Make America hate again - Heather Digby Parton - Make America hate again - Heather Digby Parton - As the midterms slip away, Republicans are relying on anti-Muslim bigotry to turn out their base

3 hours ago

A novel for the terminally online - Coleman Spilde - A novel for the terminally online - Coleman Spilde - "Camp Miasma" filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun's horror-fiction debut probes the internet's deeper, darker corners

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The ICE arrest that has MAGA in uproar -- Sophia Tesfaye -- Podcaster Samuel Sey was a vocal supporter of ICE. Then he was detained

31 minutes ago

Trump has a point about Bill Maher -- Alex Galbraith -- In his longest social media post ever, the president hit on a kernel of truth about the "Real Time" host

1 day ago

Nicki Minaj's MAGA turn has more to do with Cardi B than Trump -- The real reason Nicki Minaj went MAGA -- Melanie McFarland -- If Minaj becomes Trump's press secretary, credit her drive to outdo a bigger New York rapper

3 hours ago

Ramaswamy's ad exposes MAGA's obsession with parental estrangement -- Why MAGA stands by Ramaswamy's ad -- Amanda Marcotte -- Many Republicans have kids who won't talk to them — and they blame their offspring

4 days ago

Midterm panic turns Trump's GOP into "Lord of the Flies" -- MAGA's "Lord of the Flies" moment -- Brian Karem -- With a blue wave on the horizon, Republicans are turning on each other — and it's getting ugly

3 days ago

The first line of Trump's obituary -- Allan J. Lichtman -- The president's signature accomplishment is undermining faith in elections

1 day ago

Betrayed, hurt, but backing Dems anyway - Brooke Migdon - The 19th - Many trans voters said they're voting for Democrats who don't fully support them, fearing Republicans will be worse

3 hours ago

Is anyone watching Iran? -- Heather Digby Parton -- With U.S. and Israeli elections days away, the Iran war may be entering a more dangerous phase

1 day ago

Trump admin embraces fleeing Bolsonaro -- Troy Farah -- "This act of leaving Brazil is shameful," Brazil's President Lula said

18 hours ago

Trump prepping to deny election results -- Troy Farah -- Trump prepping to deny election results -- Troy Farah -- The president declined to accept the midterm election results Tuesday as he unleashes the DOJ on states

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MAGA attacks on women voters are no joke -- Amanda Marcotte -- Even if they can't repeal the 19th Amendment, opponents of women's suffrage are gaining power in the GOP

3 days ago

MAGA's Brazil election conspiracy -- Sophia Tesfaye -- Right-wing media is crying foul over Lula's win, floating conspiracy theories

1 day ago

Voters may get rep who hindered them - Wendi C. Thomas - ProPublica - As state senator, Brent Taylor passed laws superseding the will of Memphis voters. Now he wants to represent them

1 day ago

The "You Can See Everything" wild card -- Coleman Spilde -- The "You Can See Everything" wild card -- Coleman Spilde -- "The Dropout" star turns the Elizabeth Holmes doc into a metafiction labyrinth unlike any other

2 days ago

The global rise of listening bars -- Melanie McFarland -- When was the last time you heard a whole album in one sitting?

4 days ago

Meghan's dad faces "grossest" claims -- CK Smith -- Philippine official and London police raise alarm over abuse allegations as details of Meghan's final letter emerge

4 days ago

Vision is the AI boyfriend we all want -- Melanie McFarland -- To paraphrase the famous "WandaVision" line, what is our lust for this show if not a hot bot crush persevering?

5 days ago

Jay-Z picked himself for the Super Bowl -- Alex Galbraith -- The billionaire rap mogul has spoken his accomplishments into reality his entire career

6 days ago

Maria Bamford comes full-circle -- Coleman Spilde -- "Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story" explores a life remade from scratch

5 days ago

Don't pass up Michael Kiwanuka's "Fudge" -- Melanie McFarland -- The British musician's fifth album takes on a poignant significance in the wake of his health struggles

5 days ago

Remember smart political marriages? -- Melanie McFarland -- Netflix's hit drama recalls eras when presidents and their spouses were intellectual equals

6 days ago

Trump gets richer while gas prices soar -- Troy Farah -- The Iran war and energy crisis aren't problems for the president. They're a business model

18 days ago

We have no business running a school - Jennifer Smith Richards, Jodi S. Cohen, Jennifer Berry Hawes, Milo Strain, Carli Brosseau - ProPublica - Our reporting has shown how easily people have founded their own private schools in barns, strip malls and more

25 days ago

The controversy of Tim Tebow & LifeSurge -- CK Smith -- Christian star is taking heat over Life Surge, but dozens of celebs lent credibility to questionable financial org

1 month ago

Fast food and the private equity fallout -- Alex Galbraith -- The places Americans once loved for being cheap are a lesson in what buyouts do

1 month ago

Texas unplugs over 900 Flock cameras - Ayden Runnels - The Texas Tribune - Texas unplugs over 900 Flock cameras - Ayden Runnels - The Texas Tribune - Fourteen cities and counties have dropped Flock contracts or cut their number of cameras

1 month ago

Man City scandal isn't about soccer -- Andrew O'Hehir -- It's a tangled tale of global corruption and cynicism, and we're all complicit

25 days ago

I don't want another restaurant app -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- In an age of predictive shopping and fake-friendly alerts, a paper punchcard respects your appetite

2 months ago

Personal bankruptcy filings are soaring - Jay L. Zagorsky - The Conversation - Here's what to know about this growing trend

2 months ago

RFK Jr.'s measles reckoning -- Troy Farah -- The CDC is accused of hiding measles deaths. Kennedy is busy campaigning for the GOP

4 days ago

A bipartisan healthcare fix -- Howard Dean, Larry Bucshon -- Holding insurers accountable could be a point of agreement in a divided Washington

20 days ago

Leave the Greenland sharks alone -- Troy Farah -- A bounty on 1,000 fish hearts is as barbaric as it sounds

20 days ago

Christa Pike needed competent doctors -- Austin Sarat -- Lethal injection is a cruel procedure. If it's going to be done, doctors should be allowed to administer it

25 days ago

Don't buy the AI miracle pitch -- Troy Farah -- Trump and Silicon Valley are selling the idea that AI will save us. It's a dangerous bet

29 days ago

Suing Ken Paxton over abortion access - Shefali Luthra - The 19th - Suing Ken Paxton over abortion access - Shefali Luthra - The 19th - The case argues that Texas' near-total abortion ban violates the state and U.S. constitutions

3 days ago

Russian plague catches Trump's eye -- Troy Farah -- A 28-year-old lab technician's could be a highly fatal disease but a cause of death has yet to be released

23 days ago

The cost of scheduling conversations -- Nicole Karlis -- What's lost when spontaneous communication declines?

28 days ago

Americans hate tipping. They still pay -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Americans hate tipping. They still pay -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- The backlash against tipping is loud. Restaurant gratuities are holding steady. What are diners really mad about?

2 days ago

Why women dread male Instacart shoppers -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Behind the jokes about grocery substitutions is a familiar frustration: paying for help and still doing the work

3 days ago

You should throw a soup party -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Three pots, an unreasonable number of toppings and one very good excuse to gather

9 days ago

Food safety's partisan trust gap -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Ahead of the midterms, voters in both parties fear recalls but split 40 points on oversight

10 days ago

I miss the restaurant pager -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- It buzzed, it blinked, it did one job. Then restaurants made waiting for a table another task for our phones

11 days ago

Why the GOP needs a 'secret vegan' -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Trump and Paxton have turned a false claim about his diet into a masculinity test. Why does eating meat matter?

15 days ago

Your soup needs a little drama -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Puff pastry dots, herby sauce and the crunchy little extras that make all the difference

16 days ago

The real stakes of the AI drive-thru -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- As McDonald's automates and Chick-fil-A sticks with people, hospitality is up for grabs

17 days ago

My affair with witchcraft -- Sarah Herrington -- Reeling from two break-ups — romantic and spiritual — I went to a local witch's Halloween healing event

28 days ago

"Where will you spend eternity?" -- S.J. Stover -- An evangelical theater experience like "Sleep No More" meets Dante's "Inferno," as interpreted by Franklin Graham

28 days ago

I smell dead people -- Kelly McClure -- You may believe that ghosts don't exist because you've never seen one, but eyes aren't the only indicators

28 days ago

What owning a cemetery taught me -- Sarah Gundle -- Despite being featured on Zillow Gone Wild, the house — a renovated church — sat on the market for nearly a year

28 days ago