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Has Truth Itself Gone Extinct in the Trump Era? By Marty Kaplan, AlterNet Our president and his cronies willingly distort the truth for their benefit.  READ MORE» Self-Deification: All the Perks of Self-Confidence, Without All the Hard Work By Jeremy Sherman, AlterNet There's no simpler, faster way to feel perfectly great about yourself.  READ MORE» Trump's Strategic Vision of Chaos: Inventing a Nonexistent Crisis So He Can 'Solve' It By Heather Digby Parton, Salon The president depicts a failing America that's more like 2009 than 2017—so he can take credit for doing nothing. READ MORE»

Milo Scandal Lays Bare the Moral Corruption of the Conservative Movement By Adele M. Stan, The American Prospect He may not be an ideological conservative, but the movement created him. Now it must own him and the hatred he spews. READ MORE» How Trump Immigration Orders Ignite Panic and Fear From Streets to Schools By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet The view from a school board member in the city of Oakland, California. READ MORE» Intrigue Over the Washington Post's New Motto: ‘Democracy Dies in Darkness’—Is It Trump-Inspired? By Jefferson Morley, AlterNet Trying to understand the motives of owner Jeff Bezos. READ MORE» Libyan Women Banned from Travel in Area Ruled by CIA-Linked Warlord By Ben Norton, AlterNet The edict comes six years after NATO's "humanitarian" regime change. READ MORE» Heaven Has 'Extreme Vetting'? When Republicans Legislate From the Bible By Arwa Mahdawi, The Guardian A panel at the Conservative Political Action Conference suggests America can have walls, gates and extreme vetting because heaven does. Come again? READ MORE» 'Leaving Him Alone Can Prove Damaging': Staffers Warn Trump Needs Constant Praise and Limit on TV By David Edwards, Raw Story Our president has the emotional stability of a toddler.  READ MORE» The Perennial GOP Tax Scam By Thom Hartmann, AlterNet When Republicans cut taxes, wages go down or stay flat for working people. READ MORE» 'A Deportation Force on Steroids': Millions of Immigrants Could Face Removal Under New Trump Rules By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! The proposed law claims to target criminals, but instead impacts law-abiding, tax-paying, innocent people. READ MORE» Psychedelics Help Reduce Opioid Addiction, According to New Study By Jag Davies, AlterNet Findings like these force us to rethink our approaches to both addiction and drug prohibition.  READ MORE» Is GMO Corn With Glyphosate as Much of a Cancer Risk as Cigarettes? By Quora Contributor , Medical Daily Calm down and look beyond the marketing scams.  READ MORE» Former CIA Analyst Reveals Why He Bailed on the Trump Administration After Less Than a Month By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet Ned Price admits he's been horrified to watch the president in action.  READ MORE»