Texas Dems have the last laugh at MAGA - Heather Digby Parton - Texas Dems have the last laugh at MAGA - Heather Digby Parton - After initial success in Texas, Trump's 2026 gerrymandering strategy is facing roadblocks

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Trump is on path to authoritarian rule - Chauncey DeVega - Trump is on path to authoritarian rule - Chauncey DeVega - Former national security official warns "Trump is moving faster than most dictators have"

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How Trump has exploited his pardon power - Jeremy Kohler - ProPublica - Few of Trump's pardons have gone to people who properly petitioned the Office of the Pardon Attorney

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Diversity is Badlands' secret weapon - Melanie McFarland - The latest in the "Predator" franchise is a rallying cry for the underestimated to find strength in each other

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Cheesy, oven-fresh cacio e pepe rolls -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Soft, buttery dough swirled with Parmesan and black pepper

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Trump's enemies list keeps growing -- Heather Digby Parton -- Retribution on behalf of the president is now the Justice Department's primary focus

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MAGA will strike back harder than ever -- Chauncey DeVega -- Far from being a lame duck, Trump and MAGA will only escalate their attacks on democracy

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Johnson: Epstein vote coming "next week" -- Alex Galbraith -- Representatives forced a floor vote on their first day back in session

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Why JD Vance and Erika Kirk's hug made tongues wag -- Why JD and Erika's hug made tongues wag -- Amanda Marcotte -- The vice president's current wife, Usha, is a growing political liability

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Beef and America's cattle ranchers are no longer on MAGA's menu -- Beef is no longer on MAGA's menu -- Garrett Owen -- Trump's plan to quadruple Argentinian beef imports has upset American ranchers — and the GOP

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Trump stumbles and bumbles in the wake of Democratic wins -- Trump stumbles after Democratic wins -- Heather Digby Parton -- Edging into lame duck status, Trump feels the weight of a stagnant economy

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At Yale University, things are getting Orwellian -- At Yale, things get Orwellian -- Zachary Clifton -- As a Yale student, I see the university's double-speak on "institutional neutrality" as dangerous

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Trump calls Epstein emails a distraction -- Alex Galbraith -- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt added that Trump "did nothing wrong"

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Emails: Trump "knew about the girls" -- Garrett Owen -- Epstein said Trump was "that dog that hasn't barked"

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MAGA rages over Trump's visa comments -- Blaise Malley -- The president argued Americans "don't have certain talents" while defending the H-1B worker visa program

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House Republicans rip Senate GOP payday -- Garrett Owen -- A provision in the bill to reopen the federal government could line several senators up for hefty payouts

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Marriage equality is still at risk -- Austin Sarat -- Marriage equality is still at risk -- Austin Sarat -- Just like with Roe v. Wade, opponents of marriage equality are playing a long game

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Seattle mayoral race tightens -- Blaise Malley -- After trailing by over 10,000 votes on Election Day, Katie Wilson now leads Seattle's mayoral race

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Dems of all stripes say Schumer must go -- Jason Kyle Howard -- Despite his "no" vote, the Senate deal to reopen the government bears Schumer's fingerprints

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The US will lose its measles-free status - Kathryn H. Jacobsen - The Conversation - Canada eliminated measles in 1998 but had a major outbreak in 2025

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Patti Smith opens her story's last door -- Caryn Rose -- Patti Smith opens her story's last door -- Caryn Rose -- In "Bread of Angels," Smith reflects tenderly on her life with her late husband, transforming grief into art

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No, women did not "ruin the workplace" -- Andi Zeisler -- When your debate centers on whether women should exist in public, you've already lost

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"Welcome to Derry"'s got female trouble -- Melanie McFarland -- Momsters! Mutant babies! A pickled dad attacking his daughter! Women's bodies are feasts and frights in this show

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Sydney Sweeney's only fighting herself -- Coleman Spilde -- Sweeney's boxing biopic is an Oscar vehicle quickly running out of gas, thanks to its star's lack of conviction

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Jennifer Lawrence saves this entire film -- Coleman Spilde -- With some of her best work yet, Lawrence keeps this portrait of a woman undone from spiraling out of control

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The enpoopification of Grimes -- Alex Galbraith -- Claire Boucher has always sounded like the internet, for better or for worse

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"SNL" mocks Trump response to fainting -- Alex Galbraith -- The show's Trump monologued as others tended to a medical emergency just over his shoulder

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Martha Stewart, Gen Z icon -- Andi Zeisler -- In a new era of "Entertaining," what Gen X saw as Martha Stewart trash, Gen Z is reclaiming as treasure

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Is it wrong to have too much money? Jackson Trager - The Conversation - Your answer may depend on deep-seated values – and your country's economy

19 days ago

The battle over Ben & Jerry's soul -- Joy Saha -- Ben & Jerry's says parent company Unilever is stifling its activism. Now the ice cream maker is pushing back — hard

13 days ago

The dangerous symbolism of Trump coins -- Heather Digby Parton -- Trump wants to be on our money — and there's a reason why

1 month ago

When the tourists go, hunger moves in -- Francesca Giangiulio -- As summer crowds disappear, the workers who kept them fed face rising costs, scarce housing and bare pantries

1 month ago

Heists don't hit the way they used to -- Andi Zeisler -- Heists don't hit the way they used to -- Andi Zeisler -- Crown jewels or not, we don't need to see another rich person getting away with crime

20 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

3 months 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

3 months 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

3 months ago

Surviving Appalachia's opioid crisis -- Mandi Fugate Sheffel -- How I found recovery and redemption — and made amends to my community

1 month ago

GOP health care cuts hurt kids like mine -- Joel Edward Goza -- At Ronald McDonald House, sick kids aren't just a budget item

1 month ago

Trump aims to burn global birth control -- Nicole Karlis -- After killing USAID, Trump administration intends to incinerate contraceptives meant for low-income countries

18 days ago

Live apart, stay together -- Andi Zeisler -- Couples are consciously uncoupling from cohabitation — but not commitment

26 days 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

3 months ago

Gen X women are going through it - Andi Zeisler - Gen X women are going through it - Andi Zeisler - Many Gen X women are navigating the "chicken or egg" of ADHD symptoms and perimenopause, without adequate guidance

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Jane Goodall taught us about ourselves -- Carlyn Zwarenstein -- The renowned scientist, who died at 91, transformed our understanding of primates — and ourselves

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Beauty's got its head up your butt -- Andi Zeisler -- From butt masks to "holecare," consumer beauty obsession is now hitting both ends

23 days ago

"The Sun Also Rises" is still delicious -- Howie Southworth -- "The Sun Also Rises" is still delicious -- Howie Southworth -- A modern traveler retraces Hemingway's footsteps through Spain, one glass of vermút and Basque pintxo at a time

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Glamor in a time of grocery bills -- Joy Saha -- As food prices climb and budgets tighten, Nara Smith's "grocery store couture" feels both surreal and revealing

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The 5 best instant coffees -- Joy Saha -- Instant coffee has earned a bad rep within the coffee community, but a few brands are surprisingly quite tasty

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A Julia Child classic, remixed for fall -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- A buttery custard, tender apples — and apple butter swirls — make this fall-ready clafoutis irresistible

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What's on the table at Downton Abbey? -- Melanie McFarland -- TV's most lavish dinner table reminds us why dressing up for dinner — and making the duck — is worth the trouble

11 days ago

French food finds its cool again -- Francesca Giangiulio -- Gen Z is saying oui to butter and béarnaise — and making French food feel easy, intimate and fun

25 days ago

The perfect savory muffin -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- A little buttery, a little peppery and very ready to riff — meet your new morning obsession.

8 days ago

Forget kimbap, cook royal Korean recipes -- Hanh Nguyen -- Only you, the home cook, can save these ancient Korean recipes seen in recent k-dramas – no time travel necessary

17 days ago

On this farm, there's no Thanksgiving -- Quincy Gray McMichael -- People who grow and celebrate food do this simple work every day: we harvest, we cook, we eat

7 days ago

What Native Americans have taught me -- Frederick E. Hoxie -- I'm a scholar of Native American history. But my real education came from working with Native people in the present

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The evolution of my Thanksgiving plate -- D. Watkins -- I can trace the arc of my life so far by what I ate on Thanksgiving

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Thanksgiving, my father's last supper -- Leah Blatt Glasser -- Thanksgiving in my family, like many others, brings with it the shadow of death even as we celebrate our love

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