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TODAY'S TOP STORIES - February 26, 2017 5 Ways Republicans Reaffirmed Their Awfulness This Week By Kali Holloway, AlterNet The GOP is terrible from top to bottom.  READ MORE» Protesters Beware: D.C. Mayor Appoints New Police Chief With Long Record of Mass Arrests and Depriving Rights By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet Peter Newsham defends past mass arrests that cost city millions in legal judgments. READ MORE» 5 Distinct Ways the Trump Presidency is Rotting Americans' Brains By Sophia A. McClennen, Salon Democracy isn't the only thing at risk from this administration.  READ MORE» Donald Trump Will Use Every Weapon to Stamp out the Grassroots Resistance By Douglas Williams, The Guardian New executive orders threaten the very future of America's social movements. READ MORE» Self-Indulgent Libertarian Hypocrisy Knows No Bounds By Jeremy Sherman, AlterNet A window into a tempting tendency in human nature. READ MORE» American History: Fake News That Never Goes Away — and Empowered the Trumpian Insurrection By Andrew Burstein, Nancy Isenberg, Salon Only by confronting our lies about the past can we hope to meet the challenges of the present. READ MORE» Who Counts as Black? By Ronald Hall, The Conversation How colorism impacts identity. READ MORE» America Has Adopted a Foreign Policy of Cruel Populism By Vijay Prashad, FRONTLINE The age of Trump will be defined by ruthless, inhumane intervention. READ MORE» How Milo Yiannopoulos Was Brought Down by a 16-Year-Old Canadian Girl By Jacob Sugarman, AlterNet The Breitbart editor had a six-figure book deal and the adoration of the right. It was all undone with a single tweet. READ MORE» Donald Trump Has Shattered the Myth of American Exceptionalism Once and for All By Andrew Bacevich, TomDispatch David Brooks and his ilk are learning the hard way we are not a beacon of light for the rest of the world. READ MORE» 'I Was Naive': Trump Supporters Who Were on Strike, and Lost, Fear for the Future By Dominic Rushe, Tom Pietrasik, The Guardian After a pitched battle with management, Momentive workers have seen their healthcare and retirement benefits slashed. READ MORE» What Trump's Immigration Policies Mean For Domestic Violence Victims By Leila A. McNeill, The Establishment Fear of deportation often causes abuse victims to remain silent. READ MORE» Priebus Contacting Intel Officials About Russia Investigation Is the First Stage of 'a Cover-Up': Analyst By Tom Boggioni, Raw Story Malcolm Nance believes the White House is trying to deflect attention away from its ties to the Kremlin. READ MORE» The Exposure of Backpage.com Poses a Conundrum for Sex Workers By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet The escort site shuttered its adult section last month following the release of "I Am Jane Doe." READ MORE» 7 Health Benefits of Coconut Oil By Jacky Miller, AlterNet Research reveals it's more effective at battling viruses and bacteria than virtually any other substance. READ MORE» Distorted Science: Does CBD Change to THC in the Stomach, and Who Benefits By Claiming It Does? By Project CBD, Project CBD A new research report's claims appear to serve its corporate funders rather than the interests of science. 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