TODAY'S TOP STORIES - October 13, 2017

Paul Krugman: Trump's Disgraceful Puerto Rico Response Can Be Explained in One Word

By Jacob Sugarman, AlterNet

Would the president let the people of Iowa go weeks without water or electricity? READ MORE»


Women Inmates Are Fighting California's Raging Wildfires for as Little as $1 Per Hour

By Liz Posner, AlterNet

"We’re the line of defense,” one prisoner says with pride. READ MORE»


Former Wharton Professor: 'Trump Was the Dumbest G*dam Student I Ever Had'

By FrankDiPrima, DailyKos

Surprise, surprise. The president came to business school thinking he knew it all. READ MORE»


Why Women Are Boycotting Twitter Amid the Harvey Weinstein Sex Abuse Scandal

By Emily C. Bell, AlterNet

The site suspends an actor's account, but won't prevent neo-Nazis from spewing hate. READ MORE»


Robert Reich: Trump Is Coming Unraveled, and Republicans Know It

By Robert Reich, RobertReich.org

The question now is whether party leaders will pull the plug. READ MORE»


Can We Call Trump a Fascist Now?

By Chauncey DeVega, Salon

The president may have unmasked himself in his newest attack on the press. READ MORE»


Is Bernie Sanders Gearing Up for a Presidential Run in 2020?

By Alex Kotch, International Business Times

The Vermont senator has been courting black allies across the south. READ MORE»


Trump Just Delivered a Big Speech at a Hate Group Event

By Harriet Sinclair, Newsweek

The SPLC calls the Voters Values Summit a "rogues' gallery of the radical right." READ MORE»


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