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TODAY'S TOP STORIES - February 10, 2017
Nothing Will Really Change Until America Reckons with Race
By Kali Holloway, AlterNet
Trump is the symptom; racism is the sickness. READ MORE»
Federal Appeals Court Unanimously Refuses to Reinstate Trump Travel Ban to Seven Muslim Countries
By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet
Two states were likely to show it is unconstitutional, the court said. READ MORE»
How I Escaped Being a Right-Wing Extremist
By JG Daniel, AlterNet
No child should be taught that the only options in this life are to "hate or be hated." READ MORE»
Inside the Mind of the CIA
By Jefferson Morley, AlterNet
Six revelatory search terms to plug into the Agency’s new online database. READ MORE»
10 Reasons Why Elliott Abrams Would Make a Dreadful Deputy Secretary of State
By Medea Benjamin, AlterNet
A neocon hawk who pleaded guilty to involvement in the Iran-Contra scandal. READ MORE»
The Patriarchy Strikes Back: Warren's Strong Stand on Race Undermined by Senate Leader
By Adele M. Stan, The American Prospect
Effectively telling the progressive senator to sit down and shut up, the Senate majority leader played the card of an abuser. READ MORE»
Another Disastrous Call: Trump Bungled a Phone Call With the French President, Francois Hollande
By Matthew Rozsa, Salon
President Trump continues his string of unimpressive foreign policy failures. READ MORE»
One of the Nastiest Wars in Recent History Is Raging in Yemen—And the U.S. Is Heavily Involved in It
By Vijay Prashad, AlterNet
Countless civilians are dying in a needless war. READ MORE»
Why Republicans in Congress Are Suddenly at the Epicenter of Marijuana Reform
By Phillip Smith, AlterNet
Capitol Hill still has a major role to play in advancing—or retarding—further advances toward legalization. READ MORE»
Here Are the Crimes and Pillaging We Can Expect From Trump in the Coming Years
By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch
The 25/8 news cycle is already rolling, but the looting of America hasn’t really begun. READ MORE»
Trump and Terrorism: Why Is the White House Ignoring the Real Danger of Homegrown Extremism?
By Heather Digby Parton, Salon
Ask the FBI—the biggest danger comes from white supremacists, "sovereign citizens" and other homegrown nuts. READ MORE»
Even Before Sanctuary Cities, Here's How Black Americans Protected Fugitive Slaves
By Barbara Krauthamer, The Conversation
Abolitionist leaders even established networks to help lead slaves to freedom in Canada. READ MORE»
Federal Judge Calls Into Question 'Legitimacy' of Donald Trump's Presidency
By David Edwards, Raw Story
Do not mess with the judiciary. READ MORE»
Why Trump Wants to Disempower Institutions That Protect the Truth
By Lawrence Douglas, The Guardian
President Trump is attacking the very institutions that are meant to expose lies: universities, the media and the judiciary. Democracy is impossible without them. READ MORE»
Donald Trump Keeps Pushing Alex Jones’ Conspiracy Theories
By Brian Tashman, Right Wing Watch
Prominent lies include that Muslims celebrated 9/11 and that Hillary Clinton was on drugs. READ MORE»
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