TODAY'S TOP STORIES - June 7, 2017

Leaked NSA Docs Show Vote Hacking Issues Raised by the Green Party's 2016 Presidential Recount Were Real

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

Leaked NSA documents show Russians could access voting infrastructure. What impact they had is unknown. READ MORE»


Diving Deep Into Radical Thought During the Hippie Era

By Danny Goldberg, Akashic Books

In Danny Goldberg's new book, he explores the world-famous "Be In," the giant talent of Allen Ginsberg, and 1967, the year of the "Summer of Love." READ MORE»


All of Trump's Tweets Are Now Official Documents

By Kali Holloway, AlterNet

A new Twitter account is giving the president's social media missives their proper place. READ MORE»


How Advertising Targets Millennial Liberals for Profit

By Alissa Quart, The Guardian

Banking on a coveted demographic that is increasingly in the bluest cities, brands are "trying to make their toilet paper save the world." READ MORE»


20 Questions Betsy DeVos Flagrantly Dodged During Her Latest Senate Hearing

By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet

The education secretary struggled to defend her draconian budget cuts. READ MORE»


How Republicans Will Try (and Fail) to Upstage Comey

By Jefferson Morley, AlterNet

GOP game plan for the Russia hearings: smear Obama, demonize Samantha Powers and change the subject. READ MORE»


Listen: Nobel Winner Bob Dylan Releases Remarkable Speech on How His Words and Songs Relate to Literature

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

Dylan connects his inspiration and his craft to the literary and cultural canon. READ MORE»


Could Direct Primary Care Be a Key Part in Solving America’s Health Care Crisis?

By Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez, AlterNet

Doctors say it reduces paperwork and frees up time to interact with patients. READ MORE»


Why Does the Washington Post Want Disabled People to Suffer More?

By Dean Baker, FAIR

The paper invented a problem with disability benefits to fit their false, predetermined narrative. READ MORE»


Trump Funneled Money Intended for Kids' Cancer Treatment to His Own Businesses

By Brad Reed, Raw Story

Kletocracy at the expense of sick children. READ MORE»


With Obama Gone, Survivalists Find New Ways to Sell the Apocalypse

By Brian Tashman, Right Wing Watch

Many thought the end was nigh under Obama. People who profit off them have had to adapt under Trump. READ MORE»


Why Hoping for a Big Democratic Win in 2018 Could Be a Death Trap for Progressives

By Andrew O'Hehir, Salon

There's no pathway to power outside party politics -- but let's try to avoid being delusional. READ MORE»


Israeli Companies Are Making a Killing off Technology Perfected Over 50 Years of Occupation

By Alex Kane, The Indypendent

The Palestinian territories have become a testing ground for new weapons and surveillance tactics, which are then exported to other countries. READ MORE»


You Decide: Was the Manchester Bombing a Case of Blowback Against the British Government?

By Nafeez Ahmed, Insurge Intelligence

Read the facts and come to your own conclusion. READ MORE»


Culture Shift: Oakland Leads the Way in Making School Lunches More Sustainable

By Melissa Hellmann, Yes! Magazine

Surprising results when Oakland overhauled its lunch menu by serving less meat and more fruits and vegetables. READ MORE»


Workers Beware! Under Trump, Reaganomics Is Back and Worse Than Ever

By Jeff Madrick, The Washington Spectator

It's likely to lead to stagnating wages and growing inequality for another four years. READ MORE»


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