Inauguration Day Live Blog: President Donald Trump Is Ushered In by Pomp and Protest

[Truthdig] [Daily Headlines] Saturday, January 21, 2017 Featured Story [Inauguration Day Live Blog: President Donald Trump Is Ushered In by Pomp and Protest] As he becomes the 45th chief executive of the United States, Trump promises prosperity, “winning” and order—and demonstrators exercise their rights. [Share on Facebook] [Share on Twitter] Reports [Kabul in 1979 and 2016: A Mother and Daughter Reflect] While growing up in a refugee camp in Pakistan, I realized that the Afghan capital city my mother described no longer exists. [Share on Facebook] [Share on Twitter] [What Are the Dakota Access Pipeline Builders Trying to Keep Secret?] An independent inspection is needed immediately to determine whether construction is continuing in defiance of an official order. [Share on Facebook] [Share on Twitter] [The Inauguration of White Supremacy] By Juan Cole — The surprise awaiting the working-class Reagan Democrats is that Trump doesn’t think they are really white, either. [Share on Facebook] [Share on Twitter] Arts & Culture Book Review [Born to Run] By Allen Barra — More than anyone else in popular music, Bruce Springsteen understands the people who helped elect Trump. We need the Boss’ music now. [Share on Facebook] [Share on Twitter] A/V Booth [Documentary by Investigative Reporter Greg Palast Claims Donald Trump Stole the Election (Video)] “The Best Democracy Money Can Buy” says millions of minority votes were discounted through a voter cross-check program. Now, Palast demands that the Justice Department investigate. [Share on Facebook] [Share on Twitter] [Willie Nelson: A Long Story From Franklin Roosevelt to Donald Trump] In part one of a two-part conversation at his home in Hawaii, the musician tells Truthdig’s editor in chief that his upbringing during the Depression was an ideal childhood. [Share on Facebook] [Share on Twitter] Cartoon [Good Night, America [a cartoon from Slovakia]] By Marian Kamensky, Slovakia / Cagle Cartoons [Share on Facebook] [Share on Twitter] [Drilling Beneath the Headlines][Truthdig] [Donate Today!] [Follow Truthdig on Twitter] [Follow Truthdig on Facebook] This email was sent to {EMAIL}, by [newsletter@truthdig.com] [Support Truthdig] | [Contact Us] | [Unsubscribe] | [Update Profile] | [Forward To A Friend]