TODAY'S TOP STORIES - October 18, 2016

This Election Has Become a Referendum on the Pigheaded Lifestyle

By Jeremy Sherman, AlterNet

Non-learners are spin doctors for one cause only: Their right to claim to be right always. READ MORE»


Is Paul Ryan Toast? Donald Trump's Campaign Should Make House Speaker Worry About His Future

By Heather Digby Parton, Salon

Abused by a toxic nominee and under attack by movement conservatives, the GOP's golden boy has run out of rope. READ MORE»


Ralph Nader: How Plutocratic Forces Have Crippled Democracy, And Why It's Up to Us to Fight Back

By Ralph Nader, City Lights

Again and again the tension between commercial imperialism and an ethical life has played out dramatically in American history. READ MORE»


Warning: Very Hot Drinks May Cause Cancer

By Lorraine Chow, AlterNet

With pumpkin spice latte season in full swing, here's how to safely consume your favorite hot beverages. READ MORE»


What the Black Radical Tradition Can Teach Us About Rebuilding the Antiwar Movement

By Ciara Taylor, AlterNet

No matter who wins in November, we are going to need a unified mass movement to end wars. READ MORE»


Trump Brings Up the Madness of the Drug War in the Weirdest Way Possible

By Phillip Smith, AlterNet

The Donald briefly took up drug policy over the weekend, but his proposals went almost unnoticed in the midst of his bizarre drug test demand. READ MORE»


There's a Global Crisis Looming: By 2030, Four Out of 10 People Won’t Have Access to Water

By Reynard Loki, AlterNet

Experts predict that in just 14 years, the world will face a catastrophic water deficit. READ MORE»


4 Former Trump Supporters Reveal the Moment They Saw the Light and Realized They Had Been Conned

By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet

Definition of a head trip. READ MORE»


How Trump’s Bogus Voter Fraud Crusade Could Intimidate Minorities From Voting

Media Matters

Univision joins others in condemning these statements as “bogus” and “irresponsible.” READ MORE»


Could Richard Dawkins' New Project Help Atheists Talk to Believers?

By Alana Massey, Religion Dispatches

A new app called Atheos aims to help non-believers have friendly, thoughtful discussions with people of faith.  READ MORE»


3 Men Arrested in Plot to Bomb Kansas Aparment Complex, Mosque Following Presidential Election

By Stephen Piggott, SPLC's Hate Watch

The men are part of a Kansas militia dubbed the "Crusaders." READ MORE»


A Global Fraud: Trump Tower Offerings in Canada Ruled Deceptive

By Darryl Greer , Courthouse News

Everywhere you look. READ MORE»


5 Ways to Get What You Want in Bed

By Zoe Wilder, Kinkly

Take some of the anxiety out of communicating your deepest desires to get more of what turns you on the most. READ MORE»


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