Computer Programs Are Deciding How Long People Spend in Jail

By Kali Holloway, AlterNet

America’s courts have never been sites of justice dispensation—and a new software program makes their record even worse. READ MORE»

From W to Obama to Trump, the Policy Has Been Endless War

By Danny Sjursen, TomDispatch

Obama wasn't innocent either.  READ MORE»

What the 2016 Election Revealed About the Limits of 'College for All'

By Jennifer Berkshire, AlterNet

The author of "White Working Class" says an economic strategy that relies on telling people to go to college won't cut it anymore. READ MORE»

How Donald Trump Is Ruining Irony

By Sophia A. McClennen, Salon

Donald Trump has redefined what it means to be an ironic president, and it’s not funny. READ MORE»

We Need to Talk About Rudolph: Sex, Drugs, and Aerodynamic Reindeer

By Kathryn Harkup, The Guardian

Ever since Rudolph first starred in a 1939 story, we’ve been getting him all wrong. Let’s look at the science behind the world’s favorite reindeer READ MORE»

About That Stolen Election in Honduras

By Vijay Prashad, AlterNet

The US is keen to keep the oligarchy in power. READ MORE»

The Unwritten Story In Alabama: The GOP Almost Didn’t Hold A Special U.S. Senate Election

By Justin Florence, Cameron Kistler, ProtectDemocracy.org

Postponing or canceling an election to shore up one party’s chances of victory would be dangerous, antithetical and unconstitutional. READ MORE»

This Florida Stealth Offensive Against Unions Could Preview GOP Onslaught in 2018

By Michael Arria, In These Times

The legislation could end collective bargaining for most teachers in the state. READ MORE»

North Carolina GOP Official Resigns After He’s Accused of Dragging Lobbyist Around His Office by Her Ponytail

By Bob Brigham, Raw Story

"He was for sure dragging me around his office by my ponytail." READ MORE»

Yes, UFOs Exist...But They're Probably Not What You Think

By Eleanor Cummins, Popular Science

New video of a 2004 encounter between the U.S. Air Force and an unidentified flying object has the internet asking about aliens. READ MORE»

Steve Bannon Savages 'Javanka', Laying Bare White House Tensions

By David Smith, The Guardian

Donald Trump’s former chief strategist has called Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner ‘the railhead of all bad decisions’ in a Vanity Fair interview. READ MORE»

Trump Vows to Kill 50 Years of Federal Health and Safety Protections

By Elliott Negin, AlterNet

President Trump wants to set the regulatory clock back to 1960. READ MORE»

Where All Those Marijuana Slang Terms Came From

By Malcolm MacKinnon, The Fresh Toast

Ganja? Weed? Grass? READ MORE»