5 Places Hypocritical Republicans Ban Guns for Their Own Personal Safety

By Kali Holloway, AlterNet

Do as they say, not as they do. READ MORE»

Donald Trump Jr.'s Indian Vacation: The Family Cash-Grab Continues

By Heather Digby Parton, Salon

Don Jr. makes a big overseas trip that’s “strictly business”—selling access in the most blatant way imaginable. READ MORE»

The Right Wing Has Falsely Accused Activists of Being 'Paid Protesters' for 50 Years

By Liz Posner, AlterNet

The despicable attacks against the Parkland shooting survivors are part of a long tradition of right-wing conspiracy theories. READ MORE»

Trump Sets Deadly Precedent by Hiding Rationale for Bombing Syria

By Marjorie Cohn, Truthout

Our president must be restrained before he does the same thing for North Korea. READ MORE»

Disney Inadvertently Exposes Trump's Tax Cut for the Scam It's Been from the Start

By Jacob Sugarman, AlterNet

A new complaint claims the House of Mouse is holding its $1,000 bonuses hostage. READ MORE»

Two ‘Rabid’ Men’s Rights Activist Sites Are Now Officially Considered Hate Groups by the SPLC

By Martin Cizmar, Raw Story

“They talk about all women as being bad, not just some women and not just feminists.” READ MORE»

Arming Teachers to Stop Gun Violence Is One of the Worst Trump Ideas Yet

By Cody Fenwick, AlterNet

The president thinks the solution to school shootings is having more guns in school.  READ MORE»

How to Survive Prison: New Documentary Tackles Horrors of Wrongful Conviction

By Ilana Novick, AlterNet

The film tells the wrenching stories of wrongly convicted men and women. READ MORE»

Javier Bardem Joins Landmark Antarctic Expedition Supporting Creation of World's Largest Protected Area (Video)

By Reynard Loki, AlterNet

Meanwhile, "Stranger Things" star fulfills his promise to dance with penguins.  READ MORE»

Trump’s Bogus Infrastructure Plan Takes the U.S. Further Down the Road of Rentier Capitalism

By Marshall Auerback, AlterNet

The public-private partnerships Trump proposes are a sick neoliberal joke.  READ MORE»

New Report Details How Americans Who Have Debt Held by Collection Agencies Can Get Thrown in Jail

By Andrea Germanos, Common Dreams

New ACLU publication looks at how "debt collection industry uses prosecutors and judges as weapons against millions of Americans who can't afford to pay their bills." READ MORE»

Crowd Loudly Boos Marco Rubio After Parkland Victim's Father Describes His 'Pathetically Weak' Response

By Noor Al-Sibai, Raw Story

The senator seriously tried to defend opposing an assault weapons ban to a man who just lost his daughter. READ MORE»

Inside the U.S. Military Recruitment Program That Trained Nikolas Cruz to Be 'A Very Good Shot'

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!

The NRA isn't the only enemy. READ MORE»

Watch a History Teacher Educate the NRA About the Second Amendment

By Cody Fenwick, AlterNet

The gun lobby always seems to forget the "well regulated" part. READ MORE»

California's Looming Cannabis Cultivator Crisis: Where Are the Licensed Pot Farmers?

By Phillip Smith, AlterNet

Only 534 of the state's 68,000 pot growers are licensed. READ MORE»

Wake Up, America: Fur Is So Out

By Prashant K. Khetan, AlterNet

The biggest fashion stage in the U.S. still celebrates fur—yet other parts of the world are moving away from it. READ MORE»

Paul Manafort May Have Tried to Sell a Job in the White House for $16 Million in Loans

By Cody Fenwick, AlterNet

The former campaign chair could be the key to the entire Russia probe. READ MORE»

Chris Rock Says America Elected Trump Because It Didn't Know How to 'Take on a Bully'

By Bob Brigham, Raw Story

The comedian takes on the president during his first comedy special in a decade. READ MORE»

Republican Senator Suggests Trump Could Trigger One of the Worst Losses of Human Life Ever Recorded

By Noor Al-Sibai, Raw Story

It would be among the most "catastrophic events in the history of our civilization.” READ MORE»

People Are Starting to Realize the GOP Tax Bill Was a Massive Scam

By Cody Fenwick, AlterNet

Richer residents are seeing benefits, while most others are missing out. READ MORE»