Trump and America's Dark Obsessions | 5 Ridiculous Right-wing Moments | Enough with the Tampon Tax

TODAY'S TOP STORIES - January 30, 2016 5 Ridiculous Right-Wing Moment This Week: Trump's Off-the-Wall Spokeswoman Outdoes Herself Janet Allon, AlterNet The debate was not the only place where the idiocy was flying. READ MORE» Get Rid of the Tampon Tax Kali Holloway, AlterNet Several states are considering dismantling laws that add sales tax to the price of women's monthly periods.  READ MORE» How Donald Trump Has Brought America's Darkest Political Obsessions and Beliefs Into The Open John Dean, Justia.com Trump shows wide hunger for authoritarian leaders. READ MORE» My Day With Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton: Two Iowa Rallies Explain Why Hillary May Be About to Blow a Sure Thing By Edward McClelland, Salon A tale of two candidates.  READ MORE» The True Inside Story of How a College Professor Sells Out to Monsanto By Carey Gillam, AlterNet Thanks to the Freedom of Information Act, we now know the extent to which U.S. academics have been quietly supporting the food giant's propaganda. READ MORE» Koch Brothers Bring their Billionaires Pals Together to Plot How to Corrupt the System Even More... If That is Possible By Peter Stone, The Guardian Billionaire Republican backers host retreat with other super-rich conservatives as secret donations are forecast to break records in the 2016 election. READ MORE» Still Mostly Legal: Kratom May be a Better Choice for Heroin and Pain Pill Users? By Phillip Smith, AlterNet The stuff eases pain and opiate withdrawals and is almost impossible to overdose on. Banning it seems like a step in the wrong direction.  READ MORE» Women Are Better At Expressing Emotions, Right? Why It's Not That Simple By Mark Green, The Good Men Project Men and women both suffer from a culture that discourages us from expressing complex emotions.  READ MORE» We Do Not Need Another Clinton Administration. If Only Sanders Would Say It By Gary Dorrien, Salon Why must we find a place for the scandal-ridden, NAFTA supporting couple? READ MORE» Young Voters Embrace Sanders, but Not U.S. Style Democracy By Christopher Beem, The Conversation Justified cynicism puts our democratic institutions at risk.  READ MORE» 9 Things You Don't Know About the Sensitive Foreskin By Anna Lynn, Kinkly It's pretty fascinating stuff.  READ MORE» John Oliver Hilariously Explains How Easy It Is to Set up a Church and Get People to Send You Money By Tom Boggioni, Raw Story Being a huckster is surprisingly simple.  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