Humanity Is Being Split into Two Groups: The Privileged and the Billions Who Face Plunder, Trauma and Suffering

By Vijay Prashad, AlterNet

The West continues to throw gasoline on its fires. READ MORE»

Why Some of Us Hesitated to Say #MeToo

By Sonali Kolhatkar, Truthdig

Take women at their word that we swallow misogyny in its full ugliness every single day. READ MORE»

Trump and Kelly Have a Problem With Women of Color Who Don't Know Their Place

By Kali Holloway, AlterNet

Trump's chief of staff intentionally painted Rep. Wilson as a money-grubbing black woman. READ MORE»

Socially Conscious Travelers, Beware—Overtourism Is Sorely Hurting These 5 Countries

By Liz Posner, AlterNet

If you're traveling to one of these popular spots, be considerate of your impact. READ MORE»

A Rundown of the Kelly-Trump-Sanders-Wilson Phone Call Scandal

By Jennie Neufeld, Salon

An ISIS attack in Niger, a general libeling a congresswoman, a heartless phone call from Trump. What is going on?  READ MORE»

10 Marijuana-Themed Halloween Costumes for the Pot Person in Your Life

By Phillip Smith, AlterNet

What better way to show one's pot pride than dressing up like a dang fool? READ MORE»

Noam Chomsky: Trump Has Pushed the Doomsday Clock Dangerously Close to Midnight

By Emily Bell, AlterNet

Giving power to everyday people is the only way out of this mess.  READ MORE»

Trump Continues to Attack a Black Congresswoman on Twitter Even After the White House Was Caught for Lying About Her

By Tom Boggioni, Raw Story

Trump claimed that the black lawmaker was ‘killing the Democrat Party." READ MORE»

The Right-Wing Assault on the Truth in India Claims the Life of Another Journalist

By Teesta Setalvad, AlterNet

The personal was always political for Gauri Lankesh. READ MORE»

NAFTA Negotiators Send Corporate Whiners Back to Swamp

By Leo Gerard, AlterNet

For once, the president had failed to place corporate profits over American workers. READ MORE»

Did a Psychiatric Hospital Lock Up People for Profit?

By Jessica Huseman, ProPublica

How one journalist uncovered evidence of Universal Health Services' unethical dealings. READ MORE»

You May Never Eat Octopus Again After Reading This

By Sy Montgomery, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, Chelsea Green Publishing

Intelligence so like our own may seem surprising in a creature so unlike us. READ MORE»