A few more AlterNet summaries

I've posted a couple full AlterNet articles below, but some of these teaser blurbs were too intriguing not to share.

Syed Farooq Is an American: Let’s Stop the Muslim vs. Christian Debate and Take a Look at Ourselves Steve Salaita, Salon His terrible deed does not spring from an unknowable foreign culture. It is violence endemic to the United States. READ MORE»

'It's Happening Too F**king Much': Larry Wilmore Addresses San Bernardino Shooting Kali Holloway, AlterNet The late-night host notes in 2015 we've had more mass shooting than we've had days. READ MORE»

Criminologist: Six Things You Should Know About Mass Shootings By Frederick Lemieux, The Conversation There's a difference between mass shootings and terrorism, for starters. READ MORE»

14 People Are Dead, But Hey, Donald Trump Thinks His Poll Numbers Might Get a Boost By Laura Clawson, Daily Kos Donald Trump retweeted the wisdom that 'his poll numbers jump every time instances like this occur.' READ MORE»

Video Shows Raging Cop Ram SUV into Man’s Car for Trying to Hold Him Accountable By Mike Sawyer, The Free Thought Project The man who tried to report a road-raging cop's bad driving was subsequently assaulted gets arrested. READ MORE»

Fox Pundit's Unbelievably Idiotic Statement About Her White Privilege By David Edwards, Raw Story "I confront my whiteness by going to the tanning salon." READ MORE»

How America's Insane Anti-Choice Crusaders Screw Over Women All Over the Globe Kali Holloway, AlterNet The misrepresentation of American attitudes on abortion is influencing policy abroad—for the worse. READ MORE»

7 Reasons You Should Care about the UN Climate Talks in Paris By Brittany Wienke, Rainforest Alliance You might think that the Paris Climate Talks have little bearing on your day-to-day life. But you’d be wrong. READ MORE»

6 Noxious Facts About America's Billionaires By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet Fairly taxing the wealth of the super-wealthy could transform America. READ MORE»

Mom Calls 911 for Mental Help With Her Son, Cops Show Up, Taser Him to Death While He’s Restrained By Eva Decesare, The Free Thought Project Chase Sherman's parents maintain that the deputies were never in danger and that their son was not armed. READ MORE»

Meet the GOPer Who Wants to Execute Undocumented Immigrants By Scott Eric Kaufman, Salon Because nothing says 'compassion' like summary execution. READ MORE»

Deputy Who Killed Rancher for Helping Police Says He Can’t Wait to Get Back to Work By William N. Grigg, The Free Thought Project Brian J. Wood is one of the two Adams County, Idaho deputies involved in the November 1 killing of rancher Jack Yantis. READ MORE»