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Time Is Already Running Out on Our Democracy, Says Expert By Kali Holloway, AlterNet We may have a year or less, and it has happened to countries like us before, says a Yale professor. READ MORE» Elizabeth Warren Forcefully Challenges Labor Secretary Nominee on Overtime, Paid Sick Leave and Sexual Harassment Rules By Jefferson Morley, AlterNet All the progress of the past eight years may quickly go down the tubes with Puzder. READ MORE» Trump's Nominee for Ambassador to Israel Is More Right-Wing Than Netanyahu By Rob Bryan, AlterNet With deep investments in the illegal settlement enterprise, David Friedman has a long record of bigotry and fanaticism. READ MORE»

So Far, the Resistance Hasn't Affected Trump Supporters—Can That Change? By Bob Cesca, Salon Despite Trump's dreadful beginning as president, his supporters still love him. Can their minds be changed? READ MORE» Trump's Mass Deportation Machine Would Likely Face Same Fate As Muslim Travel Ban in Federal Court By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet Ongoing class action lawsuits have found ICE's arrest and detention practices already are unconstitutional. READ MORE» First Reported Massacre of Afghan Civilians Under Trump Takes at Least 18 Lives By Sarah Lazare, AlterNet The U.S. military has repeatedly dodged responsibility for war crimes committed during its protracted occupation. READ MORE» On Valentine's Day, What Plato Can Teach You About Finding a Soulmate By Firmin DeBrabander, The Conversation True love is not discovered all of a sudden, at first sight; it’s the product of immense work. READ MORE» Hitting Trump Where It Hurts: The Satire Troops Take Up Comedy Arms Against the Hyper-Sensitive President By Sophia A. McClennen, Salon "Laughtivism" is playing a key role in the resistance to Trumpism. Here’s why the satire rebellion matters. READ MORE» The Ways We Must Understand How Health Is Connected to Food, Exercise, Stress and the Rest By Ronnie Cummins, AlterNet It is all interrelated—and poverty, and exposure to environmental toxins, are big factors. READ MORE» San Diego District Disinvites Betsy DeVos—and Hammers Her 'Ideologically Driven View of Our Schools' By Erin Corbett, Raw Story DeVos was also blocked by protesters at a visit to a Washington, D.C., school.  READ MORE» America's Deadliest School Shooting for Nearly a Half-Century Gets Reexamined in Oscar Shortlist Documentary By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet "Tower" chronicles Charles Whitman's 1966 shooting rampage at the University of Texas and airs on PBS on February 14.  READ MORE» America's 10 Most 'Sex-Happy' Cities Urged to Save Wildlife on Valentine's Day Center for Biological Diversity "It's important to bring population growth back into the environmental conversation." READ MORE» These Are the Sweetest Stoner Gifts to Give This Valentine's Day By Janice Williams, International Business Times Seeking a token of af Source-Alternet