TODAY'S TOP STORIES - September 15, 2017

The Alt-Right Isn't Going Anywhere

By Kali Holloway, AlterNet

A Reddit group is helping to infuse the extremist movement with constant new life.  READ MORE»


There Is No Such Thing As a Good Trump Voter

By Dane Rauschenberg, AlterNet

Those who cheer Trump are cut from the same cloth as he is.  READ MORE»


Why Evangelicals Believe They're the Most Persecuted Group in America

By Valerie Tarico, Raw Story

The answer is right there in the Bible. READ MORE»


It's an Alpha Male Thing: What Dominant Chimpanzees and Donald Trump Have in Common

By Dan P. McAdams, The Guardian

Donald Trump’s Twitter tirades and demands for fealty show he prefers an ape-like strategy for success. READ MORE»


North Carolina Republican Official Gets Teary-Eyed After Constituent Calls Him a Racist

By Noor Al-Sibai, Raw Story

Voters confronted state Rep. Mike Clampitt over his defense of the Confederate flag. READ MORE»


GOP Strategist Delivers Savage Tweetstorm Against Trump Supporters

By Chris Sosa, AlterNet

He deleted the one about drinking their tears. READ MORE»


New CBO Report: Trump's Refusal to Pay Obamacare Subsidies Will Raise 2018 Premiums by 15 Percent

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

Twelve million people who bought insurance on Obamacare exchanges could be affected. READ MORE»


Pink Floyd Founder Roger Waters: BDS Is One of 'Most Admirable' Displays of Resistance in the World

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!

Waters criticized a bill being considered in the Senate to silence supporters of BDS. READ MORE»


Ivanka Trump Has No Power as a White House Adviser

By Taylor Link, Salon

Ivanka, playing big on the word stage, can't do anything in Washington—but that's not what she wants you to think. READ MORE»


Trump Won't Shut Up About the Size of His Hands at Disaster Relief Events

By Chris Sosa, AlterNet

His obsessive insecurity is startling. READ MORE»


Trump Lied About 'Voter Fraud'—Now He Wants to Steal People's Votes

By Lawrence Douglas, The Guardian

When Trump claimed that millions "voted illegally" in 2016, it laid the groundwork for a voter commission that looks set to restrict rights to minorities. READ MORE»


This Flesh-Eating Parasite Could Be the Next Plague

By Kristin Hugo, Newsweek

Beware of leishmania, which kills slowly and devastates your face. READ MORE»


Jemele Hill Addresses Trump Twitter Controversy, Sorry but Not Sorry

By Rachel Leah, Salon

The ESPN host expressed "respect" for her company without ever denying her original criticism of Trump. READ MORE»


California Has a System That Punishes the Poor Through Traffic Violations—Civil Rights Groups Are Starting to Change That

By Adam Hudson, AlterNet

Solano County traffic violators will get a chance to challenge the unreasonably high fees that send them into debt. READ MORE»


Parents Bought Guns for Suicidal Teen—Who Went on to Become Freeman High School Mass Shooter

By Eric W. Dolan, Raw Story

He liked to build bombs in his basement.  READ MORE»


Who Becomes a Drug Dealer?

By Tessie Castillo, The Fix

The great irony of a system that erects barriers for committing a crime is that it drives people to commit more crimes—selling drugs in particular. READ MORE»


What Does an Innocent Man Have to Do to Go Free? Plead Guilty

By Megan Rose, ProPublica

A case in Baltimore—in which two men were convicted of the same murder and cleared by DNA 20 years later—shows how far prosecutors will go to preserve a conviction. READ MORE»


Does Marijuana Affect Your Sleep?

By Deirdre Conroy, The Conversation

While motivation to use cannabis for sleep is high, improvements might wane with chronic use.  READ MORE»


Sharing a Bed With Your Dog Can Harm Your Health

By Lizette Borreli, Newsweek

Bed sharers have less restful sleep. READ MORE»


How to Read Donald Duck: What a 1973 Book Can Teach Us About Defeating Donald Trump

By Ariel Dorfman, TomDispatch

In the 1970s, Chile had a handbook for dealing with their own version of a fascist president.  READ MORE»


A Warning Letter to Harvey and Irma Survivors from Katrina Survivors

By Bill Quigley, AlterNet

Insist on telling your own story. READ MORE»


You are subscribed as: newsletter@newslettercollector.com

View this mailing as a webpage.

SUPPORT ALTERNET | CONTACT US | PRIVACY POLICY | UNSUBSCRIBE

© 2015 Independent Media Institutes
All Rights Reserved
1881 Harmon Street,
Berkeley, CA 94703


You can unsubscribe from this mailing list at any time.