Desk Sitting Can Lead to Death | Trump Hires the Worst People | White Christians: More Isolated, Less Tolerant

Sitting Too Long Can Kill You, and Exercise Won't Help

By Kali Holloway, AlterNet

Terrible news for the majority of us who spend long periods glued to our desks. READ MORE»

Trump Promised to Hire the Best People. He Keeps Hiring the Worst.

By Dana Nuccitelli, The Guardian

Trump’s NASA nominee Jim Bridenstine is a climate denier who wants to end the agency’s climate research READ MORE»

13 Ways to Keep Semen-Killing Plastics Out of Your Food

By Annie B. Bond, AlterNet

Take action to protect your food—and your family—from BPA. READ MORE»

The U.S. Military is Fighting Itself, And Losing

By William Astore, TomDispatch

FIghting everywhere, winning nowhere. READ MORE»

Top 4 Revelations From the New JFK Files

By Jefferson Morley, AlterNet

The files shed new light on the role of the CIA in the events leading up to Kennedy's assassination. READ MORE»

The 10 Biggest Companies That Subject Workers to Drug Testing

By Phillip Smith, AlterNet

If you want a job with these corporate giants, be prepared to pee in a cup. READ MORE»

White Christians Are Now a Minority—But They're Getting More Isolated and Less Tolerant

By Amanda Marcotte, Salon

Religious homophobia is driving away young people, but evangelical leaders double down on anti-LGBT bigotry READ MORE»

Welfare For Wall Street: Fees On Retirement Accounts

By Dean Baker, CEPR

Under Trump, get used to the idea of these big handouts to the financial industry. READ MORE»

Ditching Donald Trump: Wave of Republican Retirements Points to Big GOP Trouble in 2018

By Sophia Tesfaye, Salon

Democrats in Congress are ratf**ed — but Republican retirements just may be the political miracle they need. READ MORE»

Why the Media Want Hillary to Shut Up

By Joe Conason, AlterNet

While most mainstream coverage treated both candidates negatively, a Harvard/MIT report says it "largely followed Trump's agenda." READ MORE»

Why U.S. Weather Forecasters Missed Irma By 194 Miles

By Sarah Okeson, DC Report

American meteorologists lag behind Europeans predicting storm paths; even the Air Force relies on British weather models. READ MORE»

Relatives of Undocumented Children Caught Up in ICE Dragnet

By Hannah Dreier, ProPublica

In a shift from how it operated during the Obama administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement is cracking down on relatives who let undocumented kids stay with them after entering the U.S. READ MORE»