MAGA learns the Big Lie is costly - Sophia Tesfaye - 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

9 hours ago

"Camp Miasma" made me want to date again - Kelly McClure - "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 hours ago

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

6 hours 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

5 hours ago

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

2 hours ago

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

9 hours ago

Dolly embodied Appalachia's best parts -- Jason Kyle Howard -- Stereotypes have long defined the region. Parton showed the world its true heart — and offered a challenge

9 hours ago

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

1 day ago

GOP is finally running out of people to blame -- GOP running out of people to blame -- Brian Karem -- Republicans control DC and have totally wrecked the place. Now the paint is peeling off their delusions

4 days ago

Scott Jennings as press secretary could be Trump's final coup -- Scott Jennings is Trump's last coup -- Sophia Tesfaye -- How CNN transformed the conservative pundit into MAGA's loudest mouthpiece

7 hours ago

Donald Trump has made the world go nuclear -- Trump makes the world go nuclear -- Heather Digby Parton -- The president's behavior toward Iran and North Korea has incentivized other countries to develop nuclear weapons

6 hours ago

Trump aide Natalie Harp nurses his decline -- Natalie Harp nurses Trump's decline -- Amanda Marcotte -- The president's defensive reaction to rampant speculation reveals his fear of aging

7 days ago

CIA's Moscow visit no big deal: Trump -- Troy Farah -- CIA Director John Ratcliffe's mysterious trip was "semi-routine," the president says

19 hours ago

Real men don't bike? Nonsense - Jessica Kutz - The 19th - Inside the Trump administration's campaign to sell a vision of masculinity rooted in speed and strength

8 hours ago

Canada's not for sale -- Heather Digby Parton -- Tired of the president's coercive tactics, the Canadian prime minister puts his country's economy on the line

2 days ago

Fired WaPo writer nets free speech win -- Sophia Tesfaye -- Karen Attiah's firing by the Washington Post sparked a backlash the newspaper has paid for ever since

2 days ago

Millions of women trust Candace Owens -- Mariel Padilla -- - The 19th -- Millions of women trust Candace Owens -- Mariel Padilla -- - The 19th -- Millions of people tune in to the conservative commentator each week. Here's why they trust her

3 hours ago

Hegseth's path to 2028 is no joke -- Amanda Marcotte -- The defense secretary's tough-guy persona may be exactly what wins over white evangelical voters

2 days ago

Republicans lean on anti-trans sentiment - Jeremy Kohler - ProPublica - GOP lawmakers have packaged two issues into one amendment in an effort to strip away the right to abortion

2 days ago

What if the fascists win in Germany? -- Andrew O'Hehir -- Friedrich Merz's "firewall" hasn't stopped the rise of the ultra-MAGA AfD. It's time for a new strategy

3 days ago

Dolly Parton gave TV a special sparkle -- Melanie McFarland -- Dolly Parton gave TV a special sparkle -- Melanie McFarland -- Her telegenic charm turned TV specials into hits — and made that love feel personal

7 hours ago

Afghan Whigs don't sound like the '90s -- Caryn Rose -- On "Soft Control," Greg Dulli and the Afghan Whigs prove 40 years hasn't dulled their edge

2 days ago

Dolly Parton dead at 80 -- Andi Zeisler -- Social media explodes in grief at passing of singer-songwriter, actor, philanthropist and absolute legend

1 day ago

"It Ends" beat Hollywood at its own game -- Coleman Spilde -- Move over "Obsession," step aside "Backrooms" — Ullom's film fought to define Gen Z cinema

2 days ago

Sean Duffy's Great American Road Grift -- Melanie McFarland -- Tag along with this YouTube road trip if you want to see America through a boring, MAGA lens

3 days ago

The internet is losing its third places -- Alex Galbraith -- Does anyone know where to hang out online anymore?

4 days ago

Cinematic silence's undeniable power -- Melanie McFarland -- Whether in Charlie Chaplin's classics or action films like "Motor City," sometimes the best dialogue is none at all

4 days ago

Do we really miss Columbia House? -- Alex Galbraith -- Americans are fondly remembering the kinder, gentler music club swindles of decades past

5 days 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

3 days ago

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

14 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

9 days ago

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

8 days ago

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

1 day 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

15 days ago

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

1 month ago

House money exchanges shape who wins -- Mayank Kejriwal -- - The Conversation -- Some of the most revealing money moves happen inside Congress itself

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

14 days ago

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

8 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

16 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

20 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

3 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

12 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

The pasta that starts in the freezer -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- 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

1 day 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

7 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

9 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

10 days ago

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

11 days ago

We're all food safety inspectors now -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- MAHA wants Americans to scrutinize their food. Taylor Farms recalls show how hard that has become

13 days ago

Trump's catering-truck farce -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Trump usually directs the food spectacle. The reported catering-truck escape briefly made him part of the scenery

14 days ago

The thrills and feasts of Spanish summer -- Howie Southworth -- From Alicante to Valencia, fireworks and food turn the start of summer into a gloriously communal ritual

16 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

3 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

3 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

3 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

3 days ago