Is the Armed Teacher 'Debate' America's Lowest, Stupidest Media Moment?

By Kali Holloway, AlterNet

Teachers are already overburdened with unrealistic expectations—now they're supposed to be sharpshooters? READ MORE»

If Democracy Makes a Comeback, White Suburban Women Will Be a Big Factor

By Heather Digby Parton, Salon

There are many facets to the anti-Trump resistance. But grassroots activism among suburban women may be the key. READ MORE»

Top 10 Signs the U.S. Is the Most Corrupt Nation in the World (2018 Edn.)

By Juan Cole, Informed Comment

American democracy is being corrupted out of existence. READ MORE»

Already 5 Potential Parkland Shooter Copycats' Weapons Caches Have Been Seized Since the Shooting

By Gabrielle Gurley, The American Prospect

Law enforcement officers thwarting school plots seize caches of weapons as the gun debate continues. READ MORE»

Trump Wants to Deny Struggling Americans Access to Healthy Farmers Market Food

By Stephen Gutwillig and Jaclyn Rivera-Krouse, AlterNet

Getting to choose what you eat seemingly doesn’t apply to poor people. READ MORE»

A New Alliance Is Defending Traditional Territories in the Amazon

By Laurel Sutherlin, AlterNet

A riverside community fights to protect their traditional lands from outside forces. READ MORE»

How Two Local Communities Are Fighting Back Against the Trauma of Global Climate Change

By Ruben Cantu, Ali Goodyear, AlterNet

We must build resilient communities before disaster strikes. READ MORE»

There's a Specific Ideology That Unites Trump With the World's Other Majoritarians

By John Feffer, Foreign Policy in Focus

It's about propping up "besieged majorities" in multiethnic countries. READ MORE»

One Million Trees Pledged to 'Trump Forest' to Offset President's Anti-Climate Agenda (Video)

By Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch

Anyone who wants to participate in the project can plant trees anywhere around the world in Trump's name. READ MORE»

The Technology Being Used to Control Workers by Tech Companies Is Freakishly Dystopian

By Thor Benson, In These Times

The level of surveillance workers are facing is increasing exponentially. READ MORE»

'Protect Kids, Not Guns': Maryland High Schoolers' Walkout to Demand Action

By Mark Ossolinski, Katie Pickrell, The American Prospect

High school students protested on Capitol Hill and at the White House in solidarity with the victims of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting. READ MORE»