TODAY'S TOP STORIES - February 17, 2018

Republicans Aren't Going to Pass Gun Control Laws Any Time Soon - But the Media's Role in Gun Violence Can Be Fixed Now

By Liz Posner, AlterNet

Television news networks play a major role in perpetuating mass violence. This is something we can fix.  READ MORE»


Melania Trump's Parents May Be Examples of So-Called 'Chain Migrants'

By Kali Holloway, AlterNet

The White House won't answer direct questions on the topic.  READ MORE»


Who's in Charge of the Classified Intelligence About Trump? Trump. It's a Problem

By Heather Digby Parton, Salon

When ultimate authority over releasing evidence rests with the subject of the investigation, we’re in trouble. READ MORE»


We Are Drowning in Plastic, and Fracking Companies Are Profiting

By Wenonah Hauter, Yes! Magazine

Plastic production wreaks havoc on people and the planet—from fracking wells and pipelines in Pennsylvania, to air pollution from plastic plants in Scotland. READ MORE»


US 'Stumbled Into Torture,' Says NYT Reporter

By Adam Johnson, FAIR

When New York Times national security reporter Scott Shane wrote an essay about the CIA’s alleged attempt to recruit him, two clauses stand out for their confident attribution of benevolent motives to US foreign policy. READ MORE»


America Has Been Silent on a Human Rights Tragedy

By Jack Healey, AlterNet

Myanmar's persecution of the Rohingya has reached levels of genocide claims, but no serious action from the US has been forthcoming. READ MORE»


Manafort Faces New Claims of Additional Criminal Activity by Mueller

By Noor Al-Sibai, Raw Story

The former campaign chairman may find himself incarcerated until the upcoming trial ends. READ MORE»


Kept Out: Banks Across U.S. Caught Systematically Rejecting People of Color for Home Loans

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!

Redlining is alive and well in America.  READ MORE»


11,004 Gun Murders in US vs. 26 (equiv. 130) in England Annually

By Juan Cole, Informed Comment

The US policy of constantly endangering our children is enacted by a bought-and-paid-for Congress on behalf of 10 major gun manufacturers with an $8 billion industry.  READ MORE»


Fox News Host Shep Smith Destroys Trump Claim That Russia Investigation Is a 'Hoax'

AlterNet

“If there was ever any question, even a single question, there is no more." READ MORE»


How the Abortion Debate Turned the Christian Right on to Liberal Arguments and Birthed the Religious Freedom Industry

By Eric C. Miller, Religion Dispatches

It's already proving successful in the court of public opinion. READ MORE»


Why a Government Run by Oligarchs Is Very Deadly

By Chris Hedges, Truthdig

Donald Trump is driving America toward tyranny. READ MORE»


Former Bush White House Official Sounds Alarm That Americans Are 'Sitting Ducks' Amid Russia Threats

By Bob Brigham, Raw Story

“You can’t overstate what is happening right now." READ MORE»


Medical Cannabis Can Help You Heal From Hepatitis C

By Richard Faulk, The Fresh Toast

But not in the way you think. READ MORE»


Anderson Cooper Demolishes Trump for Lie That Russian Election Interference Was a 'Hoax'

By Bob Brigham, Raw Story

The evidence demonstrates the dishonesty of the president. READ MORE»


Intelligence Analyst Explains Why Nunes Is a 'Loser' After Mueller Indictment

By Noor Al-Sibai, Raw Story

His attempts at protecting the president are failing. READ MORE»


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