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Meet the Edward Snowden truthers

Some think he's a CIA plant, others say he's a useful idiot. But they all agree: Something stinks to high heaven!

Alex Seitz-Wald Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 11:24 AM UTC
Edward Snowden, NSA, CIA

R.I.P. Michael Hastings

Fearless journalist, dead at 33, was a humble truth-teller who challenged power

David Sirota Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 12:42 AM UTC 46
BuzzFeed, Rolling Stone

Country music has always been feminist, even if Taylor Swift isn’t

The Feminist Taylor Swift account may be a joke, but country music's long history of strong women isn't

Deena Shanker Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 16
Taylor Swift, Country Music

John Horne Burns: The writer Hemingway and Vidal envied

"The Gallery" was among the first (and best) novels about gay life in the military. Its author has an amazing story

David Margolick Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 12:00 AM UTC
History, World War II, Gay Rights

NSA spying kills my faith in America

I thought privacy and the Fourth Amendment meant something. What do I tell my kids now?

Cary Tennis Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 17
Since You Asked, NSA

Five easy steps for becoming a rape apologist

James Taranto's editorial provides a handy guide for blaming the victim

Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 10:07 PM UTC 28
James Taranto

How Obamacare shortchanges low-wage workers

The Affordable Care Act will benefit millions of low-income employees -- except those working for big businesses

Richard Kirsch, Next New Deal Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 10:04 PM UTC 21
Next New Deal, Obamacare

Civil rights groups sue NYPD over Muslim spying

A new lawsuit claims surveillance has hindered the ability of residents to freely practice their religion

Adam Goldman and Eileen Sullivan, Associated Press Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 9:12 PM UTC
Associated Press, NYPD

John Mayer offers up “Paper Doll” as your new Prancercise jam

Taylor Swift fans will be wary VIDEO

Prachi Gupta Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 8:54 PM UTC
Video, John Mayer, paper doll

There are no unicorns in North Korea

Artist Young Sun Han examines Western misconceptions about the Koreas and the ghosts that haunt her work

Alicia Eler, Hyperallergic Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 8:48 PM UTC
Hyperallergic, North Korea

Bill Ayers: Obama has committed war crimes

"I think that these are war crimes," he said of Obama's drone policy. "I think that they’re acts of terror"

Jillian Rayfield Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 8:47 PM UTC 15
Bill Ayers, 2008 Elections

Google to the NSA: Don’t be evil

Citing the First Amendment, the search giant files a court challenge to the government's surveillance gag orders

Andrew Leonard Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 8:43 PM UTC
Google, NSA, Surveillance, FISA

How cash secretly rules surveillance policy

Today's congressional hearing was a joke. The reason: Firms like Booz Allen bankroll and own Congress. Here's how

David Sirota Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 8:40 PM UTC 25
Media Criticism, NSA

Hackers replace Brazil World Cup website with protest footage

The cyberattack symbolized growing rage against a status quo crystallized in World Cup, Olympics spending VIDEO

Natasha Lennard Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 8:37 PM UTC
Video, hackers, Brazil, World Cup

Kansas secretary of state compares immigration protesters to the KKK

“They’re just not wearing white cloaks," said Republican Kris Kobach VIDEO

Jillian Rayfield Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 8:26 PM UTC 17
Video, KKK, Republicans, Kansas

SNAP out of it, conservatives!

Contrary to the right's claims, enrollment in the food stamp program has kept pace with the unemployment rate

Jared Bernstein, On The Economy Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 8:24 PM UTC 14
On the Economy, Food Stamps

Is Cindy McCain actually a gay “hero”?

The wife of John McCain wins a prize for supporting the gay community. Were actual gay people busy that night?

Daniel D'Addario Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 8:01 PM UTC
cindy mccain, meghan mccain

On “The Bridge,” normal is dangerous

The crime show, featuring a cop with Asperger's, makes the case that people who don't fit in can still be essential

Willa Paskin Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 7:53 PM UTC
the bridge, bron/broen

Ai Weiwei on his incarceration: “They never looked away from me, 24 hours a day”

His recent performance with Laurie Anderson dealt with surveillance; Anderson said she admires Edward Snowden

Mike Doherty Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 7:45 PM UTC
Ai Weiwei, Laurie Anderson, China

Billion-dollar bioterror detection program under new scrutiny

An early warning alert system designed to sniff out airborne threats is being reviewed by a House subcommittee

Dina Fine Maron, Scientific American Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 6:57 PM UTC
Scientific American, bioterror

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