TODAY'S TOP STORIES - October 28, 2017
There's a Man Serving Life in Prison for $5 Worth of Marijuana in the Same Country Where Millions Can Smoke It Legally
By Tana Ganeva, AlterNet
The madness of the drug war is far from over. READ MORE»
Refugees from Puerto Rico's Hurricane Could Tip the Electoral Balance in Florida—and the Nation
By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet
The exodus from Hurricane Maria comes after a decade of economic strife. READ MORE»
Airline Racism Against Black and Muslim Passengers Is Out of Hand
By Kali Holloway, AlterNet
An NAACP travel advisory warning African Americans about flying American is just the tip of the iceberg. READ MORE»
Watch: Watergate Journalist Carl Bernstein Explains How Mueller Warrants Are Probably About ‘Conspiracy’
By Bob Brigham, Raw Story
"This all goes ... to a larger question of possible disloyalty to the United States by helping a foreign power undermine our elections." READ MORE»
10 Points of the Trump Agenda That Are Scarier Than Anything You'll See This Halloween
By Domenica Ghanem, AlterNet
A look at the real-life horrors our government is peddling this year—and a look at the movements rising up to stop them. READ MORE»
Progressive Leaders: How to Reverse the 'Spiritual Blackout' That Trump Has Ushered into America
By Adam Szetela, AlterNet
A retreat for progressive leaders focused on the union of contemplative wisdom and political activism. READ MORE»
TV News Has an Ugly Role in the Pharma Epidemic That Has Killed 200,000 Americans
By Rick Gell, AlterNet
There's a virtual TV media blackout on the topic of Pharma's role in the crisis. READ MORE»
Why Study the History of the KKK? We Are Currently Reliving It
By Erin Keane, Salon
In historian Linda Gordon’s “The Second Coming of the KKK,” we hear echoes of an American past that isn’t dead. READ MORE»
Lesbian Teen Pelted With Juice Boxes After School Board President Complains About LGBT-Inclusive Sex Ed
By Travis Gettys, Raw Story
Officials have been unable to identify the students involved because no witnesses have come forward. READ MORE»
Now You Can Read My Guantánamo Diary, Including the Previously Government-Censored Sections
By Mohamedou Ould Slahi, ACLU
Mohamedou Ould Slahi's harrowing story of life in a U.S. military prison. READ MORE»
Ivanka Trump’s Child Tax Credit Is a Ploy to Pass Tax Cuts for the Rich
By Katie Hamm, Talk Poverty
It’s disguised in a tax package that would amount to a $1.1 billion windfall for her and her siblings. READ MORE»
Harvey Weinstein Is a Sexual Abuser—Can We Still Watch His Movies?
By Marty Kaplan, AlterNet
When good art happens to bad people. READ MORE»
Koch Brothers Demand Corporate Welfare From One of America's Poorest Cities
By Don Wiener, Exposed by CMD
They're worth $48 billion, but they still need assistance from small-town taxpayers. READ MORE»
The Many Pieces of Evidence Suggesting Trump Obstructed Justice
By Steven Harper, BillMoyers.com
Firing James Comey wasn't the only thing Trump did that could bring about an obstruction of justice charge. READ MORE»
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