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Right-Wing Billionaires Are Funding a Cynical Plot to Destroy Dissent and Protest in Colleges Across the U.S. By Alex Kotch, AlterNet A multimillion-dollar campaign to stifle protest in universities.  READ MORE» Thom Hartmann: How Republicans Quietly Sabotaged Obamacare Long Before Trump Came into Office By Thom Hartmann, AlterNet Billions that should go to Obamacare are missing, thanks to senators like Marco Rubio. READ MORE» 10 Ways Trump's Taste in Interior Decor Would Fit Right into a Third World Dictator's Palace By Jenny Pierson, AlterNet “‘If I’ve only got one life,’ most dictators seem to think, ‘let me live it surrounded by gold.’” READ MORE»

These Are the What the Brutal Consequences of Trump's Proposed Budget Slash for the Labor Dept. Would Look Like By Elizabeth Grossman, In These Times The proposed $2.5 billion cut would devastate low-income workers.  READ MORE» What War Are We Buying With Another $58 Billion for the Military? By William Boardman, Reader Supported News With a proposed military budget increase of $58 billion, the President promises to "straighten out" the Middle East. READ MORE» New Footage Michael Brown on the Day He Was Killed Shows How Easy It Is for Cops to Paint Victims as 'Bad Guys' By D. Watkins, Salon Who polices the police? READ MORE» Trump Blew Off Friday’s ‘Major Meeting’ About Veterans’ Healthcare with No Explanation By David Ferguson, Raw Story This isn't the first time Trump has not shown up for vets.  READ MORE» Hightower: Trump Is Already Proving He's a Dunce More Than a Wizard at the Game of Politics By Jim Hightower, AlterNet A government built on smoke and mirrors, where the only real thing is the racism. READ MORE» Harry Potter and the Election of Horrors: How J.K. Rowling's Series Helps Make Sense of Trump's World By Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian In February, Bannon was the subject of a Buzzfeed quiz that asked, Who Said It: Steve Bannon or Lord Voldermort?; it was harder than you might have thought. READ MORE» Trump Administration to Kill Fracking Rule on Public Lands By Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch Trump disagrees with majority of Americans, who are opposed to fracking and drilling on public lands. READ MORE» The Real American Dream: 4 Important Stories of Immigrants Who Ran for Office in Texas By Ali Noorani, Prometheus Books From Houston to Sugar Land, immigrants are taking leading democratic roles in making a difference for their increasingly diverse communities. READ MORE» Here's What $20 Worth of Marijuana Looks Like—In Jamaica By Phillip Smith, AlterNet Ganja goes for dirt cheap in the land of reggae and Rastas.  READ