What AlterNet intends to do and what you can do to push back against this travesty of an election.

How bad is it going to get? What can we do about it?

Fasten your seat belts. Grit your teeth. We are headed into a dark, ugly, unprecedented era—the worst in our lifetimes. For those on the margins of society, it could be devastating.

This next period of our lives is going to call for all of us to rethink and redouble what we do in resistance. AlterNet intends to lead the way to keep you as informed as possible as things move forward.

Most of us are still reeling from this disastrous election. But a deeper malaise is sinking in as Trump brings in the worst possible people to fill key positions in government. It is a collection of individuals so far out of the mainstream as to make you gasp.

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