. READ MORE»
‘Radical Ideas on Race’: History Teacher of Charlottesville Driver Describes Ex-Student’s ‘Infatuation’ with Nazis
By Tom Boggioni, Raw Story
“He was very infatuated with...Adolf Hitler." READ MORE»
After Charlottesville, a Surge in Anti-Racism Rallies Across the Country
By Ilana Novick, AlterNet
The resistance did what the president would not. READ MORE»
Seven Ways that Teachers Can Respond to the Evil of Charlottesville, Starting Now
By Xian Franzinger Barrett, AlterNet
An educator confronts the failures of an education system that breeds white supremacy, and offers concrete tips for teachers who seek to challenge it. READ MORE»
A Working-Class Strategy for Defeating White Supremacy
By Gabriel Kristal, In These Times
People often only make the effort to challenge their prejudices when they are engaged in struggle with others. READ MORE»
Charlottesville Goddamn
By Michael Winship, BillMoyers.com
Trump’s refusal to condemn his backing from white supremacists is appalling. READ MORE»
Democrats’ 'Better Deal' Is a Bum Deal for Progressives—and Won’t Win Elections
By Christopher Sebastian Parker, Salon
Do Democrats really believe that chasing Trump voters while alienating people of color will win elections? READ MORE»
Nuke Threats Prove Trump's Unfitness to Govern
By Adele M. Stan, The American Prospect
It’s time for Congress to prove its loyalty lies with the American people. READ MORE»
How We Got from George W. Bush to Donald Trump: Liberals had More to Do With It than We’d Like to Think
By Anis Shivani, Salon
History may view the Obama presidency as a brief (and failed) neoliberal interlude on the road to American fascism. READ MORE»
‘He Totally Wants to Be a Dictator’: Bill Maher Warns CNN Host that Trump Won’t Relinquish Power Easily
"Real Time” host Bill Maher tore into President Donald Trump. READ MORE»
Is Jeff Sessions’ Objection to Marijuana Racially Motivated?
By Ryan Jennemann, Newsweek
Cannabis is not dangerous and it is not a public health or safety threat. READ MORE»
Conspiracies Pushed by Atlantic's Editor Excluded From Atlantic's Denunciation of Conspiracy Theories
By Adam Johnson, FAIR
Corporate media lets itself off the hook again. READ MORE»
New Study Shows What We Already Learned the Hard Way: Stop Overfunding The Military
By Nick Turse, TomDispatch
More money and more weapons don't equal more success for the Pentagon. READ MORE»
How Air Conditioning Is a Hidden and Major Class Divide in America
By Sarah Anderson, OtherWords
Most Americans now have A/C at home, but not work. READ MORE»
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