The Numbers Are In: A Single-Payer Health System in California Would Cover Everyone and Save Tens of Billions a Year

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

The only people who would pay more are the most well to do. READ MORE»

Deported for Smoking Marijuana? Trump's Taking America Back to the Bad Old Days of the Drug War

By Phillip Smith, AlterNet

There exists a wicked synergy between the war on drugs and the war on immigrants.  READ MORE»

Could Donald Trump's Base Finally Be Turning on the President?

By Jacob Sugarman, AlterNet

New polling data indicate his bedrock of support is beginning to crumble. READ MORE»

New Texas Anti-Abortion Law Could Jail Anyone Who Drives a Woman to a Clinic

By Kali Holloway, AlterNet

Anti-choice activists are taking their well-established cruelty to new levels. READ MORE»

GOP War Hawks Back off from Trump's Scandals Now That He's Singing Their Tune

By Heather Digby Parton, Salon

Same Republicans who were outraged over Hillary Clinton's emails now barely notice widening Trump-Russia scandal. READ MORE»

James Comey Plans to Confirm Bombshell Allegations Against Trump in Public Testimony: Report

By Brad Reed, Raw Story

He may not discuss the details of the investigation, but one source says Comey is "eager to discuss his tense interactions with Trump before his firing." READ MORE»

America's Afghan War: 16 Years, as Many as One Million Killed—and the War Machine Keeps on Rolling

By Vijay Prashad, FRONTLINE

No wonder that the Taliban has been making swift gains over the past few years. Its adversary is not prepared to contain its advance.  READ MORE»

Here's What We Learned from Sean Spicer's First 48 Press Briefings

By Rob Savillo, Media Matters

More right-wing outlets, shorter briefings, and obsessive cable coverage. READ MORE»

Is This Why Jared Kushner Keeps His Mouth Shut in the Public Eye?

By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet

Kushner's role in the White House is almost as baffling as his actual beliefs. READ MORE»

Betsy DeVos Shows She's Willing to Smear Public School Defenders in the Crudest Ways Possible

By Carol Burris, Network for Public Education

Polly Williams saw vouchers become a gateway to send whites to private school. READ MORE»

How 'Race Tests' Maintain Evangelical Segregation

By Joshua L. Lazard, Religion Dispatches

As Dr. Martin Luther King once famously remarked, the eleven o’clock hour on Sunday morning is the most segregated hour of American life. READ MORE»

5 Charts That Lay Bare the Tragedy of America's Mass Incarceration Problem

By Tanya Golash-Boza, The Conversation

Fear-mongering around crime is a surefire way to get elected. READ MORE»

Why It's Getting Harder (and More Dangerous) to Hold Companies Accountable

By Ciara Dowd and Elodie Aba, Truthout

Human rights defenders working on corporate accountability have faced killings, beatings and threats and are rarely, if ever, able to obtain justice. READ MORE»