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TODAY'S TOP STORIES - July 30, 2016 25 Progressive Reforms Hillary Clinton Promised to Work Toward If Elected President By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet Clinton's plan is more ambitious than Obama's hope and change from 2008. READ MORE» Never Has a Demagogue Reached This Point in Our Electoral System Before By Elizabeth Preza, AlterNet Veteran journalist Carl Bernstein, who helped bring down Nixon, has some choice words for Trump. READ MORE» Are We Witnessing the Death of Representative Democracy? By Andrew Gumbel, The New Press Billionaires now sponsor presidential candidates (or run for president themselves) the way Renaissance popes and princes once patronized artists.  READ MORE» One Mother's Story: How Overemphasis on Standardized Tests Caused Her 9-Year-Old to Try to Hang Himself By Marion Brady, AlterNet There are major costs to corporate-driven "education reform." READ MORE» Munich Shooter Considered Himself Aryan, Admired Hitler and Breivik. No Wonder the Media Has Moved On By Emran Feroz, AlterNet Sonboly was influenced by right-wing ideology, but German and U.S. media have cast him as just another shooter. READ MORE» Reheating Food Is a No-Brainer, Right? Chances Are You're Doing It Wrong: Here's the Ultimate Guide to Getting It Right By Reynard Loki, AlterNet Getting it right when it comes to leftovers can be the difference between a quick meal and a sick day. READ MORE» Judging From the Number of Condoms Awaiting Athletes, There's Going to Be a Lot of Sex at the Summer Olympics By Carrie Weisman, AlterNet The International Olympic Committee is providing a record number of condoms at this year's events.  READ MORE» Kudos to Hillary for Playing the Woman Card By Amanda Marcotte, Salon Clinton has turned gender into an asset. READ MORE» Blatant Illegal Job Misclassification Causes Stress and Pain By Julie Gutman Dickinson, Capital and Main Are gig economy workers independent contractors or indentured servants? READ MORE» The FDA Approved a Controversial Dieting Device That Pumps Your Stomach After Eating By Lauren Henderson, The Canary Some critics have called it "assisted bulimia," as it replaces one destructive food habit (overeating) with another (purging). READ MORE» In a Huge Win for Voting Rights, Federal Appeals Court Blocks North Carolina's Voter Suppression Law By Stephen Wolf, DailyKos Great news for the upcoming elections. READ MORE» Why 'Sharknado 4' Matters: Do Climate Disaster Movies Hurt the Climate Cause? By Lauren Griffin, Ann Christiano, The Conversation Despite efforts, researchers have paid less attention to how we're talking about climate change in a larger cultural sense. READ MORE» Customer Sues Trump National Resort After Bedbug-Infested Room Leaves His Body Covered in Sores By Brad Reed, Raw Story Claims that the bed bugs left welts and lumps all over his face, neck, arms and torso. 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