Obama's Non-Violent Drug Clemency Roulette: Some Are Out for Christmas, While Others, Sadly, Are Not Going to Make it Before Trump Takes Over

By Tana Ganeva, AlterNet

Meanwhile many other nonviolent prisoners, like 64-year-old Nancy Ferneau, were denied clemency this year. READ MORE»

5 Things Your Sleep-Deprived Body Really Needs You to Know

By Larry Schwartz, AlterNet

A new book sheds some light on popular myths. READ MORE»

Noam Chomsky's Audacious Request For President Obama Before He Leaves Office

By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet

"President Obama should issue a general pardon to undocumented immigrants." READ MORE»

A Deeper Look at the Trump Team: More Scary and Depressing Every Day

By Vijay Prashad, FRONTLINE

The Trump team: billionaires and generals. READ MORE»

Walmart to Stop Selling 'Bulletproof: Black Lives Matter' Shirts After Police Union Complains

By Bené Viera, The Frisky

Looks like the Trump-supporting Fraternal Order of Police needs its own safe space. READ MORE»

Retired Army Colonel Says Her Social Security Checks Were Garnished to 'Curtail Dissent'

By Sarah Lazare, AlterNet

Ann Wright says she was hit with retaliation after protesting at a U.S. drone base. READ MORE»

Does Donald Trump Even Know What the Donald Trump Administration Is Up To?

By Gary Legum, Salon

A dizzy response to the Berlin attacks betrays an administration in utter disarray.  READ MORE»

White Rage: How the GOP Set Out to Unelect the U.S.'s First Black President

By Carol Anderson, Bloomsbury USA

In response to Obama's success, a stunned GOP reached for a tried and true weapon: voter disenfranchisement. READ MORE»

How Trump's Secretary of State Nominee Rex Tillerson Conned the Media Into Believing He Supports Climate Change Action

By Elliott Negin, AlterNet

The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and other publications have uncritically repeated ExxonMobil’s hollow assertion that it endorses a carbon tax. READ MORE»

Conversations on Trump’s America: How Much Will Black Lives Matter Now?

By Erin Aubry Kaplan, Capital and Main

Number one: We need to build a defense around immigrants. READ MORE»

Can You Get Stoned in Space? A New Study Says Maybe Not

By Phillip Smith, AlterNet

This is some high science.  READ MORE»

Russia Analyst: I Was Just in Moscow and People Are Laughing as Putin Plays ‘That Fool’ Donald Trump

By Tom Boggioni, Raw Story

Russians are saying ‘Look at those fools, look at their democracy.’ READ MORE»

Beyond Resistance: The Story of 2016

By Richard Eskow, Blog for Our Future

Maybe someday we’ll look back and say this was the year a revolution began. READ MORE»

How a Trumped-Up Fundraiser With the First Family Imploded

By Carrie Levine, The Center for Public Integrity

Post-inauguration soiree unravels amid accusations of pay-to-play politics. READ MORE»

How Your College Friendships Help You—or Don't

By Janice M. McCabe, The Conversation

Friends can motivate and support students, but friends can also pull them down academically. READ MORE»