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
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'
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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