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Why Canada is ready to fight - Andrew O'Hehir - Why Canada is ready to fight - Andrew O'Hehir - How much do you know about the War of 1812? To Canadians, it was unprovoked Yankee aggression

7 hours ago

The familiar double standard in Lanterns - Melanie McFarland - The familiar double standard in Lanterns - Melanie McFarland - John Stewart's origin story mirrors every Black kid raised for greatness, then denied it

4 hours ago

Voters are finally over MAGA corruption -- Amanda Marcotte -- Jon Ossoff and James Talarico are polling well with a clean government message

5 hours ago

Big Tech's "local control" con -- Nicholas Liu -- Underfunded local governments are no match when data center developers come calling

5 hours ago

It's critical you see "Coyote vs. Acme" -- Coleman Spilde -- If the latest "Looney Tunes" film doesn't get the support it deserves, Warner Bros. wins

9 hours ago

What defines millennial television? -- Alex Galbraith -- The internet can't agree on what makes a show millennial. "Girls" provides the key

1 day ago

The GOP's "blood and soil" obsession -- Heather Digby Parton -- The nativist doctrine lives on in JD Vance's vision for the US

1 day ago

A brownie-muffin for zucchini season -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- A fudgy zucchini muffin, cold salted butter and the family language of asking, "What can I make you?"

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MAGA influencers are still paying for the Big Lie -- MAGA learns the Big Lie is costly -- Sophia Tesfaye -- Dinesh D'Souza, James O'Keefe, Scott Presler and others face legal liability for election shenanigans

3 days ago

The high cost of MAGA manhood -- Amanda Marcotte -- Masculinity on the right runs on consumption. Trump made the hallmarks of manhood pricier

2 days ago

Will Hurricane Dolly hit Mar-a-Lago? -- Troy Farah -- Probably not, but it's understandable why so many people hope so

3 days ago

The Lindsay Clancy murder trial exposes MAGA lies -- Lindsay Clancy trial exposes MAGA lies -- Amanda Marcotte -- Why many right-wing men can't admit that postpartum disorders are real

2 days ago

Don't trust the name on the PAC - Brian Sheppard, Andrew Moshirnia - The Conversation - Our research explores the practice of giving laws and PACs names designed to manipulate voter perception

9 hours ago

Trump on bad press? "FCC TO THE RESCUE!" -- CK Smith -- The president again called for federal intervention against news coverage, journalists and commentary he dislikes

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What is Hegseth trying to hide? -- Sophia Tesfaye -- The Pentagon clamps down on Stars and Stripes as questions about the USS Abraham Lincoln arise

1 day ago

Seneca Nation rejects "Lake America" -- CK Smith -- Seneca Nation rejects "Lake America" -- CK Smith -- The tribe invokes a 232-year-old treaty as Trump celebrates the proposed name change with bizarre AI memes

3 hours ago

Milo "overstayed his welcome," DHS says -- CK Smith -- The far-right provocateur who called for aggressive deportations was detained by ICE for his own immigration issues

2 days ago

Will Dems waste a golden opportunity? -- Brian Karem -- Maybe it's time to focus on dumping Trump first, and working out their internal disputes later

3 days ago

Dolly Parton covers everyone should hear -- Melanie McFarland -- Dolly Parton covers everyone should hear -- Melanie McFarland -- 5 artists channeled the Queen of Country's spirit through their own

1 day ago

The era of eternal celebrity -- Alex Galbraith -- From Donald Trump to Taylor Swift, the same names still run culture and politics

1 day ago

Introducing Dolly Parton Intl. Airport -- CK Smith -- Fans pushed to put Dolly's name on Nashville's airport. Now state and airport officials want to make it happen

1 day ago

The Dolly song that can't be forgotten -- Coleman Spilde -- Parton's anthem for "Transamerica" proves doing what's right is a timeless endeavor

2 days ago

"Camp Miasma" made me want to date again -- Kelly McClure -- Jane Schoenbrun's latest freak-matching film moved me to swear off swearing off love

3 days ago

No one can follow in Parton's footsteps -- Alex Galbraith -- Parton's outwardly apolitical, quietly radical balancing act can't be repeated in the social media age

4 days ago

Tim Curry's devilish charm -- Melanie McFarland -- The actor, who died at 80, had a persuasive way of making wickedness look hot

4 days ago

HBO Max is losing cred to vertical video -- Coleman Spilde -- The latest streamer to adopt short-form content is doing it all wrong

4 days ago

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

1 day ago

Being fired for resisting tech saved me -- Susan Shapiro -- Pushed out of academia by new requirements, I beat the system and helped my students

7 days ago

MAGA's burrito meltdown -- Sophia Tesfaye -- A $20 meal became a right-wing media feud, exposing a party's broken promises

18 days ago

Kid's school supplies costing more -- Chabeli Carrazana -- - The 19th -- From lunchboxes to No. 2 pencils, the prices are skyrocketing. Here's how much

7 days ago

Bring back the corporate death penalty -- Troy Farah -- Bring back the corporate death penalty -- Troy Farah -- We have a mechanism to punish corporations that harm us. We should use it

10 days ago

Could Trump end up on your money? -- Jacques Hymans -- - The Conversation -- Putting living politicians on currency is uncommon but not unheard of

1 month ago

The U.S. economy is a giant betting app - Troy Farah - Senators oppose gambling on wildfire outcomes, but the financial sector rewards amoral wagers

19 days ago

Wall Street wants to change 401(k) rules -- Paul Kiel -- - ProPublica -- It could put your retirement at risk.

1 month ago

The gospel of science denial -- Heather Digby Parton -- Donald Trump and RFK Jr.'s anti-vax agenda has deep roots in fundamentalist faith and Big Business

18 days ago

AI's abortion misinformation problem -- Nicole Karlis -- Reproductive rights advocates are pushing back as AI chatbots misdirect abortion seekers

12 days ago

US life expectancy isn't what it seems -- Nicole Karlis -- Americans will pay to live longer, but experts say wealth doesn't guarantee a longer life in America

20 days ago

Fauci is an easy scapegoat -- Troy Farah -- The Trump admin can deflect from their public health failures — including Ebola and the cyclospora outbreak

24 days ago

Texas GOP cornered by Big Bend backlash - Alejandro Serrano, Gabby Birenbaum - The Texas Tribune - Most of the state's GOP leaders have hedged on the White House's plans for the region

7 days ago

Our caregiving industry is dying - Julia S. Beck - Our caregiving industry is dying - Julia S. Beck - Leaked plans to declare migrants dead and a SCOTUS ruling are hollowing out elder care

1 month ago

Marco Rubio opts for Pop-Tarts over MAHA -- CK Smith -- Secretary of state dishes on RFK Jr.'s sauerkraut, Hegseth's 'arrogant' cat and his own disastrous keto experiment

16 days ago

Paying for fresh air? It could happen -- Troy Farah -- As wildfires spread every summer and pollution intensifies, fresh air may become a luxury commodity

1 month ago

Crocodile dumplings, kangaroo by rail -- Katie Lockhart -- Crocodile dumplings, kangaroo by rail -- Katie Lockhart -- Kangaroo loin, crocodile dumplings and wattleseed ice cream aboard Australia's Ghan train

4 hours ago

Why the right is afraid of Girl Scouts -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Behind the cookies and badges is a quietly radical idea: Girls should be curious about the world

3 days ago

Trump's mystery meat problem -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Cheap mystery beef, wild mustangs and the strange consequences of an opaque food system

4 days ago

The pasta that starts in the freezer -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Smoky sausage, softened peppers and a glossy tomato-pesto sauce make this the kind of pasta weeknights deserve

6 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

11 days ago

Black bean soup for tired weeknights -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- A smoky, pantry-friendly soup for when you've got an hour, but not much energy

13 days ago

5 FAVORITE (NEW) FARMERS MARKET RECIPES -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- They all start with one beautiful thing — squash, peaches, corn, carrots or pickles — and let it lead the way

14 days ago

How Gen Z really drinks -- Francesca Giangiulio -- Behind the sober-generation stereotype is careful spending and new ways to go out

15 days ago

Why does "Jeopardy!" still haunt me? -- Steve Moulds -- The day I became a "Jeopardy!" champ was perfect. It wasn't until I got home that I started having trouble sleeping

7 days ago

All of a sudden, I'm an empty nester -- Robin Reiser -- I just dropped my daughter off for her first year of college. Finally, it hit me: This was her gig, not mine

7 days ago

Will AI be the death of the writer? -- Randall Horton -- I thought long and hard before writing this essay. I never want to sound like a relic screaming about good old days

7 days ago

I can't savor every moment as a parent -- Kristine Langley Mahler -- I fear my children will not remember me as a parent who prioritized play over work

7 days ago