Why—and How—Is Trump's Base Still Loyal to a Guy Who Is a Proven Disaster?

By Ken Levy, AlterNet

Trump supporters haven't been swayed by empathy or appeals to logic. READ MORE»

Trump Would Sell Off America's Energy Resources for a Pittance, Like Russia Did to Create Its Oligarchs

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

For sale: oil reserves, mineral rights, power lines. READ MORE»

Sean Hannity Calls Himself the Victim as Evidence Emerges That Seth Rich Was Not the WikiLeaks Source

By Taylor Link, Salon

Besieged by "liberal fascism," Hannity has been on a tear since Rich's family asked him to drop the conspiracy. READ MORE»

Three New Scientific Studies That Debunk Conventional Marijuana Myths

By Paul Armentano, AlterNet

These peer-reviewed studies lay waste to years of pot propaganda. READ MORE»

Why the Manchester Bombing Is Likely Tied to West's Endless Mideast Wars

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!

And Trump's cozying up to Saudi Arabia is only making it worse. READ MORE»

5 Reminders of How Dark It Is That Trump Is Cozying Up with the Murderous President of the Philippines

By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet

The strongman has boasted about killing in cold blood and even likened himself to Hitler. READ MORE»

Diane Ravitch: Betsy DeVos Is a Monster the Democrats Helped Create

By Jacob Sugarman, AlterNet

The policy analyst argues school reform has brought public education to the brink of destruction. READ MORE»

Fox News Is Sinking Along with Trump

By Eric Boehlert, Media Matters

Network slips behind MSNBC, CNN in key demo during prime time. READ MORE»

A Tragic Example of the Damage Created by the Right-Wing Assault on Planned Parenthood

By Amanda Marcotte, Salon

Iowa follows Texas in barring Medicaid patients from Planned Parenthood—and the effects are devastating. READ MORE»

Doctor Jumps Onstage to Warn Crowd to Leave Anti-Vax Film: 'Your Presence Here Will Cause Babies to Die'

By Travis Gettys, Raw Story

Two audience members left after his warning. READ MORE»

Toxic Masculinity Has Plagued Black Men Deeply, Down to the Details of What They Wear

By Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez, AlterNet

Negative remarks about the male romper trend can harm black male identity development. READ MORE»

Trump's Saudi Arabia Speech Confirms Massive Shift in U.S. Foreign Policy

By Dennis Jett, The Conversation

Our “shared interests and values” do not include things that could be divisive, like respect for human rights and democracy. READ MORE»

Why Race and Inequality Are at the Heart of America's Water Problems

By Kate Fried, Food and Water Watch

Millions in the U.S., particularly poor people and communities of color, have inadequate access to water. A bill in Congress is designed to fix that. READ MORE»

What Abraham Lincoln Would Have Thought of Trump's 'America First' Platform

By Sidney Blumenthal, Just Security

He may have never traveled abroad, but Lincoln was more of an internationalist than our current administration. READ MORE»

Study Finds Magic Mushrooms Are the Safest Recreational Drug

By Olivia Solon, The Guardian

People taking mushrooms in 2016 needed medical treatment less than for MDMA, LSD and cocaine, while one of the riskiest drugs was synthetic cannabis. READ MORE»