TODAY'S TOP STORIES - August 27, 2017

Can Valerie Plame Get Trump Kicked Off Twitter?

By Jefferson Morley, AlterNet

Citing nuclear danger, the former CIA operative seeks to enforce the platform's terms of service. READ MORE»


Historian Snyder: 'We Are Hanging by our Teeth to the Rule of Law'

By Chauncey DeVega, Salon

Author of "On Tyranny" says Trump is still waiting for his "Reichstag fire." READ MORE»


Can the Media Stop Giving That White Supremacist Nobody a Megaphone?

By Adam Johnson, AlterNet

For god's sake, please stop giving free press to this man.  READ MORE»


White Supremacists Run, Hide and Play Media Games in San Francisco

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

They say they're non-violent. But the rally's organizer appears with a man facing charges for attacking anti-Trump protesters.  READ MORE»


Uber and Lyft's Effort to Disrupt Public Transportation Will Hurt the Environment and Screw the Poor

By Hana Creger, AlterNet

Transit-dependent poor communities will be the hardest hit. READ MORE»


If This Is a Civil War, Pick a Side: Donald Trump, White Nationalism and the Future of America

By Tim Wise, AlterNet

History will judge you for your choice. READ MORE»


Tasting Wine Stimulates Your Brain More Than Math

By Robin Scher, AlterNet

A Yale neuroscientist says tasting wine "engages more of our brain than any other human behavior." READ MORE»


5 Things You Don't Know About School Lunches (but Probably Should)

By Cynthia Lopez, AlterNet

It's harder to nourish young minds if we don't also properly nourish their bodies. READ MORE»


'Weeping Nazi' Christopher Cantwell went from Libertarian to Fascist—and He’s Not Alone

By Conor Lynch, Salon

Combine two obnoxious fringe movements— libertarianism and white supremacy—and you get Charlottesville. READ MORE»


Did Putin Commit a Historic Blunder Lending His Support to Trump and the Alt-Right?

By Mike Lofgren, BillMoyers.com

It wouldn't be the first time Russia bet big on an erratic world leader and lost. READ MORE»


Most Top Pentagon Posts Are Vacant

By Harriet Sinclair, Newsweek

These are national security nominees, and you’re talking about the most dangerous time here, worse than the Cold War,”  READ MORE»


California Could Become the First State to Legalize Magic Mushrooms

By Phillip Smith, AlterNet

A voter initiative to do just that has been filed with state officials. READ MORE»


The Associated Press' New Rules for Media Using Misnomer 'Alt-Right'

By Jennie Neufeld, AlterNet

The publication will no longer use the euphemism that serves as a disguise for racists. READ MORE»


I Toke Thee to Be My Wife: Inside a Cannabis Wedding in California

By Rory Carroll, The Guardian

From a pot sommelier to cannabis buds in the bouquets, Zak Walton and Dani Geen’s ceremony was not Carmel’s typical nuptials. READ MORE»


Watch: Patagonia Ad Calls Out Corporate Takeover of Public Land

By Julia Flasphaler, AlterNet

The battle for public lands will be fierce, Do not count out the millions of hikers, birders, campers etc. READ MORE»


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