TODAY'S TOP STORIES - March 28, 2018

The Gun Industry's Favorite Trick

By Kali Holloway, AlterNet

A major gun maker may have declared bankruptcy in order to avoid real change. READ MORE»


Citizenship Question on 2020 Census Is Trump's Latest Declaration of Domestic War on Immigrants

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

"A naked attempt to politicize the census, with the goal of suppressing minority participation." READ MORE»


Alton Sterling's Death Proves Once Again That Body Cameras Won't Stop Police Brutality

By Mehreen Kasana, AlterNet

It’s going to take more than videos to promote police accountability.  READ MORE»


Mitt Romney Is Living Proof There Are No Decent Republicans

By Jacob Sugarman, AlterNet

The #NeverTrump hero insists he's to the right of the president on immigration. READ MORE»


Ghosts in Your Soul: Losing Loved Ones to Gun Violence

By Sara Frankel, AlterNet

Guns ruin lives. READ MORE»


Red and Blue Voters Alike Could Rally Around This Radical Job Growth Idea

By Liz Posner, AlterNet

Pushing to expand Americorps or supporting a federal jobs guarantee has benefits for everyone. READ MORE»


Donald Trump Is a 24-Hour Reality Show We Can't Turn Off

By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch

American media are all too willing to play along. READ MORE»


10 Reasons to Fear John Bolton

By Medea Benjamin, AlterNet

The new national security adviser is a dangerous warmonger.  READ MORE»


Conservative Commentator George Will Blasts Trump, Says China's Leader Now 'Most Powerful'

AlterNet

He cites the president's erratic, ignorant approach to foreign economic relationships. READ MORE»


The Bitcoin Network Consumes as Much Energy per Day as Some Medium-Sized Countries

By Ibrahim AlHusseini, AlterNet

To ethically mine cryptocurrency, renewable energy must be used.  READ MORE»


The Students Who Hosted the D.C. March for Our Lives—and Became Political Activists in the Process

By Kristen Doerer, The American Prospect

How high schoolers in the Washington, D.C., area arranged housing, food, and programs for the weekend’s marchers, and transformed themselves into political organizers. READ MORE»


By the Numbers: A Look at Consolidation in U.S. Agriculture

By James M. MacDonald, Robert A. Hoppe, In These Times

Big Agriculture is still strong, but family farms are fighting back. READ MORE»


NYT Conservative Rips Evangelicals: 'Stormy Daniels Isn't a Shock to That Culture—It's a Representation of It'

By Tom Boggioni, Raw Story

“Right-wing political culture, including the institutional Christian right, has been pornogrified." READ MORE»


Trump Reportedly Having Tantrum Over Spending Bill He Signed Because He Doesn't Understand It

By Brad Reed, Raw Story

He's believing misinformation coming from the network. READ MORE»


April Ryan Says She Was Blacklisted After Asking Question Sarah Huckabee Sanders Didn't Like

By Noor Al-Sibai, Raw Story

The press isn't all that free in the briefing room. READ MORE»


12 Rules For Spitting on the Poor

By Noah Berlatsky, Dollars and Sense

How the self-help industry promotes inequality. READ MORE»


6 Ways Trump's 2018 Budget Actually Helps Animals

By Kitty Block, AlterNet

The budget contains some big wins for wolves, bears and wild horses. READ MORE»


Trump White House Hires 22-Year-Old Former Disney Channel Star

By Noor Al-Sibai, Raw Story

She has a prior connection to a right-wing think tank. READ MORE»


Trump Campaign Aide Rick Gates Had ‘Substantive’ Conversations with Ex-Russian Intel Officer in 2016

By Elizabeth Preza, Raw Story

The revelation is contained in a filing from the special prosecutor. READ MORE»


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