TODAY'S TOP STORIES - November 14, 2017

Why the Majority of White Women Voted for Trump

By Kate Manne, Oxford University Press

The ways women think that motivated them to vote for a misogynist candidate. READ MORE»


5 Times Republicans Admitted They Work for Rich Donors

By Kali Holloway, AlterNet

Sometimes, they say it out loud.  READ MORE»


Go Left, Dems: 7 Ways Democrats Are Misreading the November 7 Results

By Richard Eskow, AlterNet

The base is critical to victory—and it wants to move left. READ MORE»


What's the Republicans' Game Plan for 2018 Elections?

By Neil Baron, AlterNet

With the recent election results, Republicans will have to reevaluate their kowtowing to Trump. READ MORE»


Everybody Owns Trump: But With Vladimir Putin, It's Special

By Heather Digby Parton, Salon

Trump was thoroughly bamboozled throughout his Asia trip, but his bizarre Putin comments set a new standard. READ MORE»


I'm a Psychologist, and This Is Why I Believe Roy Moore's Accuser

By Michael W. Davidson, Ph.D., AlterNet

We need to create a world where it is safe for all victims to report sexual assault and harassment. READ MORE»


Richard Spencer's Former Classmate Confirms He's Always Been a Monster

By Noor Al-Sibai, Raw Story

"If there was one thing that united us, it was that we hated [his] guts.” READ MORE»


Roy Moore Backer Likens Molestation to Stealing a Lawnmower in Horrifying Interview

By Chris Sosa, AlterNet

Conservative defenses of the Alabama Republican grow more deplorable by the day. READ MORE»


5 Ways the Gun Industry Markets Products to Men's Basest Instincts

By Liz Posner, AlterNet

Gun advertisers and manufacturers think men are brutes. READ MORE»


Alabama Locals Say Roy Moore Was Banned from Mall for Harassing Teen Girls

By Chris Sosa, AlterNet

He reportedly couldn't visit the YMCA either. READ MORE»


White House Officials Want to Remove Sessions From DOJ So He Can Take Back Senate Seat From Roy Moore

By Noor Al-Sibai, Raw Story

And make it easier to fire Robert Mueller in the process.  READ MORE»


How a Failed Drug War Will Defeat Trump’s Afghan Adventure

By Alfred W. McCoy, TomDispatch

Trump's defense team is extending the longest and largest war in U.S. history. READ MORE»


Corporations Are Undermining Public Education, One State at a Time

By Jennifer Berkshire, AlterNet

As the economy grows ever more unequal, corporations seek to lower expectations of what Americans are entitled to—starting with public schools. READ MORE»


One Year Later: The Political Cancer Metastasizes

By Neal Gabler, BillMoyers.com

America was never what it had purported to be. READ MORE»


The Neuroscience of No Regrets: Why People Still Support Brexit and Trump

By Dean Burnett, The Guardian

The biology behind why people still strongly support Brexit and Trump. READ MORE»


Veterans Day Passes and Not a Peep From GOP Congress About Helping Low-Income Vets

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

Raising the minimum wage would help one in five vets; instead, the GOP eyes Medicaid cuts affecting one in 10. READ MORE»


Here's Why Your Local TV News Is About to Get Even Worse

By Margot Susca, The Conversation

The wants FCC to roll back decades of media policies that foster educational and informational needs of citizens in a democracy.  READ MORE»


Antibiotics Are Weakening and Millions Will Feel the Damage If the Meat Industry Doesn't Change Its Ways

By Sophie Linden, AlterNet

The use of antibiotics on healthy animals is helping to spread antibiotic resistance. READ MORE»


Fossil Fuel Burning Set to Hit Record High in 2017, Scientists Warn

By Damian Carrington, The Guardian

The rise would end three years of flat carbon emissions—a "huge leap backward," say some scientists. READ MORE»


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