TODAY'S TOP STORIES - May 22, 2017
Trump Administration Arrests of Noncriminal Immigrants Up 150 Percent
By Kali Holloway, AlterNet
The policy is having a devastating effect on families and communities. READ MORE»
While Turkish Bodyguards Brutalized Protesters, This DC Think Tank Connected Erdogan with Foreign Policy Insiders
By Ben Norton, AlterNet
As it whitewashing Erdogan, a top DC think tank rakes in money from Turkey and other authoritarian states READ MORE»
Want To See How School Choice Leads to Segregation? Visit Betsy DeVos’ Hometown
By Jennifer Berkshire, Have You Heard
Don’t believe me? Take a look. READ MORE»
The Degree of Self-Sabotage in the Trump White House Is Staggering
By Ross Barkan, The Guardian
By stacking his inner circle with blindly loyal neophytes and assuming he knows far more than he does, Trump guarantees daily chaos. READ MORE»
Stop Making 'The Handmaid’s Tale' about Your Liberal Anxiety
By Deirdre Corley, Salon
While you’re binge-watching prestige TV, millions of women are living their own real-life Gileads. READ MORE»
As Bad As Trump Is, A President Pence And GOP Congress Could Enact A Nightmare Right-Wing Agenda
By Doug Henwood, Left Business Observer
"The entire Republican dream agenda would sail through Congress." READ MORE»
Ivanka Trump's Advocacy for Healthy, Pesticide-Free Food Apparently Extends Only to Her Own Children
By Kendra Klein, AlterNet
Ivanka should advocate for all of America's children, not just her own. READ MORE»
With All Eyes on Trump, GOP Congress Is Still Working to Strip Health Care from Millions
By Amanda Marcotte, Salon
New analysis suggests that 6 million people could lose insurance due to pre-existing conditions under GOP's bill. READ MORE»
There are Fascinating Analogies Between Early Trump and Nixon, But Trump is No Nixon—for Better and Worse
By John Feffer, Foreign Policy in Focus
"What kind of backlash will Trump’s apostasies create?" READ MORE»
The Man Who Made Orange Sunshine: Remembering Acid Chemist Nick Sand (Watch)
By Phillip Smith, AlterNet
His mission was to "turn on the world." He didn't quite get there, but he did turn on millions to the wonders of LSD. READ MORE»
Can Trump’s Koch-Funded Appointees Stall America's Clean Energy Momentum?
By Elliott Negin, AlterNet
Energy Secretary Rick Perry disagrees with the majority of Americans who say expanding renewable energy is a national priority. READ MORE»
Activists Sue to Block Plans to Bury 3.6 Million Pounds of Nuclear Waste Near California Beach (Video)
By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
"This is a ridiculous move by a for-profit corporation to avoid public scrutiny." READ MORE»
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