So Much for the Idea of a Trump-Putin 'Bromance'

By Jefferson Morley, AlterNet

National interests have a way of prevailing over personal friendships. READ MORE»

Media Boosts Trumpcare Promoter Without Asking Who’s Writing His Checks

By Adam Johnson, AlterNet

Avik Roy's sudden rise as the face of the otherwise faceless GOP plan deserves some scrutiny. READ MORE»

For Young Muslim-Americans Like Nabra Hassanen, IHOP Served as a Rare Safe Space

By Lauren Kaori Gurley, AlterNet

The teenager's slaying outside of IHOP should be treated as yet another attack on Muslims. READ MORE»

Why It Makes No Sense to Separate the White Working Class from the Black Working Class

By William E. Spriggs, The American Prospect

The media consistently radicalizes the white working class as noble; meanwhile the money is going to the top 1%.  READ MORE»

How Privatization Could Spell the End of Democracy

By Ben Tarnoff, The Guardian

Between Trump and tech, never before have so many powerful people been so intent on transforming government into a business. READ MORE»

5 Best Foods to Keep Your Skin Looking Youthful and Healthy—and the 5 Worst

By Robin Scher, AlterNet

Poor nutrition is just as bad for your complexion as smoking. READ MORE»

Why Opioid Deaths Are This Generation's AIDS Crisis

By Mary O'Hara, The Guardian

The soaring numbers of deaths from overdoses in the US and UK requires a radical and fast rethink of drugs policy. READ MORE»

What Do the Grenfell Tower Fire and Hurricane Katrina Have in Common? Disaster Capitalism

By Celisa Calacal, AlterNet

Both catastrophes are case studies in the workings of the shock doctrine. READ MORE»

A Heroin Addict’s Appeal to President Trump

By Ritchie Farrell, AlterNet

You have an opportunity to save countless lives. READ MORE»

Why Progressives Lose—Even In California

By David Sirota, International Business Times

For all their populist rhetoric against insurance and drug companies, Democratic powerbrokers and their allies remain deeply divided on multiple issues, including healthcare. READ MORE»

Trump Admin Makes Key Decision That Threatens Water Supply of Millions (Video)

By Reynard Loki, AlterNet

Repealing the Clean Water Rule will make it easier for polluters to contaminate the water supply for millions of Americans. READ MORE»

Handmaids Descend on the Capitol to Protest Senate Republicans' Health Care Bill

By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet

Similar protests have been staged at Ohio, Texas and New York state capitols.  READ MORE»

India Is on Its Way to Becoming a Hindu Nation, Suppressing Multiculturalism

By Teesta Setalvad, AlterNet

Putting one religion first in the state is a threat to all democracies, not just India. READ MORE»

How to Go the Resistance Distance: Pop-Up Schools for Novice Activists

By Chuck Collins, Yes! Magazine

Modeled after the civil rights era’s citizenship and freedom schools, the new Sojourner Truth School for Social Change Leadership teaches skills for the Trump era. READ MORE»

I Spent 14 Months in Jail Because I Couldn't Pay My Way Out

By Lavette Mayes, Matthew McLoughlin, Truthout

No one should be in jail simply because they cannot afford bail.  READ MORE»

Wild Animal Acts Are Becoming a Thing of the Past, but Some Circuses Insist on Continuing Their Cruel Ways

By Delcianna J. Winders, AlterNet

During a recent inspection, officials documented that the UniverSoul circus was using injured animals. READ MORE»

How Does Ketamine Treat Depression?

By Janissa Delzo, Medical Daily

Researchers think they have found the answer.  READ MORE»