TODAY'S TOP STORIES - October 19, 2017

Trump's Chaos: He Taunts the Public, Holds Programs Hostage and Forces Others to Clean Up His Mess

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

Traumatic Obamacare reversals underscore dismal new normal in Washington. READ MORE»


Painful Truth: The Unhealthiest County in America Voted Overwhelmingly for Trump, Who Will Only Make Things Worse

By Kali Holloway, AlterNet

The painful truth of how people vote. READ MORE»


Trump Campaign Staff Publicly Circulated Russian Propaganda on Twitter Before the Election: Report

By Chris Sosa, AlterNet

Top officials tweeted state-backed foreign propaganda disguised as domestic content. READ MORE»


The New Economic Science of Capitalism's Slow-Burn Energy Collapse

By Nafeez Ahmed, AlterNet

Why the struggle for a new economic paradigm is about to get real.  READ MORE»


What Is Antifa, Really?

By Ilana Novick, AlterNet

Mark Bray literally wrote the book on anti-fascism. READ MORE»


Rachel Maddow Has a Provocative Theory About Trump's Response to Fallen Soldiers in Niger

By Chris Sosa, AlterNet

It's all a diversion from something very specific. READ MORE»


Donald Trump Has Spent an Astounding Amount of His Presidency Tweeting

By Jacob Sugarman, AlterNet

A new report indicates he's wasted entire days tapping away on social media. READ MORE»


Don Lemon Smacks Down Conservative Former NFL Player as 'Un-American'

By Chris Sosa, AlterNet

Constitutional rights were an elusive concept to the ex-athlete. READ MORE»


How Media Sexism Demeans Women and Fuels Abuse by Men Like Weinstein

By Virginia García Beaudoux, The Conversation

Advertising continues to portray women as charming keepers of the home, making it harder to succeed at work. READ MORE»


7 Real Threats to Free Speech on College Campuses

By Matthew James Seidel, AlterNet

The pervasive effort to paint college students as both pitiful snowflakes and violent terrorists ignores the very real threats to free speech on campus. READ MORE»


ICE Head Says He's Ordered Increase of Workplace Raids 'by Four to Five Times'

By Gabe Ortiz, DailyKos

The agency is also going to strongly prosecute employers who knowingly hire undocumented workers. READ MORE»


Things We Didn't Expect from Online Dating: An Increase in Interracial Marriages

By Sophie Linden, AlterNet

And what the study's model doesn't catch about embedded prejudices. READ MORE»


Making Way for Psychedelics: 5 Paths Going Forward

By Erin Hiatt, AlterNet

Psychedelics have been criminalized in the U.S. for half a century. Maybe there's a better way.  READ MORE»


3 Drinks Flight Attendants Avoid When They're Flying

By Robin Scher, AlterNet

You might think twice about ordering these beverages when you're on a plane. READ MORE»


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