The Past 5 GOP Presidents Have Used Fraud and Treason to Steer Themselves to Electoral Victory

By Thom Hartmann, AlterNet

The deception started long before Donald Trump.  READ MORE»

Let's Not Ignore the Real Heroes Who Saved Our Health Care System from Total Ruin

By Celisa Calacal, AlterNet

Credit needs to be given where credit is due—and it isn't three Republican senators. READ MORE»

Is There Method to Anthony Scaramucci's Madness?

By Heather Digby Parton, Salon

New White House enforcer abuses Bannon and Priebus and meets with Sessions—it looks like a massive power play. READ MORE»

Psychiatry Group Tells Members They Can Defy 'Goldwater Rule' and Comment on Trump's Mental Health

By Sharon Begley, STAT

The evidence is so strong, psychiatrists were compelled to break a decades-old commandment. READ MORE»

Who Said It: Anthony Scaramucci or a Character From 'Veep'?—Quiz

By Julia Carrie Wong, The Guardian

Donald Trump’s new communications chief has already delivered some choice phrases—but can you tell which quotes are his, and which come from "Veep"? READ MORE»

'Our Kids Are Upstairs, Please Take Care of Them': NYC Couple Leap to Their Deaths Over Health Care Costs

By Tom Boggioni, Raw Story

The couple has not been identified yet. READ MORE»

How Marijuana Can Help With OCD’s Compulsive Behaviors

By Brea Mosley, The Fresh Toast

Don't pull your hair out! Trichotillomania sufferers may have found help in an unlikely partner. READ MORE»

Elizabeth Warren's Pet Project Has Already Returned $12 Billion to Swindled Families—So Naturally Republicans Want It Dismantled

By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet

The GOP's assault on the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau is an opportunity for Warren to taunt her opponents. READ MORE»

McCain's Brain Cancer Draws Renewed Attention to Possible Agent Orange Connection

By Charles Ornstein, Mike Hixenbaugh, ProPublica

Vietnam vets have been pushing the VA for years to extend benefits to those exposed to the toxic herbicide during the war. READ MORE»

Exposed: Racing Greyhounds Tested Positive for Cocaine

By Christine A. Dorchak, AlterNet

Greyhounds are drugged in a sickening attempt to force one of the world's fastest mammals to run even faster. READ MORE»

Skyrocketing Rents in California Are Part of a Broader US Housing Crisis

By Adam Hudson, Truthout

As rents become increasingly unaffordable throughout the metropolitan US, activists are looking at housing solutions beyond mere rent control. READ MORE»