TODAY'S TOP STORIES - June 23, 2017

Is Trump Under Federal Investigation - or Not?

By Jefferson Morley, AlterNet

Either way, the evidence is mounting that the president obstructed justice. READ MORE»


GOP's Cruel 'Health Care' Bill Goes After Children, the Poor and Veterans

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

“The ACA is not repealed. Health care for poor people, kids, the disability community and seniors is."  READ MORE»


Obscene: Bill Cosby Planning To Tour Country Teaching About Sexual Assault

By Kali Holloway, AlterNet

Just what we need.  READ MORE»


Jim Hightower: Trump's Puny Poll Numbers Are About to Crash into His Ego

By Jim Hightower, AlterNet

Trump's greatest failure is that he has no understanding of grassroots democratic idealism. READ MORE»


Meet MSNBC's New Toxic Right-Wing Pundit

By Matt Gertz, Media Matters

The Trump supporter puts an intellectual shine on partisan hackery. READ MORE»


The ACLU Is Suing D.C. Police for Their Brazen Mistreatment of Inauguration Protesters

By Celisa Calacal, AlterNet

The lawsuit says police officers made unconstitutional arrests and used excessive force against demonstrators. READ MORE»


What's More Frightening Than an Evil World Leader? A Stupid One

By Oliver Burkeman, The Guardian

What makes stupid people so dangerous is that you can’t refer to their own self-interest to predict or explain their actions. READ MORE»


How America's Idiotic Drug Prohibition Helped Kill Philando Castile and Give the Policeman Who Killed Him an Excuse to Walk Free

By Phillip Smith, AlterNet

Drug war madness strikes again. READ MORE»


Is Coconut Oil Healthy or Not? There's a Lot of Misinformation Out There

By Jill Richardson, AlterNet

If there's one thing we've learned in recent decades, it's that fat is not just fat. READ MORE»


Jeff Sessions' Ideas About Crime Are Totally Wrong—and the Consequences Can Be Tragic

By Sophia Tesfaye, Salon

Sessions hates consent decrees with local police and keeps claiming crime is way up. Evidence doesn't back him up. READ MORE»


Fourth Grader Makes Heartbreaking Video About Racist Classmates Calling Her 'Nutella' and 'Servant'

By David Ferguson, Raw Story

She said she appealed to teachers for help and they did nothing. READ MORE»


Elizabeth Warren Excoriates Senate Republicans for Financing Their Tax Cuts with 'Blood Money'

By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet

"People will die." READ MORE»


New Report Exposes Direct Israeli Support for Al Qaeda-Allied Forces in Syria

By Aaron Maté, The Real News Network

Beirut-based journalist Nour Samaha has uncovered extensive Israeli government support of anti-Assad forces in southern Syria. READ MORE»


How to Handle a Toxic Relationship

By Christine Carter, Yes! Magazine

When a relationship is causing you stress and suffering, follow these five steps to find peace for yourself. READ MORE»


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