How Trump Is Laying the Groundwork to Fire Mueller If Things Get Too Hot for Him

By Jefferson Morley, AlterNet

Trump is prepared to provoke a constitutional crisis. READ MORE»

This Guy Is Dark: Trump's Right-Hand Man Kelly Is Engaged in a Scary Mass Deportation Push

By Heather Digby Parton, Salon

Still think he’s a “grownup”? John Kelly’s new effort to deport an entire class of immigrants fits a long, ugly history. READ MORE»

5 Depressing Reasons Roy Moore Could Still Win, Despite Shocking Sexual Assault Allegations

By Juan Cole, Informed Comment

The new charges will unseat him. Won't they? READ MORE»

The Corporate Roots of the Opioid Crisis

By Vijay Prashad, Frontline (India)

Opioid overdose claims 175 Americans each day, but powerful pharmaceutical companies continue to promote their sales. READ MORE»

How Counter-Terror 'Experts' Are Hyping the Russian Threat to Lobby for Attacks on Our Civil Liberties

By Max Blumenthal, AlterNet

Revelations about Russia's use of social media in the 2016 elections are being used as a pretext for suppressing dissent by some dubious characters. READ MORE»

We Know Terrifyingly Little About How Our Bodies Respond to Pollutants, but That's Changing

By Anna Robuck, Massive

Fish DNA can change in response to pollution. What about the rest of us? READ MORE»

Why Did NBC Broadcast a Puff Piece on a White Supremacist Group?

By Adam Johnson, FAIR

News managers feel the need to highlight, with little if any criticism or context, pro-Trump extremists who’ve been emboldened by his campaign and subsequent election. READ MORE»

Taking Care of Yourself One Year Into Protesting Trump

By Ilana Novick, AlterNet

Resisting is a marathon, not a sprint. READ MORE»

BUSTED: Watch LA Cops Plant Drugs in Black Suspect's Wallet—Unaware Their Body Cams Were On

By Tom Boggioni, Raw Story

Both officers involved in the bust refused to comment on their actions. READ MORE»

5 of the World's Biggest Cities That Will Be Drowned and See Millions of Refugees

By Jonathan Watts, Josh Holder, Niko Kommenda, The Guardian

The UN is warning that we are now on course for 3C of global warming. This will ultimately redraw the map of the world. READ MORE»

Could California’s Insane Cannabis Tax Cripple the Legal Market?

By Mary Schumacher, The Fresh Toast

Did someone say 45 percent sales tax? READ MORE»

Lessons From Haiti for Puerto Rico: Charity Is a Poor Tool for Rebuilding a Country

By Morgan Simon, Isabelle Clerie, Salon

Charitable aid solves immediate problems, but long-term recovery needs to address root problems, too. READ MORE»