TODAY'S TOP STORIES - June 13, 2017

Stephen Colbert Demolishes Trump's Disturbing Cabinet Meeting Befitting 'Dear Leader'

By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet

The president is now asking his staffers to shower him with praise like a would-be despot. READ MORE»


Donald Trump Has Lost All Touch with Reality Less Than Six Months in Office

By Bob Cesca, Salon

Everything that's real is fake, and everything that's fake is real. READ MORE»


Ivanka Trump's Garment Workers Can't Afford to Live with Their Children

By Lauren Kaori Gurley, AlterNet

New report finds rampant labor abuse in first daughter's Indonesian clothing factory. READ MORE»


White House Staffers Are Reportedly Freaking Out Over Robert Mueller's Possible Firing

By Elizabeth Preza, Raw Story

"There’s a lot of smoke, there’s a lot of alarm bells going off." READ MORE»


Bernie Sanders Sounds the Alarm: 'We Are Drifting Toward Authoritarianism'

By David Sirota, International Business Times

The Vermont senator talks Trump, single-payer health care and the future of the Democratic Party. READ MORE»


Russian Hackers Breached Voting Systems in 39 States: Report

By Brad Reed, Raw Story

Intereference in the 2016 election appears far more widespread than previously thought. READ MORE»


The NBA Champion Golden State Warriors Unanimously Decide to Skip Their White House Visit

By Celisa Calacal, AlterNet

Several players have been vocal critics of the Trump administration. READ MORE»


Trump’s Personal Lawyer Boasted He Got Preet Bharara Fired

By Jesse Eisinger, Justin Elliott, ProPublica

The U.S. attorney had been investigating Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price.  READ MORE»


Have the Cowardly CEOs Who Pulled Their Corporate Sponsorships of 'Julius Caesar' Actually Read the Play?

By Sahil Vijay Bhatia, AlterNet

The right has launched an assault on the arts, and it appears to be working. Sad! READ MORE»


AlterNet Comics: Jen Sorensen on What's Really Dividing Americans

By Jen Sorensen, AlterNet

Hint: It's not Sharia law.  READ MORE»


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