What Are the Real Chances of Suffering a Heart Attack During Sex?

By Kali Holloway, AlterNet

Happens all the time in the movies, right?  READ MORE»

Is This a 'Sex Panic' or a National Moment of Reckoning? Can’t It Be Both?

By Andrew O'Hehir, Salon

This week the #MeToo moment became a political weapon—and reminded us that Americans don’t share the same reality. READ MORE»

Bruce Springsteen's Broadway Show Is Gripping

By Michael Bader, AlterNet

It's not a concert or a play. It's a performance of a life story set to music.  READ MORE»

Hard to Believe: Pennsylvania Cops Abuse Senior Couple Because they Think Hibiscus Is Marijuana

By Phillip Smith, AlterNet

Trained drug detection officers couldn't tell the difference between hibiscus plants and pot plants. READ MORE»

When It Comes to Sexual Assault, It’s Time for the Bystanders to Challenge the Bullies

By Robert Lipsyte, TomDispatch

Silence is complicity.  READ MORE»

Why Trump Lies

By Lucian K. Truscott IV, Salon

Lies are the way authoritarians exercise power. While in office, Trump has lied 1,628 times. READ MORE»

The House Tax Bill Robs Students so That the Rich and Corporations Can Have More

By David Cay Johnston, DC Report

The bill abandons investing in brainpower in favor of permanent tax cuts for the already rich and corporations. READ MORE»

Is There Such a Thing as a Good Public Apology?

By Jacob Sugarman, AlterNet

In Trump's America, none of these statements seem to cut it. READ MORE»

Joseph Stiglitz: 'Trump Has Fascist Tendencies'

By Larry Elliott, The Guardian

Nobel prize-winning economist on the threat from the US president, fairer globalisation – and whether Bernie Sanders would have won. READ MORE»

New Trump Business: Southern Plantations With Slavery History, As Hotels, Not Historical Landmarks

By Shannon Weber, AlterNet

Students who visit Southern plantations on school trips are being sold a storybook version of slave life. READ MORE»

So, Is CBD Legal Or What?

By Martin A. Lee, Project CBD

A series of police raids in North Dakota has set the stage for a courtroom showdown regarding the legal status of CBD. So far, it's not going well.  READ MORE»

It's a Myth That Turkey Makes You Sleepy—but It May Bring More Trust to Your Thanksgiving Table

By Kevin Bennett, The Conversation

Tryptophan doesn't cause you to nod off, but it may be connected to cooperation. READ MORE»

FCC Leader Doing Trump's Dirty Work Against a Free Press

By Timothy Karr, Free Press

FCC Chair Ajit Pai is doing his best to undermine net neutrality and the fight against media consolidation.  READ MORE»