TODAY'S TOP STORIES - February 1, 2017

Donald Trump Has Found His Antonin Scalia in Neil Gorsuch

By Bill Blum, Truthdig

The new SCOTUS nominee is a far-right conservative. Will Democrats find the courage to oppose him? READ MORE»


Donald Trump Hasn't the Faintest Idea Who Frederick Douglass Is

By Kali Holloway, AlterNet

Trump celebrates his first Black History Month by proving he has never celebrated Black History Month.  READ MORE»


Seth Meyers Scorches Melania Trump's Bizarre Vanity Fair Cover

By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet

The "Late Night" host takes aim at the first lady and her diamond-studded dress. READ MORE»


Trump Has Already Raised a Staggering Amount of Money for His Reelection

By Kali Holloway, AlterNet

His campaign never ended. READ MORE»


Jon Stewart Predicts Trump's Next Set of Executive Orders with Stephen Colbert

By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet

The former "Daily Show" host calls on viewers to hold the president accountable. READ MORE»


Donald Trump's 'Muslim Ban' Could Provoke a Constitutional Crisis

By Paul Rosenberg, Salon

Scholar Donald Moynihan warns a legal showdown awaits if the executive branch ignores federal court orders. READ MORE»


How Jeff Sessions Helped Kill Equitable School Funding in Alabama

By Ryan Gabrielson, ProPublica

A civil-rights lawsuit challenged the state's education model. Its senator had other ideas. READ MORE»


Even Fox News Is Having Trouble Endorsing Trump's Immigration Ban

By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet

Julie Roginsky acknowledges that she's a refugee, while Tucker Carlson questions the president's tactics. READ MORE»


'U.S. Took Africans As Slaves, But Not Refugees': African Union Blasts Trump Ban

By Kali Holloway, AlterNet

What more is there to say? READ MORE»


Global Food Expert Explains How It's Possible to Eliminate Hunger

By Emily Payne, Food Tank

"I know it’s possible to eliminate hunger," argues the director general of the International Food Policy Research Institute. READ MORE»


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