TODAY'S TOP STORIES - December 29, 2017

Evangelical Christianity Is Facing a Political Crisis: It Will Need More Than a Makeover

By Valerie Tarico, AlterNet

The Christian faith was the real loser in the Roy Moore campaign. READ MORE»


Why Are All These Florida Republicans Attacking Robert Mueller?

By Heather Digby Parton, Salon

Maybe it’s a coincidence that Florida congressmen benefited from Russian hacking, and now bemoan the "deep state." READ MORE»


Meet the Man Staging a Weekly Protest in Trump Tower

By Edward Helmore, The Guardian

Jeff Bergman, founder of Learn as Protest, reads from literature, speeches and editorials he considers a counterpoint to the shortcomings of Donald Trump. READ MORE»


America's Imperial Decline Might Be Our Last, Best Hope to Salvage Our Democracy

By Jacob Bacharach, AlterNet

Painful as it will be, it's a necessary precondition to creating a more just country. READ MORE»


Will Uterus Transplants Change the Way We Perceive Gender?

By Chris Sosa, AlterNet

The medical viability of uterine transplantation is challenging long-held notions about our bodies. READ MORE»


What #MeToo Can Teach the Labor Movement

By Jane McAlevey, In These Times

If we focus on the power analysis, the answer is staring us in the face.  READ MORE»


How Cities Are Giving Thousands of Homeless People One-Way Bus Tickets to Leave Town

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!

Relocation programs that offer homeless people free bus tickets to move elsewhere have been around for at least three decades. READ MORE»


The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: The Top 10 U.S. Drug Policy Stories of 2017

By Phillip Smith, AlterNet

Let's put the year to bed.  READ MORE»


Student Debt Slavery: Bankrolling Financiers on the Backs of the Young

By Ellen Brown, Web of Debt blog

Higher education has been financialized, transformed from a public service into a lucrative cash cow for private investors. READ MORE»


13 Foods That Could Lower Your Risk of Cancer

By Rachael Link, Authority Nutrition

Research shows that certain foods have cancer-fighting properties. READ MORE»


How We Can Reimagine and Reinvent Our Society in the Coming Year

By Sarah van Gelder, YES! Magazine

Let’s say goodbye to top-down revolutions and embrace grassroots action. READ MORE»


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