How Long Will Trump's New Right-Hand Man Last? Place Your Bets

By Marty Kaplan, AlterNet

Bringing new meaning to the statement, "We all serve at the pleasure of the president." READ MORE»

A Million Children on the Verge of Death by Cholera—Will Anyone Lift a Finger?

By Vijay Prashad, AlterNet

These deaths are not tragedies, they are crimes. READ MORE»

Would You Be Willing to Go Vegan to Look Sexy—or to Date Someone Sexy?

By Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet

Meet the vegansexuals—they're sexy, eco-conscious and won't dare to kiss a meat eater. READ MORE»

In Trump's White House, No One Comes out Alive

By Lucia Graves, The Guardian

Whoever fills Scaramucci’s shoes will continue the circus anew before being sacrificed, in an oft-repeated ritual, on Trump’s altar. READ MORE»

Can Socialism Save the Democratic Party?

By Jefferson Morley, AlterNet

The Democratic Socialists of America see a big opening. READ MORE»

The Cutting Edge of Marijuana Medical Research Will Leave You Wondering What It Can't Help Cure

By Martin A. Lee, Project CBD

New findings highlight CBD’s therapeutic potential for cancer, epilepsy, Alzheimer’s, high blood pressure, and other disorders. READ MORE»

NY Times Jerusalem Bureau Chief Admits Palestinians Experience Apartheid—After Leaving the Bureau

By Jonathan Cook, AlterNet

To have done so in the Times would have been career suicide. READ MORE»

Now the Trump Administration Is Launching a Smear Campaign Against... a Poem?

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!

The Trump administration's disregard for Emma Lazarus, the poet behind the iconic Statue of Liberty poem, comes as no surprise. READ MORE»

Iditarod Sled Dogs Are Racing to Early Graves (Video)

By Jennifer O'Connor, AlterNet

Dogs who are forced to pull sleds routinely suffer and die, but these deaths don't make headlines. READ MORE»

Just-Released Docs Show Monsanto 'Executives Colluding With Corrupted EPA Officials to Manipulate Scientific Data'

By Carey Gillam, U.S. Right to Know

The damning documents were released by plaintiffs suing Monsanto in a claim that Roundup caused them to become ill with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. READ MORE»

Louisiana Cop Resigns After Posting Racist Meme Showing Mom Drowning Her Daughter for Dating a Black Kid

By Brad Reed, Raw Story

The police chief still claims the officer is "not a racist person." READ MORE»