TODAY'S TOP STORIES - December 1, 2017

As Trump Has a Mental Meltdown, the Sycophants Around Him Doing Nothing Endanger Us All

By Kali Holloway, AlterNet

Powerful aspiring dictators don't just get better if you look the other way.  READ MORE»


Trashed by Trump, Sen. Bob Corker May Kill His Tax Cut

By Jefferson Morley, AlterNet

Or the Tennessee Republican can submit to presidential humiliation. READ MORE»


Guys Like Matt Lauer Are Why We Have President Trump

By Adele M. Stan, The American Prospect

You didn’t have to think he was a sexual harasser to know he was a sexist. Just look at his treatment of Hillary Clinton.  READ MORE»


The GOP Tax-Pocalypse: Trump Shows GOP That the Truth is Now Irrelevant to the Republican Base

By Heather Digby Parton, Salon

Republican senators know this tax bill will be disastrous. But they all are falling in line.  READ MORE»


What On Earth Is Going On With the White House Holiday Decorations?

By Emily C. Bell, AlterNet

It's all style, no substance in Trump's White House.  READ MORE»


Donald Trump's 21st Century Fake Populism

By Rajan Menon, TomDispatch

Our president isn't a populist, but he's happy to play one on TV.  READ MORE»


This Hilarious Trump Spoof from Comedy Central Is an Early Christmas Gift

By Chris Sosa, AlterNet

"The President Show" celebrates the holiday season in style. READ MORE»


What Is The Alt-Right 'White Sharia' Movement?

By Christianna Silva, Newsweek

They believe that men should be able to "rape, pillage, and plunder" once again. READ MORE»


Trump Staffers and Appointees Are Planning Mass Exodus Before 2018: Report

By Chris Sosa, AlterNet

The departures could further stall an already dysfunctional administration. READ MORE»


State Courts Slap Down Cops on Outrageous Over-the-Top Pot Raids

By Phillip Smith, AlterNet

There's this thing called the Fourth Amendment... READ MORE»


Trump Pressured Top Republicans to End the Senate's Russia Probe: Report

By Chris Sosa, AlterNet

Could this be evidence the president committed obstruction of justice? READ MORE»


We’re in a New Civil War

By Lucian K. Truscott IV, Salon

Why Roy Moore is likely to win in Alabama.  READ MORE»


GOP Goes for Win on Taxes, Consequences Be Damned

By Leo Gerard, AlterNet

Republicans will do anything for a win, including hurting their constituents. READ MORE»


This Company Wants to Measure Your Kid's Brainwaves

By Eli Horowitz, AlterNet

New technology lets teachers 'see' in to kids' brains, and that concerns student privacy advocates.  READ MORE»


Digisexuality Likely To Rise As Sex Robots Become More Popular

By Juliana Rose Pignataro, International Business Times

Scientists are unclear if robot boyfriends are more likely to text you back.  READ MORE»


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