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This Visionary Sci-Fi Author Sees the Destruction of Human Civilization: Predatory Capitalism

By Jacob Sugarman, AlterNet

Ted Chiang examines how Silicon Valley has become its own worst nightmare. READ MORE»

Former Republican Nicolle Wallace Wonders If the GOP Is Just 'Dead Inside'

By Chris Sosa, AlterNet

The conservative MSNBC host went there Wednesday night. READ MORE»

Samantha Bee Has the Perfect Description for Trump's Evangelical Base

By Charlie May, Salon

The president is actively fueling the religious right's apocalyptic fantasies. READ MORE»

Authoritarianism Expert Believes Trump May Be Blackmailing Lindsey Graham and Other Republicans with Hacked Emails

By Chris Sosa, AlterNet

"What concerns me most is that they seem afraid,” she said. READ MORE»

Trump Just Kicked off a Global Tax War

By James S. Henry, DC Report

Other countries have launched a "race to the bottom" to undermine new U.S. corporate tax cuts. READ MORE»

Don Lemon Cracks Up On Air Watching Republicans Lavish Trump with Praise

By Chris Sosa, AlterNet

The CNN host asked if he was watching an "SNL" sketch. READ MORE»

Sally Yates Has a Christmas Warning for Trump: Look Out for Ghosts at Mar-a-Lago

By Ilana Novick, AlterNet

The former acting attorney general will not stand for the president's attacks on the FBI. READ MORE»

North Carolina GOP Official Resigns After He’s Accused of Dragging Lobbyist Around His Office by Her Ponytail

By Bob Brigham, Raw Story

The hair-pulling was part of a pattern of uncomfortable interactions. READ MORE»

The GOP Tax Bill Rammed Through Congress on Tuesday Paves the Way to Defund and Dismantle Federal Government

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

Financial experts call it unworkable—and that's what many Republicans want. READ MORE»

Texas GOP Candidate Cites ‘Biblical Law’ on Homosexuals and Vows to ‘Gladly Execute a Convicted Sodomite’

By David Edwards, Raw Story

Larry Kilgore made the anti-LGBT remarks on Twitter. READ MORE»

New Documentary Reveals Major Coverup and Corruption in Las Vegas Police Department, Before and After the Mass Shooting

By Liz Posner, AlterNet

Many deaths might have been avoided, but police and the casino want to hide the truth. READ MORE»

'Horrifying Step Backwards' as Sessions Retracts Guidance Designed to End Abuse of Poor by Courts

By Julia Conley, Common Dreams

Attorney General abandons directive to protect the poor from needless fines. READ MORE»