TODAY'S TOP STORIES - November 18, 2016

Jeff Sessions, Alabama's Neo-Confederate, Racist, Misogynist, Anti-Immigrant, Obstructionist U.S. Senator Is Named Attorney General

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

If the past is prologue, civil rights, voting rights and women's rights are all under threat. READ MORE»


Paul Krugman Exposes Trump's Most Blatant Bait-and-Switch Lie

By Janet Allon, AlterNet

The champion of working people is setting about destroying every safety net. READ MORE»


From the Horse's Mouth: Key Founder of 'Alt-Right' Movement Describes Hateful White Nationalist Agenda

By Sarah Lazare, AlterNet

Richard Spencer, cited in Breitbart as a key founder of the ‘alt-right,’ is an overt white nationalist. READ MORE»


Colbert Proposes the Perfect Slogan for the Trump Administration

By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet

"Don't want to live in a world where Donald Trump is president? You might not have to."  READ MORE»


Georgia Rep Proposes Bill to Ban Hijabs in Public

By Ilana Novick, AlterNet

Ironically, the bill would update a law passed to fight the Ku Klux Klan. READ MORE»


'No Reasonable Officer Would Have Used Deadly Force': Charges in the Police Shooting of Philando Castile Remind Us of the Potential for Police Brutality in Trump’s America

By Chauncey DeVega, Salon

Charges of manslaughter for officer Jeronimo Yanez are just the first step on a long road toward justice. READ MORE»


Trevor Noah Proposes Perfect Way to Stump Trump's Muslim Registry

By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet

“If they start registering Muslims in America [as Donald Trump proposed], we all register as Muslims.” READ MORE»


George Takei Slams Trump Surrogate's Invoking of Japanese Internment Camps Using Trump's Own Words

By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet

"This is a country that believes in order, law, it's a nation of law... We believe in due process and all that disappeared." READ MORE»


‘I Voted for Trump!’: White Customer Demands Special Privileges in Starbucks Meltdown

By Travis Gettys, Raw Story

The man was caught on video hurling insults at employees and customers at a coffee shop near the University of Miami. READ MORE»


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