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TODAY'S TOP STORIES - April 30, 2017 Will This Be the Biggest May Day Ever in the U.S.? By Don Hazen, AlterNet Los Angeles and New York lead the way as diverse communities of workers and immigrants fight for their rights against the Trump administration.  READ MORE» 100 Days of Disaster for Our Democracy—A Review of Trump's Early Presidency By Andrew Bacevich, Sister Simone Campbell, Angela Glover Blackwell, Simon Johnson, and Mike Lofgren, BillMoyers.com Moyers' guests weigh in on the import or impotence of the early days of the Trump administration. READ MORE» Trump Has Already Proven He's Willing to Bomb the World to Help His Political Standing By Vijay Prashad, Frontline (India) The U.S. strikes in Syria and Afghanistan seem to be more about Trump acquiring a "presidential" aura and legitimacy than about making the world a safer place.  READ MORE» It's So Much Harder to Escape Poverty Than You Might Think—It Can Take Decades and an Incredible Streak of Good Luck By April M. Short, AlterNet The U.S. economy is so divided we now have a two-class system, often divided by race, Peter Temin argues in his new book. READ MORE» 5 Times Charter School Founders Used Shady Real Estate Deals to Shamelessly Enrich Themselves By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet A trio of academics compare the tactics to Wall Street's raiders. READ MORE» How a Supermarket Sales Gimmick Has Become a Major Driver of Climate Change By Lorraine Chow, AlterNet As uneaten food rots in landfills, it releases a greenhouse gas more potent than carbon dioxide. READ MORE» Is This Corporate Media Pundit Saudi Arabia's Biggest Cheerleader in the U.S.? By Adam Johnson, FAIR David Ignatius on Saudi Arabia: "Reform plans appear to be moving ahead slowly but steadily"–as always. READ MORE» Trump's Request to the Washington Post to Mark 100 Days in Office Takes the Cake By Tom Boggioni, Raw Story "He brought out the map, he said, 'Aren't you impressed by this map?'" Rucker explained to MSNBC's Chris Hayes.  READ MORE» 'SportsCenter' Anchor Suggests ESPN's Massive Layoffs Due to Network's Liberal Programming By Taylor Link, Salon Conservatives have long complained that the sports network blatantly pushes a liberal agenda. READ MORE» Trump's New Supreme Court Justice Is Looking Like the Second Coming of Right-Wing Despot Antonin Scalia By Marjorie Cohn, AlterNet Gorsuch is already proposing the high court water down one of defendants' most basic rights. READ MORE» The Innovating, Creative Superpowers of ADHD By Crystal Ponti, YES! Magazine It is so common for self-employed people to have ADHD, the disorder could be renamed "the entrepreneur's trait." READ MORE» 'A Land Grab by the Ruling Elites': Trump's Tax Plan Derided for Benefiting the Rich By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! In addition to providing handouts to the ruling class, the plan will blow up the deficit by an estimated $3-7 trillion. 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