Inside Charles Koch's Plot to Hijack Universities Across America and Spread His Radical 'Free-Market' Propaganda

By Alex Kotch, AlterNet

With his grants, Koch is installing libertarian-minded economics professors at hundreds of universities. READ MORE»

5 Priorities for the Choice Movement After the Supreme Court's Major Abortion Decision

By Amanda Marcotte, Salon

The end of Texas' abortion law is wonderful, but there's far more work to be done to protect reproductive rights. READ MORE»

Inside a Marijuana-Themed Wedding: Family, Festivities at a Booze-Free Night Celebrating a Couple's Love

By Angela Bacca, AlterNet

"Ganja is a way better choice than alcohol. It brings people together, nobody fights and everyone has a good time." READ MORE»

The 4 Big Takeaways of Brexit That the Media and Pundits Missed

By Robert Kuttner, Huffington Post

Most outlets just didn't draw the big conclusions. READ MORE»

Immigration Officials Making Secret Deals With Private Prisons to Lock Up More Mothers and Children

By Sarah Lazare, AlterNet

New report sheds light on how local contracts are boosting private profits from family detention. READ MORE»

Bernie's Next Big Task: Build a Large-Scale, National Progressive Movement

By Les Leopold, AlterNet

Sanders should concentrate on launching a new movement organization right now — one that would mobilize for his democratic socialist agenda READ MORE»

Three Strategies to Beat the NRA

By Peter Dreier, The American Prospect

Gun safety advocates who until now have relied largely on traditional lobbying need to broaden their strategy to include partnerships with gun owners and civil disobedience. READ MORE»

Mark Cuban Is the Latest Out-of-Touch Billionaire to Want Immigrants to Take a 'Terrorist Test'

By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet

The billionaire investor used to attack Trump, but suddenly his tune has changed.  READ MORE»

What I Told a Committee of US Senators About the Need to End the War on Drugs

By Ethan Nadelmann, AlterNet

I must admit that I’ve been waiting a long time to tell U.S. Senators exactly what I think about drug policy. READ MORE»

Charter Schools Are Frequently Dogged by Corruption Scandals - Why Is It So Hard to Hold Them Accountable?

By Bobbi Murray, Capital and Main

The finances of charter schools receive less oversight than the average public school bake sale. READ MORE»

Meet One of the Biggest Cluster Bomb Cheerleaders in the US Senate, Democrat Jack Reed

By Aniqa Raihan, Medea Benjamin, AlterNet

An aider and abetter of Saudi Arabia's cluster bomb wars against Yemen. READ MORE»

Why People Keep Taking Deadly Selfies With Animals

By John R. Platt, TakePart

Experts say a desire to be close to nature overwhelms our understanding of safe behavior—leading to the death of people and wildlife. READ MORE»

San Francisco Man Fights Eviction after Rent Skyrockets Overnight from $1,800 to $8,000

By Travis Gettys, Raw Story

Neil Hutchinson has lived for six years at his North Beach apartment. READ MORE»

This City Is Quietly Becoming America’s Urban Farming Capital

By Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch

With small community gardens and multimillion dollar indoor farms, this major U.S. city is leading the nation's urban farming renaissance. READ MORE»

Adults Who Were Bullied as Children Can Suffer From Debilitating Symptoms Similar to PTSD

By Ellen Walser deLara, Oxford University Press

The negative symptoms of Adult Post-Bullying Syndrome can mimic those of PTSD or the effects seen from child abuse.  READ MORE»