TODAY'S TOP STORIES - November 18, 2016

A Fair Election? Serious, Hard-to-Explain Questions Arise About Trump Vote Totals in 3 Key States

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

Voting rights advocates are scrambling to see if recounts are feasible in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania.  READ MORE»


Fake News Writer Feels Guilty for Helping Put Trump in White House

By Kali Holloway, AlterNet

Conservative Republicans are easy marks, apparently.  READ MORE»


Trump and Why Emotion Triumphs Over Fact When Everyone Is the Media

By Alfred Hermida, The Conversation

Conspiracy theories about politics flourish on social media, where the currency is virality, not truth. READ MORE»


Trumping Pot: Will State Legalization Laws Survive?

By Judith Lewis Mernit, Capital and Main

Elation over marijuana legalization victories at the state level is tempered by fears of what a Republican administration will do with weed.  READ MORE»


Trump Isn’t Hitler—But We Should Act Like He Is

By Peter Dreier, AlterNet

Our stance must be one of resistance and opposition. READ MORE»


How Jared Kushner, Like Donald Trump, Used His Rich, Privileged Upbringing to Get to the White House

By Brendan Gauthier, Salon

There's an unqualified rich kid about to have unimaginable political influence—and his name isn't Trump. READ MORE»


This Wasn’t a Working-Class Revolt—It Was a White Revolt

By Tamara Draut, BillMoyers.com

In their anger and their desire for change, Trump voters elected a racist and sexist president. READ MORE»


Alan Dershowitz Ludicrously Defends White Nationalist Stephen Bannon Against Anti-Semitism, Racism Charges

By Sarah Lazare, Max Blumenthal, AlterNet

While defending Bannon, Dershowitz called Black Lives Matter an anti-Semitic group and smeared Rep. Keith Ellison. READ MORE»


Donald Trump's Mandate to Govern Is Laughable, a Gallup Poll Shows

By Grace Guarnieri, Salon

Fifty-five percent of those polled in all 50 states still responded that Trump was unfavorable following the election. READ MORE»


Latino Activists React to ACLU Report on America Deporting Its Own Veterans

By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet

“This is a tragic and disgraceful example of how broken our immigration system is," the ACLU said. READ MORE»


India's Attack on Freedoms Is a Warning to Trump's America

By Teesta Setalvad, AlterNet

The U.S. should be keeping a close eye on the Modi government. READ MORE»


Trump’s Top Commerce Secretary Pick Is a Billionaire Who Owned Coal Mine Where 12 Miners Were Killed

By Reynard Loki, AlterNet

So much for Trump’s commitment to coal miners. READ MORE»


'Something's Going On': Trump Promoter Alex Jones Doubles Down on Sandy Hook Conspiracy Theory

By Elizabeth Preza, Raw Story

Noted monster Jones likened Sandy Hook to "Children of the Corn." READ MORE»


How to Have a Hands-Free Orgasm

By Lizette Borreli, Medical Daily

Erotic hypnotists say it's possible to achieve a hands-free orgasm on command. READ MORE»


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