Trump's Emerging Authoritarian Presidency | Closed Off Rural America | Lakoff: Why the Polls Failed

As Trump Builds His Authoritarian Presidency, Echoes of 1930s Germany and 1950s McCarthyism Abound

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

Domestic crackdowns. Militarism abroad? READ MORE»

An Insider's View: The Dark Rigidity of Fundamentalist Rural America

By Forsetti's Justice, AlterNet

Rural, Christian, white America is entrenched in fundamentalist belief systems. They don’t trust people outside their tribe, and truly believe whites are superior to all races. READ MORE»

Trump's Anti-Muslim Agenda Caught on Camera: Muslim Registry, Political Tests, Presumed Guilt

By Sarah Lazare, AlterNet

The shocking contents of a briefing paper held by Kris Kobach in a meeting with Trump were captured in a photo. READ MORE»

Guns, Beer, And Cigarettes Are Easier To Get Than The Pill

By Tamara Pearson, Role Reboot

Making the pill and other hormonal birth control methods difficult to access denies women, and others with wombs, total control over our lives. READ MORE»

Why Did 'Progressive' Democrat Tulsi Gabbard Meet with Trump for a Potential Role in His Administration?

By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet

Gabbard's meeting is puzzling to say the least. READ MORE»

A Minority President: Why the Polls Failed and What the Majority Can Do

By George Lakoff, AlterNet

The polls failed and the nation needs to know why. READ MORE»

The Alt-Right Is Spouting White Nationalism and Doing Hitler Salutes in Washington, D.C. — but Dressed Nice, so Let's Take Its Members Seriously!

By Brendan Gauthier, Salon

National Policy Institute's Richard Spencer is "dapper" first and a virulent racist second, say media reports. READ MORE»

Why I’m Going to Standing Rock for Thanksgiving

By Judy Wicks, AlterNet

Now is an important time to stand together and become the America we are meant to be. READ MORE»

Here's How the Rising Sea Will Remake the Coastlines of Endangered U.S. States and Drown Much of the World We Know

By Reynard Loki, AlterNet

New York could be unlivable by 2085. READ MORE»

Secret JFK Records to Test Conspiratorial Trump

By Jefferson Morley, AlterNet

Whatever the contested legitimacy of the Trump presidency, the White House needs to make a decision on JFK secrecy within the year. READ MORE»

A Dying Mule Always Kicks the Hardest

By Rev. Dr. William Barber, BillMoyers.com

Why Donald Trump's election means "we must work together for a Third Reconstruction in America." READ MORE»

Trump’s Team Will Start New Wars in the Middle East

By Patrick Cockburn, CounterPunch

The US army and air force is today heavily engaged in Iraq and Syria and that is not going to end with Obama’s departure. READ MORE»

Donald Trump's Presidency as Branding Venture: The Scam Goes Even Deeper Than We Thought

By Heather Digby Parton, Salon

Trump's family apparently sees the White House as a massive business opportunity. Shocking? Sure. Surprising? No. READ MORE»

A Government Of, By, and For the Deplorables

By Adele M. Stan, The American Prospect

A frightening array of Islamophobes, xenophobes, homophobes, racists, and misogynists is assembling around President-elect Trump, normalizing the language and actions of hatred. READ MORE»