TODAY'S TOP STORIES - September 21, 2017

Senate Republicans Aren't Just Aiming to Destroy Obamacare and Medicaid; They Want to Provide a Death Blow to Any Future Health Care Reform

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

Senator Lindsey Graham says, "Hell no to Berniecare" as his bill takes aim. READ MORE»


Georgia Tech Student's Death Is Part of a Pattern of Recent Police Violence on College Campuses

By Celisa Calacal, AlterNet

Campus police forces are less transparent than municipal agencies, but they can be just as dangerous. READ MORE»


Congress’ Gargantuan New Military Spending Bill Forks Over Unprecedented Sums to Israel and Ukraine

By Max Blumenthal, AlterNet

Hundreds of millions for Israeli missiles and Ukrainian troops’ medical care, at U.S. taxpayers’ expense.  READ MORE»


I'm a Gay Man on PrEP: We Need to Have Mature Conversations About HIV and Sexual Health

By Chris Sosa, AlterNet

Too many people aren't receiving the education and health care they deserve. READ MORE»


Jimmy Kimmel Humiliates Fox & Friends' Brian Kilmeade in Masterful New Health Care Monologue

By Travis Gettys, Raw Story

“He calls my agent looking for projects. He’s dying to be a member of the Hollywood elite."  READ MORE»


Breitbart Logic: To Support the Trump Agenda, You Have to Oppose Trump

By Jefferson Morley, AlterNet

Steve Bannon tells the true believers when not to believe the president. READ MORE»


Democrats' Unsolvable Media Problem

By Paul Waldman, The American Prospect

Liberals are still all but helpless in the face of right-wing lies that mutate and evolve. READ MORE»


Anderson Cooper Roasts Trump for Repeatedly Mentioning Nonexistent Country at U.N.

By Chris Sosa, AlterNet

You've never heard of "Nambia"? READ MORE»


Neil DeGrasse Tyson Takes Science Deniers to the Woodshed: 'Fringe Information Is Unraveling Our Democracy'

By David Edwards, Raw Story

The astrophysicist fears for America's future as a leader of the free world.  READ MORE»


Trump Just Proved, Yet Again, He's Got No Problem With Violence Against Women

By Nancy Levine, AlterNet

The unfunny jokes  and offensive tweets have dire consequences for women.  READ MORE»


Sean Spicer Has Numerous Notebooks on Trump, and He Could Turn Them Over to Robert Mueller

By Travis Gettys, Raw Story

The former White House press secretary reportedly "documented everything." READ MORE»


Seth Meyers Calls Out ‘Putin’s Favorite Congressman,’ Republican Dana Rohrabacher

By Chris Sosa, AlterNet

Wait until you hear his touch football story. READ MORE»


South Dakota Republican Posts Meme Supporting Running Over Protesters

By Charlie May, Salon

S.D. Rep. Lynne DiSanto posted a meme of protesters being run over, saying it’s “a movement we can all support." READ MORE»


America Can't Quit Its Afghan War Addiction

By Ann Jones, TomDispatch

It's costing lives, not to mention billions in badly needed funds.  READ MORE»


Coca-Cola Sucks Wells Dry in Chiapas, Forcing Residents to Buy Water

By Martha Pskowski, Truthout

People sometimes walk two hours a day to get water.  READ MORE»


Listen: Clinicians Have a 'Duty to Warn' the World About Donald Trump's Mental Health Problems

By Chauncey DeVega, AlterNet

On the Chauncey DeVega Show podcast: ethical questions after hurricanes in Texas and Florida.  READ MORE»


Turkey Is on the Brink of a Chaotic Battle for Territory, and ISIS Isn't the Main Threat This Time

By Vijay Prashad, AlterNet

This isn't a battle for regime change. READ MORE»


Ken Burns' New Vietnam War Series Teaches a Flawed, Misleading Lesson

By Jerry Lembcke, Public Books

The new film distorts what scholars, veterans and antiwar activists alike know about the war and its aftermath. READ MORE»


Natalie Portman's New Documentary About Farmed Animals Gets Standing Ovation at Telluride (Video)

By Joe Loria, AlterNet

Portman gave up meat, dairy and eggs after reading the bestseller on which the film was based.  READ MORE»


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