The Clintons' $93 Million Romance With Wall Street

Richard Behan, AlterNet

Take a look at how much dough they've raked in — tough to believe they're going to hold the banks accountable. READ MORE»

Today Is Most Important Primary Day of the Year: Big Swing States in Play

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

The Tuesday results will tell us a lot more about who the nominees will be, although the trends are pretty obvious.  READ MORE»

Why Conservatives Seeking Social Revenge Have Gravitated to Trump's Campaign

Amanda Marcotte, Salon

“Make America Great Again” is the Trump campaign slogan, but “It’s Payback Time” is the one driving his campaign. READ MORE»

Hillary Clinton Tries to Grasp 'Intersectionality' to Understand the Mix of Race, Gender and Class — Does She Get It?

By Kali Holloway, AlterNet

The candidate uses the rhetoric, but not the substance, to her benefit.  READ MORE»

Matthew Desmond Will Change the Way You Relate to America's Poverty Crisis

By Eleanor J. Bader, AlterNet

Desmond's new book 'Evicted' takes us into the poorest neighborhoods of Milwaukee to tell the story of eight families on the edge. READ MORE»

Cashing in on Kids: Corporate Lobbying Powerhouse ALEC Pushed 172 School Privatization Bills Last Year

By Brendan Fischer, PR Watch

ALEC's agenda would destroy public education and turn it into one that serves for-profit interests. READ MORE»

Why Right-Wing Breitbart News Site Is in Meltdown Mode Over Trump Controversy

By Eric Boehlert, Media Matters

In the wake of the controversy, it looks like someone took a wrecking ball to Breitbart's masthead. READ MORE»

What Will a Trump Presidency Look Like? The Rise of the Nazis Is a Pretty Good Guide

By Thom Hartmann, AlterNet

Milton Mayer's book presents an upsettingly familiar formula to fascism and explains how It could happen here, too.  READ MORE»

Is the Paranoia Over Salt Overblown?

By Francisco Cappuccio, Ceu Mateus, The Conversation

For years, public health officials have been telling us that too much salt is bad for our health. Others have questioned the evidence for this claim.  READ MORE»

Why Is Bernie's Campaign Defying the Entire Polling Industry?

By Jonathan Greenberg, Huffington Post

Voters clearly aren't doing what the polls suggest they will.  READ MORE»

5 Groups Who Love Their 'Uppers,' AKA Speed, and You Might Be Surprised by Who They Are

By Phillip Smith, AlterNet

Speed is popular among surprisingly diverse groups of people. READ MORE»

Countries Are Eroding Human Rights by Stigmatizing Ethnic and Religious Groups Under the Guise of Countering Violence

By Sarah Lazare, AlterNet

UN official makes an urgent warning. READ MORE»

Police Consider Charging Trump With Inciting a Riot Over Violence at North Carolina Rally

By Sarah K. Burris, Raw Story

The rally was the site where Trump supporter John Franklin McGraw was arrested for sucker-punching a black protester. READ MORE»