TODAY'S TOP STORIES - October 7, 2016

Paul Krugman on the Campaign Issue the Media Can No Longer Ignore

By Janet Allon, AlterNet

It is almost criminally wrong not to press the candidates on this life and death matter. READ MORE»


David Letterman Scorches Trump: A 'Damaged Human Being' Who 'Should Be Shunned'

By Elizabeth Preza, AlterNet

"If this was a member of your family or a next-door neighbor, a guy at work—you would immediately distance yourself from that person." READ MORE»


Daily Show Shreds Fox's Offensive Chinatown Segment: 'When They Mention Mexico, Do You Send Them to Taco Bell?'

By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet

O'Reilly and Watters hit a new low their absurdly racist Chinatown segment. READ MORE»


Trump in Training: Mike Pence Doesn’t Like Black People

By Chauncey DeVega, Salon

The vice presidential debate "winner" would "set aside talk of institutional racism" and enable police brutality. READ MORE»


New Study Links the Pill With Depression

By Larry Schwartz, AlterNet

Teenagers seem most at risk, according to Danish scientists.  READ MORE»


Rudy Giuliani’s Daughter Publicly Supports Hillary Clinton

By Elizabeth Preza, AlterNet

Caroline Giuliani is so not following in her father's footsteps when it comes to the 2016 election. Hear that Ivanka? READ MORE»


Who by Strangling and Who by Starbucks: The Fate of Yom Kippur

By Marty Kaplan, AlterNet

Man plans; God does stand-up.  READ MORE»


Colbert Hilariously Trashes Trump's New Strategy: Targeting the Terminally Ill

By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet

“I really think Trump finally found his core demographic — people who won’t be alive for his administration." READ MORE»


Trump’s Own Bankruptcy Lawyers Say He Lies so Much They Could Only Meet With Him in Pairs

By David Edwards, Raw Story

Or, as one of Trump's lawyers described his client, "an expert at interpreting things." READ MORE»


AlterNet Comics: Matt Bors on the Myth of the Perfect Protester

By Matt Bors, AlterNet

The hypocrisy and racism behind requests for "peaceful" protests.  READ MORE»


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