Why Trump's Wall, Like All Other Walls, Would Fail

By Greg Mitchell, AlterNet

Border walls from Berlin to the West Bank rarely solve the problems that provoked their construction. READ MORE»

Trump Might Have Destroyed Himself, but the Christian Right Will Continue to Plague Us for Decades

By Adele M. Stan, The American Prospect

The Republican nominee simply exposes the movement’s true aim: preservation of white patriarchy. READ MORE»

What’s Behind the Netflix CEO’s Fight to Charterize Public Schools?

By Joel Warner, Capital and Main

The sort of technologies Hastings used to build his Silicon Valley empire and is now applying to education reform might not work for the nation’s schoolchildren.  READ MORE»

Peak Trump Madness: With a Month to Go, Donald Trump's Supporters Descend Into Conspiracy-Theory Insanity

By Heather Digby Parton, Salon

Trump fanboy theories: Jews released the Billy Bush tape, the FBI's in league with Hillary and Oprah is the devil. READ MORE»

Women Taking Their Husbands' Last Names Is Antiquated Biblical Misogyny—Why Is It so Often Unchallenged?

By Valerie Tarico, AlterNet

Will young women look to Hillary Clinton and take their husbands' names—or is there a necessary fight to be somebody, not just Mrs. Somebody? READ MORE»

A Gary Johnson Gaffe-Track: All the Times the Libertarian Candidate Really Didn't Know What He Was Talking About

By Elizabeth Preza, AlterNet

The "is this chicken or fish" candidate. READ MORE»

Karma: Heavy Discounts Aren't Enough to Lure the Elite to Trump's New DC Hotel

By Erin Corbett, Raw Story

As his campaign spirals out of control, Trump can't attract the high-end customers he desperately wants. READ MORE»

The Mother of All 'October Surprises': Whoever Released Donald Trump's 2005 Video Is This Election's Real Star

By Taylor Link, Salon

The Washington Post's Trump video wiped away a potentially dreadful day for Clinton—and transformed the election. READ MORE»

Donald Trump: The Hip-Hop Candidate

By Casey Gane, WhoWhatWhy

Bling and boasting forged Trump's bond with hip-hop stars; but they are deserting him. READ MORE»

Did the U.S. Assist the Disastrous Bombing of a Funeral in Yemen?

By Ken Klippenstein, Paul Gottinger, AlterNet

The bombing killed over 140 people and injured as many as 600.  READ MORE»

Millions of Refugees Are Suffering from the Crisis of Having a Passport from 'Nowhere'

By Vijay Prashad, AlterNet

Those who carry these passports from countries like Palestine, Afghanistan, Syria, and Somalia arrive at international borders only to discover they aren't considered people. READ MORE»

Oops! Looks Like Wal-Mart and Home Depot Used the Same Actors and Scripts for Their Anti-Union Propaganda Videos

By Michael Arria, AlterNet

These two videos are quite...similar. READ MORE»

We Need Young Farmers, and Colleges Can Help (Video)

By Chelsey Simpson, Yes! Magazine

Over the next 25 years, two-thirds of all farmland will need a new farmer. Universities can recruit and educate the next generation of growers. READ MORE»

The Outrageous Ways the DEA Enriches Snitches at Taxpayers' Expense

By Animal Guerrilla, Deep Dot Web

The DEA has paid out more than $237 million to its army of 18,000 informants, including some very questionable purchases.  READ MORE»

Your Boyfriend or Girlfriend Is Less Likely to Support You If You Have This Mental Health Disorder

By Emily Shugerman, Revelist

Women with schizophrenia receive the least amount of relationship support.  READ MORE»