TODAY'S TOP STORIES - January 23, 2018

This Isn't Over: Expect Another Racist Trump/GOP Shutdown in the Coming Weeks

By Kali Holloway, AlterNet

This whole DACA fight has always been about race. READ MORE»


It's Boom Times for Billionaires

By Benjamin Dangl, AlterNet

Around the world, the labor of poor people fuels the rising concentration of wealth.  READ MORE»


#ReleaseTheMemo Is the Latest Laughable Scheme in the Plot Against Mueller

By Jefferson Morley, AlterNet

House Republicans gin up another bogus story to trash the special prosecutor.  READ MORE»


Trump Doesn't Want a Deal on Immigrants

By Heather Digby Parton, Salon

Advisers like Stephen Miller and Tom Cotton are feeding Trump’s racism, because they know what’s in his heart. READ MORE»


Donald Trump Has Made America a Laughingstock on the World Stage

By Vijay Prashad, Frontline (India)

He is the most extreme version of democracy being reduced to image rather than substance. READ MORE»


No Choice: A Woman Who Faced an Impossible Choice

BillMoyers.com

Valerie Peterson chose abortion over a stillborn birth—but because she lived in Texas, the process wasn't simple.  READ MORE»


Amazon, City Killer?

By Gabrielle Gurley, The American Prospect

Amazon has whittled down the list of contenders for its second headquarters. READ MORE»


New Year's Resolutions for Resistance in 2018

By Rebecca Gordon, TomDispatch

How to fight back and preserve your sanity in the age of Trump. READ MORE»


Republican Senator Caught on Hot Mic Making Creepy Comment About 'Beautiful' Teen Pages

AlterNet

He tried to downplay the remark in a later statement. READ MORE»


Meet the New (Straight White Male) Mormon President

By Holly Welker, Religion Dispatches

The church is doing nothing to change its homogenous history. READ MORE»


Trump Reportedly Expressed 'Rare Admission' of Regret Over Inauguration Crowd Size Debacle

By Elizabeth Preza, Raw Story

"I shouldn’t have done that.” READ MORE»


Senator Threw 'Talking Stick' at Colleague in Susan Collins' Office and Chipped Her Glass Elephant

AlterNet

Somehow, this is not a satirical story. READ MORE»


'RBG': New Documentary Celebrates Life of Groundbreaking Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!

She's not only an accomplished judge, but a pop culture icon. READ MORE»


Watch: San Diego Cop Body-Slams Handcuffed 17-Year-Old Girl to Cement for Refusing to Leave High School Campus

By Tom Boggioni, Raw Story

A textbook case of police brutality.  READ MORE»


Latina Republican Ana Navarro Goes Off After Megan McCain Questions Her Party Affiliation

AlterNet

She offered an impassioned defense of DACA kids. READ MORE»


Watch This MSNBC Reporter Bust Ted Cruz for Lying About His Role in 2013 Government Shutdown

By Travis Gettys, Raw Story

“Sir, that’s simply not the case." READ MORE»


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