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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»

This October, Trump Will Try to Start a War with Iran

By Trita Parsi, AlterNet

Trump plans to sabotage the nuclear deal. READ MORE»

Has Trump Committed the Biggest Twitter Blunder of His Disastrous Presidency?

By Bob Cesca, Salon

Threatening congressional Republicans on social media won't end well. READ MORE»

Kansas SWAT Raid Over Tea Leaves and Tomato Garden Outrages Federal Judges

By Jon Parton, Courthouse News

The 10th Circuit laid into the cops who used tea leaves in the trash and a visit to a garden store to target a suburban family in a hoped-for pot bust. READ MORE»

Paul Krugman: Trump Isn't an Aberration—He's the Logical Conclusion of 40 Years of Conservative Lies

By Ilana Novick, AlterNet

The Times columnist traces the origins of movement conservatism. READ MORE»

Krugman: McCain Is the Problem, Not the Solution

By Celisa Calacal, AlterNet

The Arizona senator "has almost always been a reliable partisan yes-man." READ MORE»

On the Brink of a Constitutional Crisis, the Nation Goes Numb

By Adele M. Stan, The American Prospect

There is a psychopath in the White House and his administration is being assessed through the norms of political coverage. READ MORE»

Trump Jr., Kushner and the Lie of Inherent White Innocence

By Kali Holloway, AlterNet

Don Jr. and Kushner benefit from the lifelong presumption of white innocence this racist society confers on them. READ MORE»

Why Are Americans So Afraid?

By Guy T. Saperstein and Kelsey Abkin, AlterNet

Facts take a backseat to deeply ingrained fears. READ MORE»

Bill Kristol Calls President Trump a 'Jackass' on CNN

By Chris Sosa, AlterNet

Kristol was angered by Trump's speech to the Boy Scouts. READ MORE»