Ted Cruz Asked Me to Educate Him About Muslims. Now I Know He Learned Nothing

Joe Bradford, AlterNet

We spent a very long evening speaking about Islam. READ MORE»

Donald Trump Could Be the Military-Industrial Complex's Worst Nightmare

William Greider, The Nation

The Republican frontrunner is against nation building. Imagine that.  READ MORE»

Fox News Stupidly Tries to Slime Samantha Bee

Sophia A. McClennen, Salon

It's true, Fox has a right-wing news-satire show. They're so proud of it that it runs at 3 a.m. It's got Bee wrong. READ MORE»

Why Is America Binge-Watching Trump, Cruz and This Trainwreck of an Election

By Marty Kaplan, AlterNet

Is campaign news even necessary at this point? READ MORE»

Should Sanders Build a Progressive Movement All the Way to the Convention and Beyond?

By Peter Bloom, AlterNet

Here's why he should keep fighting. READ MORE»

The Top 10 Fattest Cities in America

By Kali Holloway, AlterNet

Americans are growing increasingly overweight and obese, particularly in these metro areas. READ MORE»

Fox News Cuts Away From Hillary Clinton's Speech About ISIL to Complain That She's 'Too Calm'

By Bethania Palma Markus, Raw Story

You shouldn't criticize what you don't play audio of. READ MORE»

What's Behind America's Unusual Fixation With Large Breasts

By Carrie Weisman, AlterNet

Well-endowed women have to put up with all sorts of bizarre assumptions. READ MORE»

Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus: Tech Companies Have Fallen Prey to the Myth of Infinite Growth

By Douglas Rushkoff, Portfolio

The winners have, in some fundamental way, been duped. READ MORE»

Food Companies Plan to Label GMOs—but Is There More to the Story?

By Katherine Paul and Ronnie Cummins, AlterNet

Companies' change of heart may mask a larger strategy to pass a rival bill.  READ MORE»

AlterNet Comics: Matt Bors on Pundits' Hillary Double Standard

By Matt Bors, AlterNet

Hillary could be using sign language, but they'll claim she's shouting. READ MORE»

Brazil's Summer of Discontent

By Vijay Prashad, The Hindu

Protests in Brazil are coming not from the slums and the working class, but for a change, from the wealthy. READ MORE»