It's Time for Hardball Questions for Trump

By Jeremy Sherman, AlterNet

Journalists need to take a page from Trump’s playbook. READ MORE»

7 Questions Mike Pence Should Be Asked at the Vice President Debate

By Adele M. Stan, AlterNet

Too few voters know the extremist agenda of Trump's running mate. A few pointed questions could change that. READ MORE»

How Marijuana's Medicinal Molecules Helped Me Cope with Serious Chronic Pain

By April Short, AlterNet

A rock-climbing accident left me in chronic pain and nothing really helped...until I found CBDs.  READ MORE»

Nate Parker Is Not a Victim: 'Birth of a Nation' Filmmaker Needs to Stop Talking About His Innocence

By Sophia A. McClennen, Salon

His "vindication" is beside the point. The problem is rape culture, and Parker's past is part of his film's message. READ MORE»

How the White Helmets Became International Heroes While Pushing U.S. Military Intervention and Regime Change in Syria

By Max Blumenthal, AlterNet

Backed by Washington and marketed by a top PR firm, the White Helmets are saving civilians while lobbying for airstrikes.  READ MORE»

Alec Baldwin and Candice Bergen Want You to Know Something Horrible About McDonald's Chicken (Video)

By Lorraine Chow, AlterNet

If you eat chicken from Tyson Foods—which supplies McDonald’s, KFC, Chick-fil-A and more—you may be supporting some of the most sickening animal abuse imaginable. READ MORE»

Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Alicia Garza on the Global Movement for Black Lives

By Karin Kamp, BillMoyers.com

Garza says even though this powerful movement is growing and evolving, the media still isn't doing enough to understand its members' diversity. READ MORE»

New Orleans Police Chief Instructs Citizens on How Not to Get Shot by a Cop

By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet

An answer from the top on an important topic in America today.  READ MORE»

20 Fastest Growing U.S. Cities in 2016

By Elizabeth Preza, AlterNet

It's not all an economic disaster, as the GOP candidate for president would have you believe. READ MORE»

Why the Clitoris Is a Subject of Beauty, Pleasure and Intrigue

By Darren Curnoe , The Conversation

Why don't we celebrate the important role the clitoris plays in our lives? READ MORE»

How the Legacy of Slavery Is Very Much Still with U.S.

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!

Ava DuVernay's new film "13th" takes audiences on a trajectory from the 13th Amendment to mass incarceration.  READ MORE»

9 of the Most High-Profile and Dangerous Climate Deniers

By Michael Mann, EcoWatch

Donald Trump, James Inhofe and Rupert Murdoch are among the prominent climate deniers engaged in a deliberate misinformation campaign. READ MORE»

Massage Therapists and Manicurists Need Training—but Not Gun Carriers?

By Martha Rosenberg, OpEdNews.com

"No Training" laws make gun carriers even more dangerous to the public. READ MORE»

Donald Trump's No Good, Very Bad Week: Exposed as a Tax Scammer Who Lost $916 Million in a Boom Market

By Heather Digby Parton, Salon

First he was "smart" for avoiding taxes. Now we find out how he does it—by losing bazillions on bad investments. READ MORE»

Here Are the Racist Code Words Trump's Twitter Fans Are Now Using to Avoid Getting Banned

By Brad Reed, Raw Story

The trolls are defying Twitter's attempts to rid the site of hate speech. READ MORE»