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California continuation schools are in trouble -- but some are racking up triumphs, even amid the fiscal pain.

Everyday, advocates across the US do vital work to help transform people, communities and society. How do they make sure they take care of their own mental health?

JFK assassination documents offer surprising lessons about government secrecy -- and Obama's presidency.

Friday’s jobs report is a stunning reminder of how anemic the recovery has been – and how perilously close the nation is to falling into another recession.

Summer movies beyond Batman, from male strippers to a Depression neo-noir to Matthew McConaughey's big comeback.

Neither candidate is willing to address the real issue plaguing education policy: inequality.

Even local Republican election officials don’t believe the voter fraud claims.

A policy of non-cooperation with the International Criminal Court will deal a devastating blow to international justice if left unopposed.

Here's a partial lineup of hired guns and organizations behind the anti-labeling advertising blitz soon to hit the California airwaves.

Being ogled and objectified sucks no matter who you are—and it drove D'Angelo to the breaking point.

The media love a story about people going crazy from drugs. But that's rarely the true story.

Investigations by the FBI into campaign donations and strong-arm tactics in Ohio's Republican Party implicate big-name politicians, like anti-union Governor John Kasich.

Almost all the drugs that could help scientists to understand brain phenomena such as consciousness, perception, and psychosis are illegal, including ketamine, cannabis, and MDMA.

Public ownership offers a powerful alternative to traditional progressive approaches to fighting corporate domination.

Thanks to Good News Clubs, evangelism in schools is already subverting the separation of church and state. Now they're justifying the murder of nonbelievers.

It is a moral and legal impossibility to square “kill lists†for extrajudicial murders with traditional legal and moral American values.

The Green Lane Project brings bicycling into the 21st century -- with positive results for the nation's health, economy, environment and commutes.

If today's rich have shown unusual talent, it's mostly been a talent for rigging the rules in their own favor - here's a quick look at 10 billionaires and their secrets.

How the Peoples Temple cult leader ensnared Harvey Milk and other progressive icons.

Record low 10-year rates tell a nasty story about the toxic effects of the Fed's "permanent zero" policy.

A documentary on the student loan crises lends a much needed perspective on the cost of educational debt.

Shareholders meet today to vote on a proposed policy to ban discrimination against gay or transgender workers.

Photos of missile debris help trace the path of a CIA drone missile that killed a young girl.

The GOP's million-dollar donor club is filled with businessmen who will do anything for their next big financial killing.

A romantic comedy about the invention of the vibrator tells the story of a fascinating moment in female sexuality. So why does it center on men?

AlterNet Executive Editor Don Hazen talks to Ferguson, the Academy Award winner for "Inside Job," about his new book on the rapid rise of "Oligarchy America."

More than a million people have asked the FDA for mandatory labeling of genetically engineered food, yet we still don't have it. Why? Here's a little history lesson.

Critics of Senator Mark Kirk's drive to redefine who a Palestinian refugee is say the move is part of a strategy to take refugee rights for Palestinians off the negotiating table.

What to watch for in next week's historic recall elections.

Some would like to dismiss the inconvenient findings about the political right, but the science won’t let them.