Trump's "American Hell" is everywhere - Brian Karem - Trump's "American Hell" is everywhere - Brian Karem - His declining reality show mentality is destroying the fabric of our nation — and the press is complicit

12 hours ago

Candace Owens can't quit trans lying - Amanda Marcotte - Candace Owens can't quit trans lying - Amanda Marcotte - The Brigitte Macron conspiracy theory helps MAGA cope with their own contradictory gender ideology

14 hours ago

A woman alone at the end of her story - Melanie McFarland - Carrie Bradshaw leaves us with a question, and answer, that should have been the start of something wonderful

12 hours ago

Census plan could shrink Texas influence - Owen Dahlkamp - The Texas Tribune - Trump's plan to exclude undocumented immigrants could have unforeseen consequences in border states

14 hours ago

Texas Dems signal end of gerrymander war -- Russell Payne -- "We are about to suffer the blunt force of Governor Abbott's weakness," state lawmaker says

7 hours ago

The night The Beatles filled Shea -- Kenneth Womack -- In 1965, a risky Shea Stadium show cemented Beatlemania and changed the scale of rock concerts forever

10 hours ago

DC sues over Bondi's "hostile takeover" -- Blaise Malley -- The district's attorney general called the attempt to remove the police chief "an affront to the dignity"

10 hours ago

When McDonald's invades the hospital -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- From highways to hallways, fast-food chains are taking over the spaces where we live, learn and heal

15 hours ago

Divorce him already, Usha -- Amanda Marcotte -- JD Vance and his wife really seem to loathe each other

4 days ago

Trump escalates his racist attacks on Black Americans -- Trump escalates his racist attacks -- Chauncey DeVega -- Failure to connect his comments to our worsening democratic crisis is an act of complicity

5 days ago

Trump drops IVF promise, preferring to blame women for infertility -- Trump betrays MAGA by reneging on IVF -- Amanda Marcotte -- Instead of treatment, Project 2025 proposes shaming patients for premarital sex

4 days ago

How did we get from the '60s to Trump's kitsch White House? -- How in God's name did we get here? -- Mike Lofgren -- Our culture turned on itself, stagnated and went rancid — that's how

3 days ago

Our ailing, flailing, failing empire is lashing out - Our ailing, failing empire lashes out - William J. Astore - TomDispatch.com - To fight Trump, tyranny and war, America must have profiles in courage — not cowardice

1 day ago

Trump, Abbott bring autocracy to Texas -- Chauncey DeVega -- As the Lone Star State's Democratic lawmakers resist, national Democrats should take a lesson

15 hours ago

Biden not sorry about Epstein-Trump talk -- Alex Galbraith -- Facing a $1B defamation suit, Biden refused to walk back statements about Melania Trump and Jeffrey Epstein

1 day ago

Newsom calls for election to redraw maps -- Garrett Owen -- The move comes amid a gerrymandering push by Donald Trump

1 day ago

Hiroshima remains an ongoing nightmare - Eric Ross - TomDispatch.com - The bombing's specter looms over the devastation of Gaza and Ukraine

1 day ago

Trump targeting "Black-led cities" -- Tatyana Tandanpolie -- Trump targeting "Black-led cities" -- Tatyana Tandanpolie -- "We cannot overstate the racial undertones here," Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said Thursday

7 hours ago

Man charged for tossing sandwich at feds -- Garrett Owen -- The incident occurred after President Donald Trump deployed federal agents in a show of force in Washington, DC

1 day ago

Meta's AI chatbot creeped on children -- Blaise Malley -- Internal documents reviewed by Reuters show Meta's AI guidelines permitted sexual conversations with minors

1 day ago

How the GOP plans to end gay marriage -- Amanda Marcotte -- Conservative justices are aching to declare that Christians are oppressed by other people's marriages

2 days ago

Cruise turned down Kennedy Center honor -- Alex Galbraith -- Cruise turned down Kennedy Center honor -- Alex Galbraith -- The "Mission Impossible" star cited scheduling conflicts

13 hours ago

Selling feet pics blurs boundaries -- Ilana Amselem -- Dipping a toe into a sexy side hustle made me think twice about making my body a product

1 day ago

Gwyneth was always going to be a villain -- Andi Zeisler -- Leaning into her unrelatable image through Goop, Paltrow rebranded personal scorn into commercial success

2 days ago

Trump shares Kennedy Center honorees -- Alex Galbraith -- The president said he avoided "wokesters" in picking his first batch of honorees as Kennedy Center chairman

2 days ago

The worst of all time? -- Alex Galbraith -- Alex Ebert defended his 2009 hit "Home" against accusations of being the worst song ever

1 day ago

"Gilded Age" centers Black prosperity -- Melanie McFarland -- At the end of its best season yet, "The Gilded Age" saves its happiest moment for the Black social scene

3 days ago

TV's Southern woman strategy -- Melanie McFarland -- "I've Had It" podcasters weigh-in on "Leanne" and "The Hunting Wives" normalizing the megachurch

4 days ago

AOL hangs up on dial-up internet -- CK Smith -- AOL's dial-up shutdown silences the screech and "You've got mail" greeting that defined the dawn of internet life

5 days ago

Food stamps, redefined by red states -- Francesca Giangiulio -- Republican governors push to ban soda and candy from SNAP. Critics call it political, not practical

11 days ago

Return to the office, done right -- Nina Jagannathan -- Why some companies insist on employees returning and how data-driven strategies make it beneficial

11 days ago

How much to tip for 1 coffee, delivered? -- Joy Saha -- A woman's coffee order was cancelled by her driver over what he believed was an insufficient $3.50 tip

21 days ago

The financial therapist will see you now -- Melanie Lockert -- If the latest headlines are stressing you out, there's someone you can talk to — at a price

11 days ago

Why women are wary of the AI rush -- Andi Zeisler -- Why women are wary of the AI rush -- Andi Zeisler -- New technology has always been used against women. Why should we trust artificial intelligence not to be?

17 days ago

Welcome to the club. That'll be $200K -- Esther Luz -- Fees can cost six figures, and the waitlists stretch for months. But the exclusivity keeps them humming

1 month ago

How to protect yourself from solar scams -- Vanessa McGrady -- For many, solar power makes sense. But some big companies are preying on people with expensive plans

11 days ago

Meme coins: Fun hobby or wild gamble? -- Daria Solovieva -- The digital tokens started as internet memes, but investors are increasingly in on the joke

11 days ago

Satellites are censoring the stars -- Carlyn Zwarenstein -- With satellite numbers skyrocketing over the next few years, the time to grasp the implications is now

11 days ago

Think twice before a parasite cleanse -- Elizabeth Hlavinka -- Science is still figuring out the gut microbiome. It's a breeding ground for misinformation

11 days ago

Creatures of the night, unite -- Carlyn Zwarenstein -- Dark sky proponents mull the rights of nature to battle light pollution. Here's how it would work

1 month ago

Humans think — AI, not so much -- Carlyn Zwarenstein -- New research is revealing how specialized neurons give our brains an edge artificial intelligence can only dream of

11 days ago

Why the internet is obsessed with crabs -- Carlyn Zwarenstein -- Does carcinization mean humans will one day grow pincers? Not exactly, but the concept is still fascinating

11 days ago

Why gulls don't deserve the hate - Brianna Grant - Why gulls don't deserve the hate - Brianna Grant - There's a lot we get wrong about our least favorite seabirds

2 days ago

Maybe don't anthropomorphize octopuses -- Elizabeth Hlavinka -- Seeing ourselves in animals could limit what we find out about them. Not seeing ourselves in them could, too

11 days ago

Supplements shouldn't be this complex -- Elizabeth Hlavinka -- Poor regulation, conflicting recommendations and biased research have made nutritional supplements a minefield

11 days ago

Taylor Swift is in her sourdough era -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Taylor Swift is in her sourdough era -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Between tours and albums, Swift is kneading her way through some colorful new baking projects

13 hours ago

IKEA recalls 54,000 garlic presses -- Joy Saha -- Apparently, "small metal pieces can detach from the garlic press" and cause injury to customers

13 hours ago

Golden squash, slow-cooked and sublime -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- The case for the season's quietest vegetable

2 days ago

Strawberry milk, now $1,000 a bottle -- Francesca Giangiulio -- "Gourmand" perfumes like Cry Baby Milk are turning childhood treats into high-end fragrance trends — at a price

1 day ago

Target cookies recalled in 20 states -- Francesca Giangiulio -- Plus, five other recalls you should know about this August

3 days ago

When celebs cosplay as fast food workers -- Joy Saha -- Snoop Dogg, Ed Sheeran, Lana Del Rey and more have all been spotted clocking in for their brief shifts

4 days ago

When your kitchen staple goes MAGA -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- The Instant Pot's political pivot backfired, revealing the risks brands face when they mix cooking with controversy

4 days ago

The search for the next Martha Stewart -- Joy Saha -- Martha set the bar high. Is anyone today prepared to claim the lifestyle crown?

5 days ago

My awkward adventure on a seniors cruise -- Katelyn Doyle -- On my solo research trip I ended up isolated, injured and curious about the men paid to charm older women at sea

1 month ago

Frozen cup: Summer for just a quarter -- D. Watkins -- Made by my babysitter Boo Boo, frozen cups were more important to my childhood summers than the sun

18 days ago

Help! My therapist is on vacation -- Susan Shapiro -- "If I'd known it would be so helpful, I might have shrunk around sooner"

25 days ago

Please tell me about your delayed flight -- Sarah Hunter Simanson -- I used to believe travel delay stories were dull — but now I can see their silver lining

18 days ago