What if we demanded Ted Cruz’s papers?

Canada-born senator wants to require documentary evidence of citizenship for voting. Maybe he should think again

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 3:42 PM UTC 14
Politics Ted Cruz, Arizona, Supreme Court

The obsolescence of Steve Jobs

A remarkable video clip from 1994 captures the Apple founder pondering silicon ephemerality VIDEO

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 4:18 PM UTC
Technology Video, Steve Jobs, Apple

Paula Deen reportedly wanted black people to play slaves at a wedding

When asked if she uses the "N-Word," the celebrity chef replied: "Yes, of course."

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 4:10 PM UTC
Entertainment slavery, Civil War, Paula Deen

Elijah Wood goes dark

The actor talked to Salon about his role in "Maniac," and how he'd love to see "A Wrinkle in Time" onscreen

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 4:09 PM UTC
Entertainment elijah wood, maniac

Does Obama know what “transparent” means?

The president claims the court that oversees the NSA's snooping program is open, but it's anything but

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 3:44 PM UTC
Politics Barack Obama, FISA

Creepy pickup artist rakes in Kickstarter cash

Kickstarter campaigner Ken Hoinsky offers tips for overcoming women's "resistance"

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 3:42 PM UTC
Life

Serena Williams blames Steubenville rape survivor for “putting herself in that position”

UPDATE: Williams issues an apology for remarks blaming a 16-year-old girl for getting raped

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 3:36 PM UTC 60
Life steubenville rape case

Darrell Issa is terrible at his job

As usual, the House Oversight Committee chairman is losing the plot on the IRS investigation

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 1:40 PM UTC 33
Politics Opening Shot, IRS scandal, IRS

Here come 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!

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 11:24 AM UTC 69
Politics Edward Snowden, NSA, CIA

Popularity boost for search engines outside NSA dragnets

DuckDuckGo among others are benefitting from never tracking user data in the first place VIDEO

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 4:30 PM UTC
Technology Video, DuckDuckGo, Prism, Google

Another “sovereign citizen” sentenced in tax fraud scheme

A 70-year-old accountant faces 8 years in prison for filing false returns and encouraging others to do the same

, Southern Poverty Law Center Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 4:13 PM UTC
Business Southern Poverty Law Center

What Obama’s global warming strategy could gain from Netflix

The president relies on minute-by-minute tracking to determine policy. Too bad his data isn't as good as Netflix's!

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 4:02 PM UTC
Entertainment Barack Obama, Netflix

Report: 70 percent of Americans “emotionally disconnected” at work

According to Gallup.com, nearly one in five hates work so much they sabotage their employers

, AlterNet Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 3:43 PM UTC
Business AlterNet, Gallup.com

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski backs marriage equality

Murkowski is the third GOPer in the Senate to express support for same-sex marriage

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 3:34 PM UTC
Politics Lisa Murkowski, Republicans

Watch the trailer for “Anchorman 2″

The Will Ferrell comedy adds Kristin Wiig and James Marsden to the sequel VIDEO

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 3:30 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, anchorman 2, Comedy

UN: Global refugee crisis worst in decades

Number of displaced people tops 45 million with due largely to conflicts in Syria, DRC and Mali

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 3:11 PM UTC
News Refugees, UNHCR, refugee crisis

Must-see morning clip: The WWE weighs in on the immigration debate

"It's like C-SPAN with elbow drops," says John Oliver VIDEO

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 3:09 PM UTC
News Video, wwe, Wrestling, zeb colter

Why Metadata really is the message

Top cryptologist explains for Wired that the NSA has a terrifying tool: a "a National Relationship Database"

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 3:08 PM UTC
Technology NSA, Matt Blaze, metadata

Archbishop: “May a lesbian marry a gay man? My answer is ‘yes’”

A cleric says gay people can totally marry -- as long as they marry someone of the opposite sex

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 2:42 PM UTC 11
Life LGBT, Catholic Church

Cher performs new music on “The Voice”

The 67-year-old sang "It's a Woman's World" on the show's season finale VIDEO

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 1:53 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, Cher, The Voice

Brazil lawmakers vote to lift ban on gay “conversion therapy”

The "gay cure" measure passed a vote by Brazil's congressional human rights committee

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 1:50 PM UTC
Life Brazil, Gay, Gay Rights

GOP has learned absolutely nothing from 2012

Republicans are still trying to roll back the clock on abortion and immigration reform.

, ROBERTREICH.org Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 1:36 PM UTC 30
Politics RobertReich.org, Abortion

Dem Congressman to sue IRS over “social welfare” rules

Rep. Chris Van Hollen's says he wants to clarify the rules that allow groups to attain non-profit status

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 1:10 PM UTC
Business Chris Van Hollen, Democrats, IRS

The FBI doesn’t shoot by mistake, says the FBI

The agency's reported perfect record with 150 shootings over 20 years raises eyebrows over internal reviews

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 1:08 PM UTC
News FBI, Shooting, Tamerlan Tsarnaev

Virginia man pleads guilty to forging Newt Gingrich primary signatures

Adam Ward pleaded guilty to 36 counts of voter fraud and perjury

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 1:06 PM UTC
Politics Newt Gingrich, Virginia

Poll: Cory Booker has huge lead over likely Republican opponent

Booker would crush his potential Republican opponent by 17 points

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 1:02 PM UTC
Politics Cory Booker, 2013 Elections

4 most iconic images of dissent

Turkey's "standing man" is the just the latest to become a greater symbol for a political movement

, Associated Press Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 12:41 PM UTC
News Associated Press, Tehran, Vietnam

Karzai suspends peace talks with Taliban

The Afghan president said dialogue will resume when the US exits negotiations

and , Associated Press Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 12:28 PM UTC
News Associated Press, Hamid Karzai

Obama: NSA surveillance has saved lives

The president estimates the spy program has helped avert at least 50 threats

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 12:21 PM UTC 11
Politics Associated Press, NSA, Germany

Obama mum on US arms to Syrian rebels

The president praised the G-8 plan to seek a negotiated peace, but offered no clues as to his course of action

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 12:20 PM UTC
Politics Associated Press, Barack Obama

House passes sweeping anti-abortion bill

The legislation would restrict almost all abortions to the first 20 weeks after conception

, Associated Press Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 12:12 PM UTC
News Associated Press, Abortion

Gun nuts’ strangest subculture: Book clubs

Mega gunshows have an odd literary side and a secretly thriving self-publishing side. The books are pretty bizarre

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 12:10 PM UTC 12
News Guns, Gun shows, NRA

R.I.P. Michael Hastings

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

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 12:42 AM UTC 66
Media 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

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 27
Entertainment 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

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 12:00 AM UTC
Life 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?

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 25
Life Since You Asked, NSA

Five easy steps for becoming a rape apologist

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

Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 10:07 PM UTC 41
Life 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

, Next New Deal Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 10:04 PM UTC 24
Elections 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

and , Associated Press Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 9:12 PM UTC
4 Associated Press, NYPD

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

Taylor Swift fans will be wary VIDEO

Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 8:54 PM UTC 10
Entertainment Video, John Mayer, paper doll