TODAY'S TOP STORIES - January 11, 2018

Exposed: Chevron Has a Secretive Drilling Site in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

By Jonathan Rosenblum, AlterNet

The GOP and Big Oil are yearning to turn this pristine wilderness into an industrial profit mill. READ MORE»


The Surprising Ways Voter Suppression Particularly Hurts Women

By Mandy Velez, AlterNet

Women face more obstacles to voting than men do. READ MORE»


Trump Epitomizes the Personal Failures He Tries to Pin on Black Folks

By Kali Holloway, AlterNet

His racist attacks give us insight into his own shortcomings. READ MORE»


A Watergate Moment? The Fusion GPS Testimony Could Change History

By Heather Digby Parton, Salon

Dianne Feinstein’s decision to release Glenn Simpson’s testimony has a long history, and could have a huge impact. READ MORE»


While Appearing to Struggle With National Anthem, Analysis Shows Trump Speaks at, Like, Fourth Grade Level

By Julia Conley, Common Dreams

After months of attacking football players for kneeling during the anthem—and bragging about his intelligence—Trump appears to forget the song's words. READ MORE»


GOP’s Election Hijacking Tactics Thwarted in Court

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

A federal appeals court orders North Carolina to redraw gerrymandered U.S. House districts in two weeks—or the court will. READ MORE»


How Steven Spielberg's 'The Post' Tinkers with Truth

By Jefferson Morley, AlterNet

The Streep-Hanks film misses the plot. READ MORE»


Vermont Legislature Approves Noncommercial Marijuana Legalization Bill

By Phillip Smith, AlterNet

Adults could possess and grow small amounts of pot, but there would be no pot shops—for now. READ MORE»


Kellyanne Conway's CNN Interview with Chris Cuomo Was a Total Disaster

By Chris Sosa, AlterNet

The adviser went on an extended rant about Hillary Clinton that she seemed to forget starting. READ MORE»


A Fracking Company Is Suing a Victim of Its Own Pollution for Speaking Out (Video)

By Hope Forpeace, AlterNet

A Pennsylvania resident is being sued by the company that polluted his water. READ MORE»


Why Are So Many of Our Pets Overweight?

By Deborah Linder, The Conversation

As with humans, obesity in our companion animals is a global epidemic.  READ MORE»


What Happens When You Suddenly Stop Using Marijuana?

By Richard Faulk, The Fresh Toast

What to expect when you suddenly just say no. READ MORE»


Anderson Cooper Mocks Trump for Claiming News Anchors Sent Congratulatory Letters Over Immigration Meeting

By Chris Sosa, AlterNet

The CNN host called it a "highly believable, totally normal thing that would absolutely happen.” READ MORE»


'Me Too' Creator Tarana Burke Reminds Us This Is About Black and Brown Survivors

By Zenobia Jeffries, YES! Magazine

There’s another “me too” story, about a movement that began a decade before it was a hashtag. READ MORE»


Florida Prisoners Are Preparing to Strike Against Unpaid Labor

By Michael Arria, In These Times

"Prisons in America are nothing but a different form of slavery plantations." READ MORE»


Don't Let Trump Fool You—He Doesn't Have an MBA from Wharton

By Noor Al-Sibai, Raw Story

He completed undergraduate, but not the famed graduate program. READ MORE»


FBI Director Chris Wray and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Reportedly Met with Senate Intel Leaders

By Elizabeth Preza, Raw Story

We don't yet know what was discussed. READ MORE»


Seth Meyers Stages Another Hilarious Sarah Huckabee Sanders 'Late Night White House Press Briefing'

By Chris Sosa, AlterNet

Watch the press secretary speak the honest truths about Trump she'll never admit in real life. READ MORE»


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