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TODAY'S TOP STORIES - December 31, 2016 Obama Just Signed off on a Shadowy New 'Anti-Propaganda' Center That Will Be Handed Over to Trump By Sarah Lazare, AlterNet Without meaningful debate, the provision was included in the 2017 defense bill. READ MORE» 10 Scientific Studies From 2016 Showing Marijuana Is Safe and Effective By Paul Armentano, AlterNet The year has seen another mountain of marijuana research, and there's a lot of good news.  READ MORE» New Year's Resolution for Washington: No More Gifts for Repressive Regimes By Medea Benjamin, AlterNet The U.S. has abetted a humanitarian disaster in Yemen. Congress can't continue to look the other way. READ MORE» Does Donald Trump's Presidency Signal the End of Journalism or a New Rebirth? By Kathy Kiely, BillMoyers.com Reporters are fighting fake news at a grass-roots level, but they're going to need help. READ MORE» Why Donald Trump Is Going to Be a Uniquely Terrible President By D. Watkins, Salon America has elected a dim-witted demagogue. We're in for a long, bumpy ride. READ MORE» How Samantha Bee Beat Nightly News on Abortion Coverage in 2016 By Julie Alderman, Cat Duffy, Media Matters The "Full Frontal" star devoted more time to the subject than nearly three networks combined.  READ MORE» Debunking a Scary Myth: Why You Can't Fry Eggs (or Testicles) With a Cellphone By Timothy J. Jorgensen, The Conversation Did your holiday gift list include radiation-shielding undies to protect your privates from cellphone radio waves?  READ MORE» Did Trump Team Offer Ambassadorships in Order to Lure Celebrities to Perform at His Inauguration? By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! No bribe is big enough to convince stars to perform for this demagogue.  READ MORE» Trump's Cabinet Is Coming After What's Left of the Middle Class By Sam Pizzigati, Institute for Policy Studies Donald Trump and the business kingpins populating his inner circle want to slice the tax bill of America's top 0.1 percent.  READ MORE» Don't Bet That Donald Trump Will 'Make Punk Rock Great Again' By Scott Timberg, Salon Art can bloom in dark times, but it tends to flourish in stable, liberal democracies.  READ MORE» Why Self Awareness Is the Most Attractive Quality By Gigi Engle, Ravishly Forget a hot bod! I just want someone who knows himself.  READ MORE» There Is a Global Fight Against Land Grabs by Oligarchs—Will You Stand Up in Solidarity? By Teesta Setalvad, AlterNet India's land rights movements are preparing for sustained struggle in the year ahead. READ MORE» Why Oil Is the Glue That Bonds Trump and Putin By Andrew Nikiforuk, The Tyee It's a macabre waltz and the oil industry powers are calling the tune. READ MORE» Facebook Doesn't Tell Users Everything It Really Knows About Them By Julia Angwin, Terry Parris Jr., Surya Mattu, ProPublica The site shows users how Facebook categorizes them. It doesn't reveal the data it is buying about their offline lives.  READ MORE» Evangelicals May Be Turning on Trump Before He's Even Sworn In By Travis Gettys, Raw Story Christian conservatives blast PEOTUS' decision to tap a "charlatan" pastor for his inauguration. 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