Trump and the GOP Didn't Want Americans to Have Health Care This Year, But Their Efforts Backfired

By Liz Posner, AlterNet

By creating chaos and fear, Republicans may have unintentionally fueled the demand for Obamacare. READ MORE»

Why Jeff Sessions' War on Weed Is a Futile Pursuit

By Phillip Smith, AlterNet

He can do some damage, but he can't roll back the clock.  READ MORE»

5 Facts That Should Leave You Queasy About Michele Bachmann's Possible Run for Senate

By Jacob Sugarman, AlterNet

Let's hope we've seen the last of this Koch toady and virulent Islamophobe. READ MORE»

Mueller Has Now 'Substantiated Claims' Made by James Comey About Trump: Report

By Chris Sosa, AlterNet

The fired FBI director wrote memos detailing troubling interactions with the president. READ MORE»

What the Protests in Iran Are Really About

By Vijay Prashad, AlterNet

Trump and Netanyahu are trying to take credit, but this movement is all about the people. READ MORE»

Trump's Vote Suppression Team Is Doing GOP's Dirty Work

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

White nationalist vice-chair Kris Kobach wants Homeland Security to vet new voters, despite its incomplete citizenship database. READ MORE»

Worst Thing Steve Bannon Said About Trump? 'Money Laundering'

By Heather Digby Parton, Salon

Was Trump enraged because Bannon criticized his family? Or because he now understands his presidency is in danger?  READ MORE»

Democracy Is Not a Choice

By Frances Moore Lappé, Adam Eichen, AlterNet

When power moves into the hands of a few, decent people commit unspeakable acts. READ MORE»

Constitutional Lawyer John Bonifaz on the Growing Movement to Impeach Trump

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!

This fall a half-dozen Democrats introduced articles of impeachment against Trump. READ MORE»

How a Chilean Billionaire Could Poison a Minnesota Wilderness

By Sarah Okeson, DC Report

And how a tiny D.C. real estate investment put him in touch with the Trump family. READ MORE»

Some Bigelow Tea Not 'Natural' Because It Contains Glyphosate, Lawsuit Says

By Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch

The plaintiffs allege that the tea company is deceiving consumers by labeling some of their products "all natural." READ MORE»

Art in 2018 Will Spotlight Radical Women and Climate Change

By Nadja Sayej, The Guardian

A look ahead at the next 12 months suggests diverse work based on imprisonment, civil rights and the Vietnam war. READ MORE»

Jake Tapper Slams Trump for Threatening to Sue Author Because Book 'Hurts His Feelings'

By Sarah K. Burris, Raw Story

New levels of presidential pettiness. READ MORE»

Kids Don't Need a Cellphone—They Need a Digital Diet

By Naomi Schaefer Riley, Los Angeles Times

When you take away phones and tablets, you have to give your kids other things—more time outside, more low-tech toys or more time with you.  READ MORE»

Trump Reportedly Joked About Domestic Abuse Allegations Against Steve Bannon

By Chris Sosa, AlterNet

He gave the former White House chief strategist a sick nickname. READ MORE»

A Brief Case for Prison Abolition

By Dayton Martindale, In These Times

We know prisons are racist, classist and abusive. Are they also obsolete?  READ MORE»

Here's What Happened When I Tried to Rescue Piglets From a Factory Farm

By Jenny McQueen, AlterNet

One piglet is now safe at a sanctuary, but we had to leave the rest behind in pig purgatory. READ MORE»

CNN Panel Blasts Sean Spicer After He Embarks on Sleazy, Dishonest 'Redemption Tour'

By Chris Sosa, AlterNet

The former White House press secretary claimed he didn't lie, despite making numerous false claims. READ MORE»