Trump's Tweets Are a Sideshow: His Executive Orders Are Building a Corporate State

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

The Trump era heralds a growing assault on basic government and progressive values. READ MORE»

What It Feels Like to Be a Target of Trump's Muslim Ban

By Vijay Prashad, AlterNet

Nothing is like the tension of having a passport that is hated. READ MORE»

'A Day Without Women': Women's March Group Announces Plan to Hold a General Strike

By Taylor Link, Salon

The Trump administration is on notice that a strike of unprecedented proportion is coming.  READ MORE»

What Progressives Need to Beat Trump—The Answer Isn't Copying What Right-Wingers Do

By Adele M. Stan, The American Prospect

The first step is to identify the real activists—not to create a leftist Breitbart, or to replicate the Koch network. READ MORE»

There's More to the Bacon Shortage Than What's Been Reported

By Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet

By 2014, a virus had killed 7 million piglets in their first days of life. READ MORE»

How Corporate Dark Money Is Taking Power on Both Sides of the Atlantic

By George Monbiot, The Guardian

A secretive network of business lobbyists has long held sway in U.S. politics. Now their allies in the UK government are planning a Brexit that plays into their hands. READ MORE»

How Trump Could Set the Mideast on Fire

By Patrick Cockburn, CounterPunch

White House actions in the Middle East are helping Iran to displace U.S. influence in Iraq. READ MORE»

If California Were a Country

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Calexit supporters: "our continued statehood means California will continue subsidizing the other states to our own detriment, and to the detriment of our children." READ MORE»

Meet Lewis Wallace: Trans Reporter Fired for Writing About Journalistic Integrity in Trump Era

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!

"Marketplace" said Wallace’s blog post violated its code of ethics. It suspended him for writing it and asked him to take it down. READ MORE»

New Documentary Celebrates Rep. John Lewis' Half Century of Nonviolent Resistance

By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet

"You must find a way to get in the way and make our country a better place," says the civil rights legend. READ MORE»

Is Costa Rica the World's Happiest, Greenest Country?

By Ariana López Peña, The Conversation

The Central American nation tops 2016's Happy Planet Index along with Mexico, Colombia, Vanuatu and Vietnam. READ MORE»

Howard Stern Nails Trump's Possible Downfall: 'He Wants to Be Liked, He Wants to Be Loved'

By Amy Kuperinsky, NJ.com

The shock jock believes the White House will take its toll on the president's mental health. READ MORE»

CNN Considers Permanent Ban for Kellyanne Conway Over 'Serious Questions' About Credibility: Report

By Brad Reed, Raw Story

The Bowling Green Massacre is only the latest in a series of blatant lies.  READ MORE»