Here’s what Dinesh D’Souza was incredibly wrong about today
A prominent conservative tweets rumors that are quickly debunked VIDEO
Monday, Aug 28, 2017 2:21 PM EDTPolitics charlottesville
Politics charlottesville
"We will get Donald elected"
Emails from Trump's inner circle suggest that Moscow was connected to his campaign through a business venture
Taylor Link
Politics charlottesville
Anthony Scaramucci cryptically tweets a “Game of Thrones” quote from last night’s finale
"The Mooch" really liked Jon Snow's line about "false promises" and "better lies" — but why? VIDEO
Monday, Aug 28, 2017 12:08 PM EDTPolitics Anthony Scaramucci
Salon Video
“I want tariffs”: Donald Trump reportedly railed at his staff over trade policies
Trump sees "globalists" in his administration — the people who don't want to hike taxes on imported goods VIDEO
Monday, Aug 28, 2017 11:57 AM EDTPolitics Anti-Semitism, China
“Look What You Made Me Do” video: Taylor Swift battles herself and nobody wins
The pop-star wants to trade victim for villain in "Look What You Made Me Do" — don't believe it for a second
Monday, Aug 28, 2017 5:56 PM EDTEntertainment Entertainment, Kanye West
Confederate memorial, announced two days after Charlottesville riots, erected in Alabama
Organizers insist that the timing of the memorial was a coincidence, but hired fringe right-wing group as guards
Monday, Aug 28, 2017 5:28 PM EDTPolitics Alabama, Confederacy
Ed Skrein bails out of “Hellboy” via Instagram amid whitewashing row
Ed Skrein leaves the film following controversial casting that would have had him playing a historically Asian role
Monday, Aug 28, 2017 4:20 PM EDTMedia Asian representation
Trump to push new immigration rollback Sanders once supported
The J-1 visa exchange-visitor program was criticized by Sen. Bernie Sanders in 2013 VIDEO
Monday, Aug 28, 2017 3:46 PM EDTPolitics Bernie Sanders
Watch: Robert E. Lee descendant introduces Heather Heyer’s mother at MTV VMAs
On the red carpet, in speeches and in performances, MTV used its platform to denounce racism and hate
Monday, Aug 28, 2017 1:56 PM EDTMedia Cardi B, charlottesville
Stormfront, the internet’s oldest major racist website, has domain suspended
Liberal activists have been filing complaints against hate websites — and they've been working
Monday, Aug 28, 2017 11:38 AM EDTPolitics alt-right, Charlotesville
Hurricane Harvey: Why is it so extreme?
How did the storm rapidly blow up from Category 1 to 4?
Monday, Aug 28, 2017 11:01 AM EDTPolitics coastal flooding, Houston
“Game of Thrones” recap: “The Dragon and the Wolf” is a satisfying end to an uneven season
It's official: Westeros has wight people problems.
Monday, Aug 28, 2017 7:59 AM EDTEntertainment arya stark, bran stark
Dear Trump voter
Trump promised to drain the swamp. . . now he is surrounding himself with starving alligators expecting welfare
Monday, Aug 28, 2017 7:00 AM EDTVideo RobertReich.org
World’s greatest troll strikes again: The sole point of the Arpaio pardon is “liberal tears”
Pardoning racist "Sheriff Joe" will backfire eventually. But if it pisses off liberals, the Trumpers are stoked VIDEO
Monday, Aug 28, 2017 5:00 AM EDTPolitics charlottesville, Donald Trump
For at-risk boys facing racism, poverty in rural South, what’s next?
POV documentary follows high school boys in rural, black America as they face odds in their community
Monday, Aug 28, 2017 1:27 AM EDTPolitics american poverty, Documentaries
Donald Trump is starting a Republican civil war — and it’s a war he can’t win
A growing number of Republican senators, says a GOP strategist, are ready to tell Trump, "Go f**k yourself" VIDEO
Sunday, Aug 27, 2017 1:00 PM EDTPolitics Arizona, Bob Corker, Donald Trump
Facebook makes biggest move yet in battle against “fake news,” but is it too late?
The social-media giant sent out a warning to companies and media sites that use Pages and traffic in fake news
Monday, Aug 28, 2017 2:12 PM EDTPolitics 2016 elecitons, 2016 election
Donald Trump is making local policing militarized again
Trump's "law and order" presidency means that more cops will get military gear VIDEO
Monday, Aug 28, 2017 1:35 PM EDTPolitics ACLU, Donald Trump, Jeff Sessions
“Gone With the Wind” dropped from Memphis theater over racial concerns
A Tennessee theater has pulled the classic film from its lineup after it determined it was "insensitive"
Monday, Aug 28, 2017 12:34 PM EDTEntertainment antebellum, charlottesville
“Heathers” reboot TV series: Watch the first teaser trailer here
Take your first peek at the new series based on the beloved, dark '80s teen film
Monday, Aug 28, 2017 11:30 AM EDTEntertainment Entertainment
Houston residents are flocking to convention centers to flee Harvey-induced floods
Houston and Dallas are both putting victims of the severe weather in convention centers in the state
Monday, Aug 28, 2017 10:41 AM EDTPolitics convention center, Dallas
“We have nowhere to go”: Woman stranded on Houston roof gives a live interview during Harvey floods
A mother, along with 30 others, are trapped on a roof in Houston, pleading for help on national television
Monday, Aug 28, 2017 10:12 AM EDTEntertainment emergency, flood
Trump was working on a real estate deal in Moscow during presidential campaign: report
Yet another business connection between Trump and Russia has emerged VIDEO
Monday, Aug 28, 2017 9:16 AM EDTPolitics Donald Trump, Moscow, Russia
Paid actors, a fake publicist, and retweeted bots: Trump habitually uses deceit and propaganda to shape perceptions
Trump manipulates the media one tweet at a time
Monday, Aug 28, 2017 8:30 AM EDTPolitics Donald Trump, Elections 2016
Violence erupts during free speech rally in Berkeley; 13 protestors arrested
Black-clad antifa were blamed for inciting violence at an event where over 4,000 came to protest racism, fascism VIDEO
Monday, Aug 28, 2017 8:28 AM EDTPolitics antifa, black lives matter
Trump’s Arpaio pardon sends a clear signal to racist, brutal cops: I’ve got your back
Trump wanted to rally his base and test-drive his pardon powers. But the message to cops couldn't be clearer VIDEO
Monday, Aug 28, 2017 8:10 AM EDTPolitics Arizona, Barack Obama, birtherism
When abuse becomes psychopathy: how to recognize it and how to call it out
Author Mark Lipton talks to Salon about recognizing "mean men" and holding them accountable
Monday, Aug 28, 2017 7:58 AM EDTVideo abusive behavior, entrepreneurs
Donald Trump will visit Texas in the middle of the worst flood the state has ever seen
The president is determined to not repeat the mistakes made by President George W. Bush during Hurricane Katrina VIDEO
Monday, Aug 28, 2017 7:52 AM EDTPolitics Donald Trump, Houston
Pro-Russian bots take up the right-wing cause after Charlottesville
Analysts tracking Russian influence operations find a feedback loop between Kremlin propaganda and far-right memes.
Monday, Aug 28, 2017 6:00 AM EDTPolitics charlottesvillew
Trump nominated a climate denier as USDA chief scientist — here’s why that matters
Democrats vow to fight Sam Clovis, who isn't a scientist and whose ignorant views threaten our food supply VIDEO
Monday, Aug 28, 2017 4:59 AM EDTPolitics Agriculture, Climate Change
A sanctuary for women in recovery: “There’s not a woman that walks through the doors that hasn’t experienced something”
One North Carolina woman is using her traumatic past to change the future for others
Monday, Aug 28, 2017 4:58 AM EDTLife addiction, Editor's Picks
Thousands of advertisers have blacklisted Breitbart. Can Sinclair really partner with the site?
Reportedly, more than 2,500 advertisers have already bailed on the right wing site
Monday, Aug 28, 2017 4:00 AM EDTPolitics alt right, Breitbart
Anti-vaccination beliefs don’t follow the usual political polarization
The more political someone is, the more likely he or she is to think that vaccines are unsafe
Monday, Aug 28, 2017 3:59 AM EDTPolitics Childhood, immunization
Why Trump’s new strategy for Afghanistan is the disaster you’d expect it to be
A battlefield for an endless American war
Monday, Aug 28, 2017 3:58 AM EDTPolitics Afghanistan War, AlterNet
For a primer on how to make fun of Nazis, look to Charlie Chaplin
“The Great Dictator” mocks Hitler’s absurdity, while also highlighting Germany’s captivity to a political fraud
Sunday, Aug 27, 2017 11:00 PM EDTPolitics Charlie Chaplin, cinema, Film
5 tech tools for kids in crisis
Apps, sites, and text hotlines help kids cope with issues from cyberbullying to suicide.
Sunday, Aug 27, 2017 10:53 PM EDTSocial Apps, Common Sense Media
When “man’s best friend” feels more hate than love for an owner
Occasionally a dog will have an early traumatic experience causing them to not get along with their owner
Sunday, Aug 27, 2017 10:30 PM EDTInnovation aggression, Animal Behavior
6 ways this Ivy League university is acting like a PR firm for junk food, GMOs and pesticides
Consumers lose when professors get their marching orders from Big Ag and Big Food.
Sunday, Aug 27, 2017 10:00 PM EDTPolitics AlterNet, big agriculture
How the smartphone affected an entire generation of kids
The iGen — born around 1995 — are spending less time hanging with friends and more time on their phones
Sunday, Aug 27, 2017 9:00 PM EDTInnovation friendship, Future generations
It’s the economy, stupid
Psst, Zinke — national monuments create jobs just the way they are!
Sunday, Aug 27, 2017 8:00 PM EDTPolitics Department of Interior
Diamonds in the sky: Uranus isn’t the only planet in the universe raining treasures
A primer on how valuable things end up in remote parts of space, and why Earth isn’t like the rest of the universe
Sunday, Aug 27, 2017 7:30 PM EDTInnovation 55 cancri e, asteroids, Astronomy