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TODAY'S TOP STORIES - September 30, 2017 How the Republican Party Has Conned America for Over 30 Years By Thom Hartmann, AlterNet Tax cuts initiate bubble economies, not true growth. READ MORE» As Bad as the GOP Is, There Are Clear Signs It's Only Going to Get Worse By Heather Digby Parton, Salon Alabama is likely to send a birther and anti-Muslim fanatic to the U.S. Senate. Can GOP leaders stem this tide? READ MORE» Marijuana Is Now a Driving Engine of the American Economy By Paul Armentano, AlterNet From increased tax revenue to rising home prices, legalization is stimulating economic growth.  READ MORE» White Nationalists Terrorize Houston Book Fair in Largest Show of Force Since Charlottesville By Alex Reid Ross, AlterNet Witnesses recall smoke bombs, Nazi salutes and chants of "blood and soil." READ MORE» 10 Upcoming Supreme Court Cases That Could Harm Our Democracy By Paul Gordon, People For the American Way Foundation Cases on gutting voting rights; labor, LGBTQ, immigrant and whistleblower protections; privacy and police searches. READ MORE» Why a Librarian Rejected Melania's Dr Seuss Books Donation By Rachel Leah, Salon The donation was for "National Read a Book Day," but the librarian said, "nope, no thank you, no way." READ MORE» Good Riddance to Tom Price, Trumpcare's Snake Oil Salesman By Rick Gell, AlterNet Price was the smiling, sleazy point person of Republicans' effort to repeal and replace. READ MORE» Nestlé Pays $200 a Year to Bottle Water Near Flint – Where Water Is Undrinkable By Jessica Glenza, The Guardian While Flint battles a water crisis, just two hours away the beverage giant pumps almost 100,000 times what an average Michigan resident uses into plastic bottles. READ MORE» 8 Warning Signs That Reveal the Dark Side of 'Clean Eating' By Robin Scher, AlterNet In some cases, the clean eating diet fad has led to severe eating disorders. READ MORE» Trump Fan Attempts to Set Fire to Her Steelers Flag and Jersey—and Fails Miserably By Tom Boggioni, Raw Story "The only flag that is going to fly in my house anymore is the United States flag." READ MORE» Trump's Cruel Indifference to Puerto Rico By Sonali Kolhatkar, Truthdig The president's slow response to the unfolding humanitarian crisis reflects the whims of American capitalism. READ MORE» Trump Wants to Limit Refugees to Lowest Level in 30 Years By Ilana Novick, AlterNet Some timing: "We're at the world's most significant refugee crisis" since World War II, says a refugee activist. READ MORE» 3 Reasons Why We Are Addicted to Smartphones By Jaco Hamman, The Conversation Why we love our phones so much might be related to our basic yearnings as human beings, explains a scholar, who is also a pastor. 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