TODAY'S TOP STORIES - January 9, 2018

Whoa, Oprah in 2020?

By Jefferson Morley, AlterNet

How does she stack up against Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and other Democratic candidates? READ MORE»


In America, Prisoners with Money Can Pay Their Way to a Nicer Stay

By Kali Holloway, AlterNet

For $100 a night, wealthier prisoners can serve their sentence in relative comfort. READ MORE»


Corporate Powers Are Stealing Online Identities, Posting Fake Comments to Push for Consumer Law Repeals

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

At least five federal agencies targeted, from internet protections to predatory lending and investments. READ MORE»


Trump’s Daily White House Schedule Will Confirm Your Worst Suspicions

By Liz Posner, AlterNet

Trump starts work much later than most Americans.  READ MORE»


Will the Trumps Make Steve Bannon Come Crawling Back?

By Heather Digby Parton, Salon

Bannon went too far; will Don Jr. and his dad ever take him back? Problem is, this reality show is all too real. READ MORE»


Prisons Slammed for Banning Book on Racist Legacy of Mass Incarceration

By Julia Conley, Common Dreams

"It looks like an attempt to keep impacted people uninformed about the history of the very injustice that defines their daily lives." READ MORE»


President Trump Caught Flubbing the National Anthem On-Camera at NCAA Title Game

By Chris Sosa, AlterNet

The president didn't appear to know all the lyrics. READ MORE»


Apple Investors Call for Action Over IPhone 'Addiction' Among Children

By Samuel Gibbs, The Guardian

An open letter highlights growing concern that Silicon Valley is damaging youth and urges new parental controls, child protection committee and release of data. READ MORE»


5 Big Reasons to Rally Around Obamacare This Year

By Rick Gell, AlterNet

The ACA legal mandate needs to become a moral mandate in 2018. READ MORE»


Starbucks' Dirty Secret

By Ross Hammond, AlterNet

Four billion cups a year end up in landfills, despite the company's promise of a 100 percent recyclable cup. READ MORE»


The Activists Invited to the Golden Globes by Hollywood Stars Call for Gender and Racial Justice

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!

They envision social justice movements taking the energy beyond the awards show. READ MORE»


Raising Children in the Age of Trump Without Losing Your Mind

By Frida Berrigan, TomDispatch

How to instill patience, humor and a little creative resistance. READ MORE»


Colbert Offers 'Cliff Notes' Version of Michael Wolff's Trump Book 'Fire and Fury'

By Chris Sosa, AlterNet

"Trump dumb, staff worried.” READ MORE»


California Just Might Declare Itself a 'Sanctuary State' for Legal Weed

By Nick Cahill, Courthouse News

A bill in Sacramento would bar state and local law enforcement agencies from cooperating with the feds on pot busts. READ MORE»


How a Former Black Panther Who's Been Serving Community Meals to Oakland's Poor Has Become a Victim of Gentrification

By Alison Alkon, Food First

Increasingly, the work of food justice advocates is being co-opted by the forces driving gentrification and displacement. READ MORE»


Alabama Running Back Bo Scarbrough Yells 'F*** Trump!' Before NCAA Championship Game

By Chris Sosa, AlterNet

The president was in attendance at the game. READ MORE»


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