Tsarnaev texted friends “LOL” after bombing
Details emerge about the involvement of the bombing suspect's three college friends
Thursday, May 2, 2013 4:24 PM UTC 22Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
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Chris Broussard doesn't matter
Unpacking his hateful remarks about Jason Collins, and why it's in our best interest to simply ignore them
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
Alex Jones: Conspiracy Inc.
Conspiracy theories can be big business. Here's how the multi-platform entrepreneur makes his millions
Thursday, May 2, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 126Alex Jones
Diane Sawyer to host first televised interview with Malala Yousafzai
The unlikely 15-year-old women's rights icon will also publish a memoir
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 7:52 PM UTCMalala Yousafzai, diane sawyer
Wisconsin church bans NFL star over tweet supporting Jason Collins
Leroy Butler's tweet to Jason Collins was an alleged violation of the "morality clause" of his speaking contract
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 4:58 PM UTC 42jason collins, Homophobia
Chris Matthews to end “The Chris Matthews Show”
However, the host has forged a deal with MSNBC and will stay on as "Hardball" host
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 10:15 PM UTC 17Chris Matthews, MSNBC, Hardball
Mike Allen’s bizarre attack on Conan O’Brien
Politico's star reporter takes umbrage over O'Brien's joke about a Washington hotel
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 6:54 PM UTC 32Politico, Mike Allen, Washington
Breast cancer awareness is big business
Pink ribbon campaigns and other mainstream initiatives might be hurting women more than they're helping
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 5:49 PM UTCFeministing, Cancer
Jason Collins: Black — and gay — like me
Why the race of NBA’s first openly gay player matters just as much as his sexual orientation
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 45LGBT, jason collins, Basketball
ESPN sportswriter Chris Broussard: Jason Collins is “walking in open rebellion to God”
The sports journalist denounced the NBA's first openly gay player for living in "unrepentant sin" VIDEO
Monday, Apr 29, 2013 8:37 PM UTC 109Video, jason collins, LGBT Rights
NBA player Jason Collins comes out, Twitter reacts
He made history today as the first openly gay male professional athlete, Twitter cheered
Monday, Apr 29, 2013 4:36 PM UTC 34Gay Rights, lgbt sports
Jason Collins becomes first openly gay male professional athlete
Collins made his historic announcement on the cover of this week's issue of Sports Illustrated
Monday, Apr 29, 2013 3:45 PM UTC 22jason collins, LGBT, LGBT Rights
The Boston backlash is rooted in America’s paranoid past
Right-wingers who exploit the Boston tragedy to attack immigrants are replaying a script that goes back 112 years
Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 4:00 PM UTC 84Boston, Boston Marathon bombing
How to debunk George W. Bush’s attempts at revisionism
Your definitive guide to the Bush cronies' talking points, and why all of them are insane
Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 248George W. Bush
George Clooney teaming up with “Argo” journalist for another film
Several of Joshuah Bearman's magazine articles are being adapted for the big screen
Friday, Apr 26, 2013 3:41 PM UTCjoshuah bearman, Argo
Kathie Lee Gifford drums up support for Matt Lauer with letter meant to run as ad
Lauer axed the idea, saying he preferred to keep it "in the family"
Friday, Apr 26, 2013 1:48 PM UTCGeorge Bush: I won’t weigh in on gay marriage
"I’ve made the decision to get off the stage,” he told CBS News VIDEO
Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 5:12 PM UTCVideo, George W. Bush
Is the press too big to fail?
Today's media may be maddening, but the sobering truth is that there was no Golden Age of American journalism
Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 1:02 PM UTCTomDispatch.com, New York Times
“American women novelists” segregated by Wikipedia
Wikipedia's overwhelmingly male user-editors began the bizarre forced gender migration on Tuesday
Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 1:01 PM UTC 15women, Women writers, Sexism
Is Saudi Arabia deporting men for being too handsome?
According to reports, leaders fear female visitors could fall for them too easily VIDEO
Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 10:11 PM UTC 12Saudi Arabia, Facebook
Glenn Beck to conspiracy critics: “Bring it on”
Adding, "Would you like some more, because if you want another helping, we'll give it to you" VIDEO
Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 8:21 PM UTC 19Video, Glenn Beck
Politico reports that New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson is mean, Twitter reacts
Dylan Byers' writing about women has created a Twitter maelstrom yet again
Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 7:37 PM UTCSexism
Fired TV news anchor A.J. Clemente booked for Letterman, “Today” show
He was let go for cursing on-air -- then his video went viral
Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 1:06 PM UTCA.J. Clemente, letterman
CNN’s “Crossfire” talk shows CNN still doesn’t get what’s wrong with CNN
In case you were hoping for the new incarnation to be smarter, CNN is talking to Newt Gingrich and Stephanie Cutter VIDEO
Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 12:15 PM UTC 19Video, Opening Shot, CNN
Religion’s media persecution complex
There is no secular conspiracy to curb religious news coverage. Audiences just aren't all that interested
Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 10:01 PM UTC 15Religion Dispatches, Religion
Happy birthday, YouTube
To celebrate: Eight classic videos and what they taught us VIDEO
Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 10:00 PM UTCVideo, YouTube
Rush Limbaugh: Boston bombing suspects influenced by “liberal elite intellectual thought”
Limbaugh says the Tsarnaev brothers were hanging around the "wrong people" in Boston: Other Bostonians VIDEO
Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 8:03 PM UTC 75Video, Rush Limbaugh
Twitter turns AP hack into comedy
An AP hack briefly terrified Twitter and the markets, then became comedy in record time: "@AP: Glee is a good show"
Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 6:06 PM UTCAssociated Press, Twitter
CNN’s John King on Boston bombing news coverage: “We made a mistake”
"It's my city, too, so it's sort of a double kick in the head to me," King said
Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 4:54 PM UTCCNN, john king, Boston Explosions
Glenn Beck: “The burden of proof is on the federal government” to disprove my conspiracy theory
The government "can't prove" that Glenn Beck is wrong, and this makes Glenn Beck right, says Glenn Beck VIDEO
Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 4:43 PM UTC 63Video
NBC terrorism analysts need more transparency
Network rarely discloses that its security commentators are also U.S. government contractors
Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 3:22 PM UTCTerrorism, Counterterrorism, NBC
Must-see morning clip: Jon Stewart rips CNN’s Boston coverage
The network stayed on the scene in Watertown, Mass., despite having nothing new to report VIDEO
Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 1:19 PM UTCVideo, CNN, Must see morning clip
Well-off people soon to finally be inconvenienced by sequestration
Why scheduling changes to the DC-to-New York air shuttle might finally end sequestration
Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 49Opening Shot, Sequestration
Biggest myths from the Boston Marathon bombing
From "false flag" paranoia to alleged Saudi ties, the worst fear-mongering to come out of the Boston tragedy
Monday, Apr 22, 2013 10:07 PM UTC 41boston marathon explosions
“How can the brain understand itself?”
The host of the new show "Brain Games" tells Salon the organ's biggest mystery, and how to make yours work better
Monday, Apr 22, 2013 7:00 PM UTCBrain, Neuroscience, Television
Murdoch’s horribly irresponsible tabloid is doomed
He (and it) won't be around forever
Monday, Apr 22, 2013 2:48 PM UTC 18Opening Shot, newspapers
Koch brothers’ real plan for media domination
The conservative brothers would make money off owning newspapers. Just not in the straightforward way they claim
Monday, Apr 22, 2013 2:00 PM UTC 23newspapers, Koch Brothers
In Boston, our bloated surveillance state didn’t work
Beefed-up expenditures and laws failed to stop the Boston bombing, and did little to help capture the suspects
Monday, Apr 22, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 84Boston Explosions, Surveillance
The huge, unanswered questions post-Boston
Why did some seem giddy that suspects were Muslim? Will good police work change our treatment of public employees?
Sunday, Apr 21, 2013 11:00 AM UTC 284Boston, Boston Explosions
How Boston exposes America’s dark post-9/11 bargain
Why did this story drive the whole country nuts? Because we traded rights for "security," and didn't get either
Saturday, Apr 20, 2013 9:20 PM UTC 241Boston Marathon bombing
Czech diplomat: Please stop confusing Chechnya with the Czech Republic
His statement read: The Czech Republic is a Central European country; Chechnya is a part of the Russian Federation
Saturday, Apr 20, 2013 8:13 PM UTC 40Boston Marathon bombing
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