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TODAY'S TOP STORIES - December 28, 2017 The Ties That Bind Sexual Assault, Gender, and 21st-Century Capitalism By Harriet Fraad, Richard D. Wolff, AlterNet The relationship between the three is finally exposed. READ MORE» 50 Facts That Remind Us New Year's Eve Isn't What It's Cracked Up to Be By Kali Holloway, AlterNet Try lowering your expectations and things could go really well.  READ MORE» Donald Trump Is Forging an America as Greedy, Deceitful and Cruel as Its President By Jacob Sugarman, AlterNet With the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, he has remade the country in his own repugnant image. READ MORE» Former Federal Judge: Trump Is Packing the Courts with Unqualified Conservative Extremists By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! He set a record for the most appellate judges confirmed in a president's first year in office, and it's only getting worse.  READ MORE» Black Athletes Get Kicked off American Airlines Flight After Being Falsely Accused of Stealing Blankets By Brad Reed, Raw Story Adding insult to racism, the players were forced to miss a team dinner. READ MORE» It Ain't Just Mueller That Could Take Trump Down By Walter Shapiro, Brennan Center for Justice With his approval ratings at record lows, Trump may face a greater threat from the voters than from law enforcement. READ MORE» Ann Coulter Pens New Racist Screed, Just in Time for Kwanzaa By Noor Al-Sibai, Raw Story The right-wing bigot offers an alternative history of the pan-African holiday. READ MORE» Collision Course: Uber's Terrible 2017 By Julia Carrie Wong, Sam Morris , The Guardian Their leadership is not Dom Toretto from "The Fast and the Furious," but a drunken toddler playing Mario Kart. READ MORE» Why the Trump Legal Team's Latest Gambit Could Spell His Doom By Travis Gettys, Raw Story A new plan to smear former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn is bound to backfire. READ MORE» 4 Reasons for a Surprising Change in Racial Incarceration Trendlines By Phillip Smith, AlterNet The prison population is getting whiter. READ MORE» Why Aren't Hollywood Films More Diverse? The International Box Office Might Be to Blame By Roberto Pedace, The Conversation An analysis of more than 800 top-grossing films suggests diverse movies struggle in front of international audiences. 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