Donald Trump's Financial Ties to Russian Oligarchs and Mobsters Detailed In Explosive New Documentary from the Netherlands

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

Dutch TV did what no American TV network dares, suggesting Trump's past includes illegal racketeering. READ MORE»

Trump Has Presented America with Not Only a Constitutional Crisis, But a Total Civic Implosion

By Jim Sleeper, BillMoyers.com

Trump's naked contempt for civic culture is what's really threatening our republic. To save it, we need to rescue our civic wellsprings. READ MORE»

Trump Says He Invented an Economy Theory That Was Actually in Use Before He Was Born

By Kali Holloway, AlterNet

This guy is in his own dream world. READ MORE»

The Evidence Is Overwhelming: Cannabis Is an Exit Drug for Major Addictions, Not a Gateway to New Ones

By Paul Armentano, AlterNet

People dependent on cocaine, opioids and other prescription drugs could ease out of their addictions with cannabis. READ MORE»

Veteran Journalist Who Covered Watergate Says Trump's Russia Scandal Is Even Worse — Here's Why

By Travis Gettys, Raw Story

The latest Trump drama feels a lot like déjà vu. READ MORE»

Historian of Fascism: Why Trump Firing FBI Director Comey Amid Russia Probe is So Worrisome

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!

Top Republicans are on Trump's side, and once elites are coopted to an authoritarian, it can be very difficult to jump ship.  READ MORE»

The Financial Crisis That Spawned Austerity, Corporatized the Democratic Party and Gave the World Donald Trump

By Jacob Sugarman, AlterNet

New York City's near-default in 1975 altered the course of American politics, explains "Fear City" author Kim Phillips-Fein. READ MORE»

Growing Evidence Points to a Specific Diet That Can Starve Cancer Cells of Their Prime Fuels

By Dr. Nasha Winters, Jess Higgins Kelley, Chelsea Green Publishing

Deep nutrition is the answer to cancer.  READ MORE»

Is John Oliver a Hypocrite on Taxes?

By Matthew Sheffield, Salon

The popular HBO comic appears to have used legal loopholes to greatly reduce his property tax in New York City. READ MORE»

Progressive Senators Are Going Big for Employee Ownership of the Businesses They Work at

By Jessica Bonanno, AlterNet

Two common-sense pieces of federal support for employee business ownership on the table. READ MORE»

Who Are the Out-Of-Town Billionaires Wading into a City School Board Race?

By Peter Dreier, Huffington Post

The LA school board race may be the most expensive in the country with out-of-town billionaires – including the Walton family – trying to defeat progressive Steve Zimmer.  READ MORE»

Luxury Airport Terminal in Los Angeles Features Screen That Lets the Rich Watch Everyone Else Suffer at the Main Terminal

By Rory Carroll, The Guardian

LAX’s mega-exclusive terminal has beds, massages, and an iPad to watch people slog through the main airport. But the manager denies it’s about inequality.  READ MORE»

Bill O'Reilly Has a Thoroughly Bonkers New Conspiracy Theory About Why He Was Fired from Fox News

By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet

The disgraced television host is blaming George Soros for his ouster. Of course. READ MORE»

Jeff Sessions Escalates Drug War and Urges Prosecutors to Seek Harsh Sentencing

By Anthony Papa, AlterNet

After years of progress, our Attorney General is trying to drag us back to the 1980s. READ MORE»

Corporations Are Showering D.C. with Huge Amounts of Lobbying Dough , $840 Million in the First 3 Months of 2017

By Jillian S. Ambroz, DC Report

Forget Trump's tough talk on lobbying bans—he’s let quite a few of them in through the back doors of the White House and federal agencies. READ MORE»

Trump Has Displayed a Blatant Disregard for Science, Ethics and Human Rights Based on His Fracking Policies

By Wenonah Hauter, Center for Humans and Nature

True energy security cannot sacrifice public health in our communities, and the climate on which we depend. READ MORE»