TODAY'S TOP STORIES - August 16, 2017

Why the GOP Sides With the Klan and the Nazis

By Thom Hartmann, AlterNet

If you can’t win on issues, you win on racism. READ MORE»


Spare Us Your Sober Monologue About Trump and Charlottesville, Jimmy Fallon

By Kali Holloway, AlterNet

The "Tonight Show" host helped normalize a white supremacist. It's a little late for condemnation now.  READ MORE»


Trump May Actually Have Millions of Americans Hypnotized, Expert Says

By Liz Posner, AlterNet

Maybe it's not just distraction tactics, but actual mind control. READ MORE»


CNN 'Analyst' Michael Weiss Hosted Anti-Muslim Rally with Far-Right Hate Queen Pamela Geller

By Max Blumenthal, AlterNet

From Muslim-bashing neocon operative to CNN’s Syria and Russia “expert,” it’s been a long, strange trip for Weiss. READ MORE»


4 North Korea Flashpoints That Could Trigger Nuclear War Later This Month

By Jefferson Morley, AlterNet

Trump’s rhetoric makes a bad situation more dangerous. READ MORE»


Ta-Nehisi Coates: With a Racist in the White House, the Bloodshed in Charlottesville Was Predictable

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!

Racism is baked into the foundation of America. READ MORE»


Helen Mirren Politely, Completely Rips Ivanka Trump

By Rachel Leah, Salon

She's called out Trump many times before, but now she has words for Ivanka.  READ MORE»


What It's Like to Protest Trump Nearly 7 Months After His Disastrous Presidency Began

By Ilana Novick, AlterNet

Thousands converge on the streets of New York City to demonstrate their disapproval of the president. READ MORE»


Stephen Bannon Faces 'Internal Exile' in Trump's White House—and Could Get Booted This Friday: Report

By Eric W. Dolan, Raw Story

Bannon is blamed for Trump’s failure to condemn white nationalists and neo-Nazis after the violence in Charlottesville.  READ MORE»


U.S. Wind and Solar Boom Helped Prevent 12,700 Deaths in a Single Year

By Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch

A new study gives us further reason to transition away from fossil fuels to renewable energy. READ MORE»


How Marijuana May Treat Aggressive Brain Cancer

By Al Olson, The Fresh Toast

Successful treatment "reinforces the potential role of cannabinoids in the field of oncology." READ MORE»


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