Racist Rhetoric Pervades Trump-less GOP Debate | What the Candidates Missed in Flint | Ted Cruz’s Health Care Deception

TODAY'S TOP STORIES - January 30, 2016 Hardline Racist Rhetoric Takes Centerstage in GOP Debate — Even Without Trump Sarah Lazare, AlterNet Trump hardly has the monopoly on Islamophobic hysteria in the Republican field. READ MORE» Meet the GOP Activist Leading the Charge to Turn His Party Around on Marijuana Legalization Lex Pelger, AlterNet Deep in the heart of Texas, a group of Republicans against marijuana prohibition has emerged.  READ MORE» GOP Insiders Can Pretend All They Want — Marco Rubio Is a Hardcore Conservative Sean Illing, Salon Rubio's youthful exuberance masks his old and regressive ideas. READ MORE» It's Not Just Hate Crimes: Islamophobia Is the Outgrowth of a Deeply Racist System By Deepa Kumar, AlterNet We need to look beyond the individual and at the racist and militaristic structures of American society.  READ MORE» Ted Cruz's Health Care Deception: Asked How He'd Protect the Uninsured, He Dodges and Lies By Simon Maloy, Salon Repealing Obamacare would leave lots of people uninsured, and Cruz would help them with free-market pixie dust. READ MORE» 7 Places to Find Porn You Actually Like By Carrie Weisman, AlterNet There are some impressive alternatives to mainstream pornography lurking in the far corners of the Internet.  READ MORE» How the Homeless Population Is Changing — and Becoming Much More Vulnerable By Margot Kushel, The Conversation What policymakers and the general public need to recognize is that the homeless are aging faster than the general population in the U.S. READ MORE» Environmental Injustice: What the Candidates Missed in Flint — and the Rest of the Country By Mike Ludwig, Truthout The EPA has never once made a formal finding of a civil rights violation in its 23-year history. READ MORE» Oklahoma Republican Wants to Forbid Suicidal LGBT Kids From Meeting Gay-Friendly Therapists By Bethania Palma Markus, Raw Story Proposed by Republican Sally Kern, the state House bill is part of a slew of anti-gay legislation she wants to pass. READ MORE» Here's Why Identity Theft Can Be Far Worse Than You Might Imagine By Adam Levin, PublicAffairs Books There are a number of companies saying they can protect you, but if you listen closely, none of them say they can prevent identity theft. READ MORE» Cops Caught on Camera in Cowardly Gang-Style Beating of an Unarmed Man Lying Face Down By Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project Watch the video and then ask yourself why so many people, both innocent and guilty, so often run from police.  READ MORE» You are subscribed as: bsamad2007.adnan@blogger.com SUPPORT ALTERNET | CONTACT US | PRIVACY POLICY | UNSUBSCRIBE © 2015 Independent Media Institutes All Rights Reserved 1881 Harmon Street, Berkeley, CA 94703