The President Is The Nation: The Central Metaphor Trump Lives By

By George Lakoff, AlterNet

We act according to the metaphors. READ MORE»

Why Trump and Evangelical Christians Are Peas in a Pod

By Chauncey DeVega, Salon

Evangelicals have been eager to look past Trump's vulgarity and immorality — there are deeper things that bind them. READ MORE»

White House as Crime Scene: How Robert Mueller Is Closing In on Trump

By Julian Borger, The Guardian

There is a grand jury in Washington DC. The special counsel’s team is full of experts in financial crime. On Russia, the president can feel the net closing. READ MORE»

Blowing Up the Big Marijuana IQ Myth—The Science Points to Zero Effect on Your Smarts

By Paul Armentano, AlterNet

Debunking one of the oldest theories about cannabis.  READ MORE»

There's a Pernicious Economic Theory Creeping into the Heart of the Democratic Party

By Richard Eskow, Campaign for America's Future

We have to get very clear on what kind of environment enriches working people. The good ideas don't come from Silicon Valley. READ MORE»

How the Demise of the Trump Administration Could Finally Kill the White House CEO Fantasy

By Sophia A. McClennen, Salon

The idea that businessmen are better equipped to run the country is why our nation is poised for catastrophe  READ MORE»

How States Across the Country Are Making Universal Health Care Happen in the Face of Rabid GOP Opposition

By Ann Jones, TomDispatch

The road to Scandinavia in Maryland. READ MORE»

World's Leading Hackers Explain Why You Don't Want Huge Tech Companies Controlling Everything in Your House

By Lulu Friesdat, AlterNet

The internet of things is a way to extract wealth from your every day life.  READ MORE»

Joy Reid Obliterates the Arguments of the Lawyer Who Said the Diversity of Trump's Grand Jury Is Unfair to Trump

By Tom Boggioni, Raw Story

Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz was accused of being a “race-baiter” on MSNBC. READ MORE»

Could Going Vegan Become Your Path to Happiness?

By Kristie Middleton, Da Capo Press

The key is finding what’s right for you.  READ MORE»

Gratuitously Cruel: GOP Planning to Make It Harder for Poor Families to Have Cheap Phone and Internet Access

By Walter Einenkel, DailyKos

They'd rather have poor Americans fall off the grid entirely. READ MORE»