TODAY'S TOP STORIES - August 24, 2017

Does Trump Think That Taking Us Deeper into a 16-Year-Old Disastrous War Is Going to Convince Us That He's a Real Leader?

By Jefferson Morley, AlterNet

The president's solution to losing allies, credibility and moral authority: more war. READ MORE»


Trump in Arizona: Threats, Paranoia and a Dark Lesson in White History

By Heather Digby Parton, Salon

Trump promises a government shutdown, hints he'll pardon Joe Arpaio—and vows to make history white again.  READ MORE»


Trump Voters Would Rather Have Confederate President Jefferson Davis Than Obama: Poll

By Kali Holloway, AlterNet

He could shoot his supporters with a musket and they'd still adore him.  READ MORE»


Federal Judge Thwarts Conservative Efforts to Kill Ethnic Studies

By Celisa Calacal, AlterNet

Arizona judge says ban on ethnic studies is racist, politically motivated. READ MORE»


'Blacks for Trump' Crowd Member at Phoenix Rally ID'd as Ex-Cult Member Charged With Murder Conspiracy

By Noor Al-Sibai, Raw Story

"His brother told jurors [he] helped beat one man and jammed a stick into another guy’s eye." READ MORE»


Gerald Feierstein, a Gulf-Funded Expert Pushing Catastrophic War on Yemen, Appears to Have Lied to Congress

By Ben Norton, AlterNet

A widely quoted Middle East Institute director is paid to advance the U.S.-Gulf war on Yemen. READ MORE»


This Hate Group That Rioted in Charlottesville Believes They Are Christian Crusaders for the South

By Frederick Clarkson, Political Research Associates

Violent, would-be revolutionaries who intend to make their vision a reality. READ MORE»


Even Trump's Infrastructure Plan Is a Thinly Veiled Neo-Fascist Scheme

By Gerald Epstein, Dollars and Sense

It's all a giant privatization scam, and Democrats are falling for it. READ MORE»


Watch: Free Undocumented Pastor Noe Carias from Detainment

By Robert Greenwald, Brave New Films

In Trump’s immigration crackdown, nobody is safe—not parents, not children, not even members of the clergy. READ MORE»


Trump's Lawyers Sue Greenpeace Over Dakota Pipeline, Making Jaw-Dropping Accusations

By Jennie Neufeld, AlterNet

Greenpeace calls the suit "a pattern of harassment by corporate bullies, with Trump's attorneys leading the way."  READ MORE»


Bernie Sanders: Why Medicare-for-All Is Good for Business

By Sen. Bernie Sanders, Fortune

"Every other major country on earth has a national health care program that guarantees health care to all of their people at a much lower cost."  READ MORE»


The Job No One Wants: Why Won't Young People Work in Logging?

By Jason Wilson, The Guardian

Construction is booming, but loggers are facing a labor shortage. READ MORE»


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