JD's chivalry to Usha fools no one - Amanda Marcotte - JD's chivalry to Usha fools no one - Amanda Marcotte - Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has the vice president's number

9 hours ago

It's time for Trump to fire Pete Hegseth - Brian Karem - It's time for Trump to fire Pete Hegseth - Brian Karem - He's dangerous. He's incompetent. He's ruining America's reputation. Even the president can see that

7 hours ago

This Agatha Christie show is disarming -- Melanie McFarland -- "Tommy & Tuppence" tops our guide to a very watchable fall TV season

4 hours ago

Meta builds AI "for everyone" in secret -- Alex Galbraith -- Meta and other AI giants tout open access, but their biggest deals happen out of public view

7 hours ago

Judge declares Clancy case a mistrial -- Troy Farah -- "It is with a heavy heart that we report we are unable to come to a unanimous decision," the jury said in a note

1 hour ago

Women's rage is in season again -- Melanie McFarland -- Hulu's "Furious" speaks to an ancient anger that the summer's biggest movie missed

10 hours ago

Trump's cruelest act yet -- Heather Digby Parton -- First they were accused of eating cats. Now Haitian immigrants must face violence back home

10 hours ago

Loomer is the last MAGA woman standing -- Sophia Tesfaye -- The anti-Muslim activist outlasts Marjorie Taylor Greene and Kristi Noem in Trump loyalty race

1 day ago

Pete Hegseth's press crackdown smells like a coverup -- What is Hegseth trying to hide? -- Sophia Tesfaye -- The Pentagon clamps down on Stars and Stripes as questions about the USS Abraham Lincoln arise

3 days ago

Texas and Georgia races show voters are finally sick of MAGA corruption -- Voters are finally over MAGA corruption -- Amanda Marcotte -- Jon Ossoff and James Talarico are polling well with a clean government message

8 hours ago

Why Netflix only champions crap -- Coleman Spilde -- "The Whisper Man" rounds out a trio of original films revealing Netflix's cruel intentions

1 day ago

Abdul El-Sayed was right about 9/11 -- Alex Galbraith -- If you're going to ask an American how they feel about Sept. 11, you can't get mad at the correct answer

2 days ago

DOJ blocked serious ICE shooting charge - Megan Rose, Andy Mannix - ProPublica - An exclusive email reveals a prosecutor planned to file civil rights charges against an ICE agent

9 hours ago

JD Vance denies Iran war is even a war -- Troy Farah -- Will the Iran war end before the midterms? The vice president doesn't know

22 hours ago

Data center rebellion causes tech panic -- Amanda Marcotte -- Silicon Valley billionaires hope to buy their way out of democracy

2 days ago

Lindsay Clancy and a system on trial -- Jesselyn Radack -- Lindsay Clancy and a system on trial -- Jesselyn Radack -- The Massachusetts mother badly needed mental health treatment. America staged a show trial instead

4 hours ago

USPS rule changes could hurt voters - Jen Fifield - ProPublica - Officials worried the rules they were drafting could delay or block ballots from reaching large swaths of voters

1 day ago

Trump pounces on the press in a panic -- Sophia Tesfaye -- From the president to the Pentagon, the administration appears to be in a spiral

2 days ago

Trump's slimy Venezuela oil deal -- Heather Digby Parton -- President once said Venezuela's oil was the dirtiest in the world. Now he's trying to steal it

3 days ago

Gloria Steinem dead at 92 -- Melanie McFarland -- The woman synonymous with the modern feminist movement changed society in ways both highly visible and subtle

23 hours ago

"Death of the Pastor's Wife" casts doubt -- Coleman Spilde -- The Netflix docuseries examining Mica Miller's death could stand to look in the mirror

1 day ago

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

3 days 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

4 days ago

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

5 days ago

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

5 days ago

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

5 days ago

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

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

11 days ago

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

22 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

11 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

14 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

23 days ago

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

1 month ago

New guidance on fall vaccines -- Troy Farah -- Independent medical groups are filling the void left by Trump's health agenda

1 day 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

22 days ago

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

16 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

24 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

28 days ago

Texas GOP cornered by Big Bend backlash - Alejandro Serrano, Gabby Birenbaum - The Texas Tribune - 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

1 day ago

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

20 days ago

Lake America is Trump's "freedom fries" -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Lake America is Trump's "freedom fries" -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Long before "Lake America," 2003's freedom fries showed how nationalism turns language into a loyalty test

8 hours ago

Chefs don't just cook anymore -- Francesca Giangiulio -- As chefs expand into fashion, travel and social media, the boundaries of restaurant culture are shifting with them

3 days 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?"

4 days ago

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

4 days 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

7 days ago

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

8 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

10 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

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

11 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

11 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

11 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

11 days ago