TODAY'S TOP STORIES - September 16, 2017
The GOP Is Plowing Ahead with an Audacious Effort to Hijack the Vote and Rig Elections
By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet
From Trump’s “election integrity” commission to Mitch McConnell, the GOP targets the levers of power. READ MORE»
Bill Moyers: Renowned Psychiatrist Warns That Trump Is a Danger to Us All
By Bill Moyers, BillMoyers.com
"We have a duty to warn if someone may be dangerous to others." READ MORE»
Before Dems Get All Chummy with Trump, Let's Remember What a Disgusting President He Has Been So Far
By Heather Digby Parton, Salon
Trump's comments about the "bad dudes" of antifa, and his painful Tim Scott moment, remind us who he really is. READ MORE»
Woman Fired for Having a Period at Work—Now the ACLU Is Taking on Her Case
By Liz Posner, AlterNet
The steps taken by "menstruation activists" should really not be as shocking as they are in 2017. READ MORE»
A Ball O’ Confusion Is Comin' to Your TV - Ken Burns' PBS Series on Vietnam Gives Its Corporate Sponsors Little to Worry About
By Frank Joyce, AlterNet
Don't expect an honest accounting of the atrocities unleashed by the US READ MORE»
Jared Kushner's Data Operation Increasingly Suspected of Aiding 2016 Russian Propaganda Attack
By David Ferguson, Raw Story
Ultra-conservative billionaires Robert and Rebekah Mercer may have contributed to Kushner's scheme. READ MORE»
Marijuana Is Getting So Mainstream That We Have a Former Republican Senator Lobbying for It
By Phillip Smith, AlterNet
The hardcore conservative and former Republican senator is going to be a paid pot lobbyist. READ MORE»
If Trump Upsets the White Nationalists, Who Will He Have Left?
By Jason Wilson, The Guardian
In his weekly analysis of right-wing commentary, Jason Wilson casts his eye over Trump’s decision to deal with Democrats—and the predictable howls of outrage. READ MORE»
French Workers Are Being Steamrolled by Macron, but They Could Learn a Thing or Two From India's Farmers
By Vijay Prashad, AlterNet
French workers are being asked to make "useless sacrifices," says Francois Hollande. READ MORE»
'Will the 9/11 Case Finally Go to Trial?': Andrew Cockburn on New Evidence Linking Saudis to Attacks
By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
Saudi Arabia is already trying to change the law so that they can’t be sued. READ MORE»
WATCH: Driver Speeds Through St. Louis Anti-Police Brutality Protestors Minutes After Speaking With Cops
By Tom Boggioni, Raw Story
The protest was for Anthony Lamar Smith, an African American man shot by former police officer Jason Stockley. READ MORE»
How JPMorgan Chase Is Cashing in on Private Prisons
By Hannah Lownsbrough, AlterNet
For its stance on human rights to have real meaning, Chase must divest from the private prison system. READ MORE»
This Monkey Took a Selfie, and His Ensuing Lawsuit Could Break New Ground for Animal Rights (Video)
By Jeffrey S. Kerr, Esq., AlterNet
One day, animals might not be seen as property, but property owners themselves. READ MORE»
Ohio Police are Outrageously Charging Opioid Overdose Survivors With a Trumped-Up Misdemeanor
By Victoria Kim, The Fix
The controversial new policy aims to curb the rising rates of overdoses in Miami County, Ohio. READ MORE»
Moving in With Your Boyfriend Can Kill Your Sex Drive
By Lizette Borreli, Medical Daily
Women are twice as likely to lose interest in sex when they live with their partner. READ MORE»
You are subscribed as: newsletter@newslettercollector.com
View this mailing as a webpage.
SUPPORT ALTERNET | CONTACT US | PRIVACY POLICY | UNSUBSCRIBE
© 2015 Independent Media Institutes All Rights Reserved 1881 Harmon Street, Berkeley, CA 94703