Enough With the Top 1 Percent: The Top 20 Percent, the Upper Middle Class, Is Hoarding the American Dream

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

Scholar Richard Reeves points out the real winners in the economy as Congress eyes tax reform. READ MORE»

6 Examples of Fake News About Antifa

By Kali Holloway, AlterNet

There's a lot of antifa fakery out there.  READ MORE»

A Vegan Mayo Company Was Attacked in a Malicious Hoax—Then Target Kicked Its Products Off the Shelves

By Chris Sosa, AlterNet

This story gets really weird. READ MORE»

The Religious Right Moves to Cement Political Power Under President Trump

By Peter Montgomery, The American Prospect

Conservative evangelicals have seen more victories in a Trump administration than they probably would have under any other Republican. READ MORE»

Memo to White Feminists: It’s Our Job to Dismantle White Supremacy—Now

By Anna March, Salon

We say we are horrified by racism, but we aren’t doing nearly enough to end it. Often, we even contribute to it. READ MORE»

Missing from the New JFK Files: Batch of CIA Records on Lee Harvey Oswald

By Jefferson Morley, AlterNet

The disappearing file feeds suspicions about the agency and the accused assassin. READ MORE»

The Free Speech Issue on College Campuses Is a Far-Right Distraction from the Real Threats to Students

By Sophia A. McClennen, Salon

Today's blue-baiting continues the trend of 1950s red scare era red-baiting.  READ MORE»

Cannabis Use During Pregnancy: Is It Safe?

By Stacey Kerr MD, Project CBD

Dr. Stacey Kerr discusses the controversial topic and gives highlights from her clinical experience with expecting mothers. READ MORE»

Hippies, Radicals, Pranksters: Jerry Rubin Has a Bio and Paul Krassner Has a Review

By Paul Krassner, LA Times

In “Did iT!,” the biographer captures Rubin’s story with fairness — affirmative and negative perceptions are both presented through the subjectivity of 75 prisms.  READ MORE»

How Robots Could Bridge the Elder Care Gap

By Cynthia Matuszek, The Conversation

"You can bet that robots will help seniors age in place." READ MORE»

The Relationship Between the Modern Western Diet and Alzheimer's Disease

By Amy Berger, Chelsea Green Publishing

Alzheimer's may ultimately be the result of metabolic disturbances similar to those seen in type 2 diabetes. READ MORE»

JPMorgan Chase Pledges $2 Million to Fight Racism—Yet Bankrolls Energy Projects That Hurt Minorities

By Patrick McCully, AlterNet

Race is the most significant predictor of a person living near pollution. READ MORE»