Hackers Show How to Crack into Voting Machines | Why Trump's White Nationalism Politics Is Going Extinct | FBI's Strange Obsession with Charlie Chaplin

TODAY'S TOP STORIES - July 30, 2017 Trump's White Nationalism Torments Us Now, But the 'Centrality of Whiteness' Will Fade Away By Carey Purcell, AlterNet Author Sheryll Cashin explains how cultural dexterity is spreading despite Trump. READ MORE» The Republicans Who Tried Repeal Obamacare Will Be Haunted by Their Votes for Years to Come By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet The votes are the new litmus test for candidates in 2018. READ MORE» Watch: Hackers Demonstrate How to Crack Into Electronic Voting Machines in Minutes By Lulu Friesdat, AlterNet Disturbing footage from the at DEF CON 25 hacker convention.  READ MORE» Why Are Americans So Afraid? By Guy T. Saperstein and Kelsey Abkin, AlterNet We are living in what is arguably the safest time in history, yet we exist in a culture of fear.  READ MORE» Judge Forces First-Time Drug Offenders to Take Christian Drug Treatment Course By Phillip Smith, AlterNet Someone needs to explain the First Amendment's Establishment clause to this benighted and God-besotted jurist in Louisiana. READ MORE» Remembering the FBI's Strange Obsession and Constant Surveillance of Charlie Chaplin By Vijay Prashad, AlterNet J. Edgar Hoover was obsessed with Charlie Chaplin (he even amassed a 1900-page file on the Little Tramp), but that didn't stop Chaplin from voicing his steadfast political beliefs.  READ MORE» From 9/11 to President Donald Trump: A Short History of World War IV By Andrew O'Hehir, Salon Philosopher Jean Baudrillard predicted this 15 years ago: The Western world is waging a long war—against itself. READ MORE» 'Don't Be Too Nice': Trump Seems to Back Rougher Policing in Immigration Speech The Guardian Speaking to police and crime victims in Long Island, president suggests officers are too careful in their treatment of people in custody. READ MORE» 'The White House Is Failing': Adviser Admits Someone Coming 'From Another Planet' Could See Trump Is a Disaster By Tom Boggioni, Raw Story Another conservative who advises the White House was downright fatalistic about the Trump administration. READ MORE» Bernie Sanders on the Right-Wing Ideology that Rules Our Economy By Sen. Bernie Sanders, In These Times Milton Friedman is still the false prophet of Wall Street.  READ MORE» Urgent Warning: Time to Hit the Reset Button on US-Korean Policy By Medea Benjamin, AlterNet Given the specter of nuclear war, the rational policy is one of de-escalation. 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