Puerto Rico's Refugees Could Shift Electoral Balance | Life Without Parole for $5 of Marijuana | Mueller's Indictments to Concern 'Conspiracy' Against US Elections?

There's a Man Serving Life in Prison for $5 Worth of Marijuana in the Same Country Where Millions Can Smoke It Legally

By Tana Ganeva, AlterNet

The madness of the drug war is far from over. READ MORE»

Refugees from Puerto Rico's Hurricane Could Tip the Electoral Balance in Florida—and the Nation

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

The exodus from Hurricane Maria comes after a decade of economic strife. READ MORE»

Airline Racism Against Black and Muslim Passengers Is Out of Hand

By Kali Holloway, AlterNet

An NAACP travel advisory warning African Americans about flying American is just the tip of the iceberg. READ MORE»

Watch: Watergate Journalist Carl Bernstein Explains How Mueller Warrants Are Probably About ‘Conspiracy’

By Bob Brigham, Raw Story

"This all goes ... to a larger question of possible disloyalty to the United States by helping a foreign power undermine our elections." READ MORE»

10 Points of the Trump Agenda That Are Scarier Than Anything You'll See This Halloween

By Domenica Ghanem, AlterNet

A look at the real-life horrors our government is peddling this year—and a look at the movements rising up to stop them. READ MORE»

Progressive Leaders: How to Reverse the 'Spiritual Blackout' That Trump Has Ushered into America

By Adam Szetela, AlterNet

A retreat for progressive leaders focused on the union of contemplative wisdom and political activism. READ MORE»

TV News Has an Ugly Role in the Pharma Epidemic That Has Killed 200,000 Americans

By Rick Gell, AlterNet

There's a virtual TV media blackout on the topic of Pharma's role in the crisis. READ MORE»

Why Study the History of the KKK? We Are Currently Reliving It

By Erin Keane, Salon

In historian Linda Gordon’s “The Second Coming of the KKK,” we hear echoes of an American past that isn’t dead. READ MORE»

Lesbian Teen Pelted With Juice Boxes After School Board President Complains About LGBT-Inclusive Sex Ed

By Travis Gettys, Raw Story

Officials have been unable to identify the students involved because no witnesses have come forward. READ MORE»

Now You Can Read My Guantánamo Diary, Including the Previously Government-Censored Sections

By Mohamedou Ould Slahi, ACLU

Mohamedou Ould Slahi's harrowing story of life in a U.S. military prison. READ MORE»

Ivanka Trump’s Child Tax Credit Is a Ploy to Pass Tax Cuts for the Rich

By Katie Hamm, Talk Poverty

It’s disguised in a tax package that would amount to a $1.1 billion windfall for her and her siblings. READ MORE»

Harvey Weinstein Is a Sexual Abuser—Can We Still Watch His Movies?

By Marty Kaplan, AlterNet

When good art happens to bad people. READ MORE»

Koch Brothers Demand Corporate Welfare From One of America's Poorest Cities

By Don Wiener, Exposed by CMD

They're worth $48 billion, but they still need assistance from small-town taxpayers. READ MORE»

The Many Pieces of Evidence Suggesting Trump Obstructed Justice

By Steven Harper, BillMoyers.com

Firing James Comey wasn't the only thing Trump did that could bring about an obstruction of justice charge. READ MORE»