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Trump's Budget Vision Would Transform America Into War-Obsessed, Survival-of-the-Fittest Dystopia By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet What would America be like if he got everything he wants? READ MORE» Monsanto Isn't Feeding the World—It's Killing Our Children By Katherine Paul, AlterNet Two new reports issue scathing indictments of U.S. and global regulatory systems in collusion with chemical companies. READ MORE» Donald Trump's Mexican Border Wall Is Happening, and He's Taking Texans' Land for It By Matthew Rozsa, Salon The eminent domain was not allowed when George W. Bush tried it last decade. READ MORE»

Bannon's Dangerous Domination of National Security By Jefferson Morley, AlterNet The White House adviser saves an acolyte and undermines a rival. READ MORE» Populism Can Be Stopped, Says Jubilant Dutch GreenLeft Leader By Jon Henley, Gordon Darroch, The Guardian Jesse "the Jessiah" Klaver celebrates Netherlands poll wins with pro-refugee message before possible coalition deal. READ MORE» Even in Canada, a Dark—and Trump-Like—Politics Is Rising By Robert Fisk, The Independent Americans may dream of fleeing to Canada, but they too are infected with the contagion of racism. READ MORE» Going After the Opioid Profiteers By Sarah Anderson, OtherWords A small number of drug companies reap windfalls from people's pill addictions. Now, working people are holding them accountable. READ MORE» What Martin Luther King's 1967 Speech Can Teach Us About the Relationship Between Race and Class Today By Frank Joyce, AlterNet Dr. King identified the triplets of racism, militarism and materialism as the legacy we must overcome. READ MORE» President Blowback: How the Invasion of Iraq Came Home By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch He denied his support for it, but Donald Trump is a president made by war. READ MORE» Trump Leaked Classified CIA Intel to Tucker Carlson on Live TV: Ranking House Intel Member By David Ferguson, Raw Story Had it been anyone else, it would be a leak, says Rep. Adam Schiff.  READ MORE» Nixon Nostalgia Trip: Trump's Administration Already Recalls the Worst of Tricky Dick By Heather Digby Parton, Salon Eight weeks in, Trump displays all the petty paranoia that sank Nixon—but without his shrewd executive competence. READ MORE» No, We Don’t Need Higher Interest Rates By Robert Kuttner, The American Prospect We finally have a recovery and the beginning of wage growth. Can’t we let it rip? READ MORE» This Year on Track to Be Deadliest for Transgender Women—But Activists Are Fighting Back By Sarah Lazare, AlterNet The national day of action comes amid an epidemic of violence targeting transgender women of color. READ MORE» The F Word: Wake Up, Liberals—Either We Hang Together or We Fall Apart By Laura Flanders, The Laura Flanders Show The more we're divided, the more Trump/Bannon win. READ MORE» New From Brave New Films: The Bail Trap By Mehak Anwar, Brave New Films Most Americans know little about how the bail system targets, extorts and impoverishes the poor and communities of color. READ MORE»