Hillary Meets Bernie More Than Halfway | U.S. Navy to Name Ship After Gay Rights Pioneer Harvey Milk | DNC: Legendary Rev. Barber Blasts NRA

TODAY'S TOP STORIES - July 29, 2016 Clinton, the First Woman Presidential Candidate, Shows Her Compassion and Toughness, and Meets Bernie More Than Halfway By Adele M. Stan, AlterNet Painting her Republican opponent as hysterical and thin-skinned, Hillary also plays her woman card. READ MORE» U.S. Navy Designates a Ship After Gay Rights Leader Harvey Milk By Elizabeth Preza, AlterNet From don't-ask-don't-tell to honoring a gay icon, the Navy has come a long way. READ MORE» Don't Worry About Trump's 'Lead' Yet: It's Too Early to Stress About the Polls By Gary Legum, Salon Notoriously unstable post-convention polls aren't great predictors of what will happen in November. READ MORE» Legendary Rev. Barber Blasts the NRA and Calls for 'Moral Revolution' in Powerful DNC Speech (Video) By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet He blasted trickledown economics and preached renewed faith in each other and government. READ MORE» 10 Reasons Why #DemExit Is Serious: Getting Rid of Debbie Wasserman Schultz Is Not Enough By Sophia A. McClennan, Salon The DNC canned its chair, but it has done little to address the grave concerns raised by its members. READ MORE» WATCH: Trump's Un-American Campaign Rhetoric Slammed by Father of Fallen U.S. Muslim at DNC By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet "Hillary Clinton was right when she called my son the best of America," Khizr Khan said. READ MORE» Clinton vs. Trump: Whose Acceptance Speech Hit the Right Note? By David E. Clementson, The Conversation The study of language intensity provides one lens to compare the performances of the candidates. READ MORE» Donald Trump Is Casting a Dark Shadow Over Voters By Leo Gerard, AlterNet His convention was designed to frighten. It was stoked by hate, rancor, loathing, and condemnation. READ MORE» Why Adjuncts Should Vote Yes on the PSC-CUNY Contract By Michael Batson, AlterNet The deal on the table provides a salary increase, back pay and a signing bonus for all employees.  READ MORE» DNC Sends Trump Into Toddler Rage: 'I Wanted to Hit a Couple of Those Speakers so Hard' (Video) By David Ferguson, Raw Story Trump never named Hillary's VP running mate Tim Kaine, but mentioned a "little guy" who said mean things about him. READ MORE» You are subscribed as: bsamad2007.adnan@blogger.com View this mailing as a webpage. SUPPORT ALTERNET | CONTACT US | PRIVACY POLICY | UNSUBSCRIBE © 2015 Independent Media Institutes All Rights Reserved 1881 Harmon Street, Berkeley, CA 94703