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10 Things You Should Know About Julian Assange

By Jefferson Morley, AlterNet

The founder of Wikileaks was Twitter pals with Donald Trump Jr. READ MORE»

Black People Are Being Openly Bought and Sold in Libyan Slave Markets

By Kali Holloway, AlterNet

This is happening today. READ MORE»

On Black Friday, Face The Music: 'Environmentally Conscious Consumers' Use More Energy and Carbon Than Those Who Are Less Aware

By George Monbiot, The Guardian

Growth must go on – it’s the political imperative everywhere, and it’s destroying the Earth READ MORE»

GOP Insider Bruce Bartlett: 'The Republican Party Needs to Die'

By Chauncey DeVega, Salon

Onetime Reagan White House aide Bruce Bartlett on the media’s massive failure and his own party’s living death. READ MORE»

African Americans Are Disproportionately Arrested for Low-Level Marijuana Violations—and the Disparity Is Growing

By Paul Armentano, AlterNet

Blacks are nearly four times more likely than whites to be arrested for minor pot possession violations. READ MORE»

Everything Trump Campaign Told About US About Campaign Connections with Russia Is a Lie

By Bill Moyers, Steven Harper, BillMoyers.com

"Everything the Trump campaign told you about the connections between Trump and Russia was a lie." READ MORE»

When Buying Nothing Gives You More of Everything

By Erin Sagen, Yes! Magazine

A way to get and give free stuff with your neighbors that is time-consuming, inconvenient—and wonderful. READ MORE»

Why Keeping Politics Out of the Classroom Is a Disaster for Democracy

By Jennifer Berkshire, AlterNet

In our hyper-polarized times, public schools should confront controversial topics head on. READ MORE»

Fight the Trump Tax Scam with a National Day of Action November 27

By Ilana Novick, AlterNet

This bill takes from the middle class to give to the rich. READ MORE»

Watch Seth Meyers' Hysterical Riff Explaining How the Trump Team Backstabs 'Like Eighth Grade Girls'

By Elizabeth Preza, Raw Story

“We’re like a week away from Kushner losing his mind over some balloons,” Meyers said READ MORE»

How Apple Takes a Bite Out of All of Us by Ducking Billions in U.S. Taxes

By Terry H. Schwardon, DC Report

Why the tech giant loves the tiny U.K. island of Jersey and why the Republican tax scheme won’t change that. READ MORE»