TODAY'S TOP STORIES - December 23, 2016

The Eric Trump Charity Paid the Trump Organization Big Bucks

By Kali Holloway, AlterNet

Lavish parties held on Trump golf courses were funded by donors.  READ MORE»


Rachel Maddow Brilliantly Hammers Kellyanne Conway Over Trump's Outrageous Lies About the Press

By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet

Nailing Conway is not for the faint-hearted, but Maddow does not let up. READ MORE»


The 5 States (and One City) Where You Can Legally Give Weed as a Christmas Present

By Phillip Smith, AlterNet

Hey, what's in your Christmas stocking? READ MORE»


Paul Krugman Completely Destroys Trump's Phony, Bait-and-Switch Populism

By Janet Allon, AlterNet

The president-elect makes even Europe's far-right leaders look more honest. READ MORE»


Robert Reich Lays Bare Trump's Four Techniques for Manipulating the Media

By Robert Reich, RobertReich.org

This is how a tweeting wannabe tyrant plays. READ MORE»


The Strangest Bedfellows in Donald Trump's Authoritarian Movement

By Conor Lynch, Salon

Why are supposedly libertarian Ron Paul voters embracing a political strongman? READ MORE»


5 Deeply Ingrained Fictions That Desensitize Us to the Animals We Eat

By Robert Grillo, Vegan Publishers

Remember that TV commercial featuring Jim Perdue talking about what good lives his chickens have? READ MORE»


Trump Terrifyingly Doubles Down on His Threat of a Nuclear Arms Race

By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet

"Let it be an arms race we will outmatch them at every pass and outlast them all and outlast them all," Trump told Mika Brzezinski.  READ MORE»


Donald Trump's Pathetic Whining About A-List Celebs Gets the Twitter Treatment It Deserves

By Elizabeth Preza, Raw Story

No one wants to play his inauguration. Social media won't let him forget it.  READ MORE»


Donald Trump's Cabinet Pick for Health and Human Services Made a Killing on Medical Stocks in the House

By Joan McCarter, Daily Kos

Rep. Tom Price also has big plans to kill Medicare. READ MORE»


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