TODAY'S TOP STORIES - December 16, 2016

Paul Krugman Reveals the Real 'Useful Idiots' Who Enabled Our Election to Be Hacked

By Janet Allon, AlterNet

Institutions failed us in a big way. READ MORE»


Robert Reich: 4 Signs You May Have Lost Your Will to Fight the Coming Tyranny of Trump

By Robert Reich, RobertReich.org

Watch out for these symptoms of passivity. READ MORE»


‘Nobody Is Getting Fooled!’ Newsweek Writer Hilariously Trolls Fox News' Tucker Carlson

By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet

Kurt Eichenwald has literally collected Carlson's falsehoods in a thick binder. READ MORE»


Van Jones Schools Kayleigh McEnany on How Government and Diplomacy Actually Work

By Sarah Burris, Raw Story

The CNN pundit makes quick work of one of Trump's most noxious boosters. READ MORE»


Colbert Goes to Town About Trump's Pathetically 'Lame' Inaugural Planning

By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet

"You know the party is lame when the band doesn't want to come."  READ MORE»


Donald Trump Favorite Sheriff Joe Arpaio Has One Last Crazed Birther Conspiracy Theory Before He Slinks Away

By Sophia Tesfaye, Salon

The bigoted Arizona sheriff was voted out of office in November. READ MORE»


Al Sharpton Slams Trump for Not Tweeting About the Dylann Roof Case

By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet

Apparently, Roof's is not the sort of hate crime that keeps Trump up at night. READ MORE»


U.S. Decides to Withhold Aid to Philippines While Duterte Continues Murderous Drug War, But What Will Trump Do?

By Hannah Hetzer, AlterNet

The Obama White House has stood up for human rights, but the new guy will be in office soon, and the early signs aren't exactly encouraging.  READ MORE»


Someone Made the Perfect Fix for Trump's Absurdly Petty Vanity Fair Tweet

By Janet Allon, AlterNet

Here's what he would have said if he had a conscience, heart or the remotest leadership ability. READ MORE»


North Carolina's Roy Cooper Sounds the Alarm About State GOP: 'What Is Happening Is Unprecedented'

By Kerry Eleveld, DailyKos

A series of bills could vastly diminish the newly elected governor's executive powers.  READ MORE»


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