Trump Picks Anti-Choice Federal Judge Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court

By Steven Rosenfeld, Jefferson Morley, AlterNet

Trump and Gorsuch pledge to follow in footsteps of arch right-wing jurist Antonin Scalia.  READ MORE»

Did the White House Mean to Wink at Holocaust Deniers?

By Amanda Marcotte, Salon

Historian Deborah Lipstadt wonders if Trump's troubling statement flirts with "softcore" Holocaust denialism. READ MORE»

11 Important Numbers to Remember About How the GOP Stole Obama’s Supreme Court Appointment

By Rick Gell, AlterNet

Look at the facts as Donald Trump and the GOP start to accuse Democrats of obstruction. READ MORE»

Trump's First Military Raid Was a Massacre of Civilians, Including an 8-Year-Old Girl

By Ben Norton, AlterNet

The victim was the third member of her Yemeni-American family to be killed by the U.S. READ MORE»

In 1971 the People Didn't Just March on Washington—They Shut It Down

By L.A. Kauffman, Verso Books

The Mayday action provides invaluable lessons for today. READ MORE»

Neocons' Disastrous Decisions Are What Brought Us Donald Trump—And That's Who We Need to Stop First

By Jim Sleeper, AlterNet

Trump isn't an aberration, but a symptom of the damage done to American democracy by neoconservative bellicosity. READ MORE»

Trump Is Copying the Bush Censorship Playbook—Scientists Aren't Standing for It

By Dana Nuccitelli, The Guardian

The Trump administration keeps trying to go after scientists, and being forced to retreat. READ MORE»

Jared Kushner Is 'F*cking Furious' About Reduced Role: Report

By Travis Gettys, Raw Story

The president's son-in-law appears to be losing the battle against Steve Bannon. READ MORE»

White Nationalists Are Positively Overjoyed with Donald Trump's Muslim Ban

By Eric Hananoki, Media Matters

David Duke can barely contain himself. READ MORE»

Rev. William Barber: Progressives Need Their Own 'Southern Strategy'

By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet

"Go back to the states... challenge statehouses." READ MORE»

Trump's Approach Is Eerily Nixon-Like—Will He Face the Same Defeat?

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!

Weighing in is Elizabeth Holtzman, a former U.S. congresswoman who served on the House Judiciary Committee that voted to impeach Richard Nixon. READ MORE»

Maine Becomes Eighth State to Legalize Marijuana

By Paul Armentano, NORML

You can now legally possess up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana and up to six plants in the state. But you'll have to wait awhile for pot shops to open. READ MORE»

Should Citizens Be Allowed to Protest Pipelines? There's a Major Fight in the Courts Brewing

By Annette Klapstein, AlterNet

Citizen-led climate action is going on trial. READ MORE»