GOP actually bullies an anti-bullying bill

Minnesota safe schools initiative dies after right balks, and local archdiocese calls it an "Orwellian nightmare"

Monday, May 20, 2013 2:52 PM UTC
Life LGBT, Bullying, Minnesota

Stephen Colbert to UVA: “You must always make the path for yourself”

The comedian delivered a funny and uplifting speech to the Class of 2013 VIDEO

Monday, May 20, 2013 3:21 PM UTC
Life Video, Stephen Colbert, UVA

Marijuana opponents’ new plan: Kill First Amendment

After failing to stop Colorado from legalizing it, pot foes now want to criminalize drug images and media content

Monday, May 20, 2013 2:00 PM UTC
Politics marijuana, Colorado, Pot

“Mad Men” recap: Love, acid and whores. Lots of whores

Don fails an electric Kool-Aid acid test, as his mommy issues climb through every open doorway

Monday, May 20, 2013 12:45 PM UTC 11
Entertainment Mad Men, don draper, LSD

Three scandals, Beltway style

Sorry, AP phone logs. In DC's game of scandal, you lose to the IRS and Benghazi!

Monday, May 20, 2013 12:40 PM UTC
Politics Opening Shot, Sunday shows

Meet GOP’s fringy new star, E. W. Jackson

10 deep, crazy thoughts from the minister -- and Virginia Lt. Gov. nominee -- who has lots to say on gays and KKK

Monday, May 20, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 24
Politics Virginia, E.W. Jackson, GOP

Peggy Noonan hears a dog whistle

How desperate is GOP? It now fantasizes that Obama’s campaign was a coded order to the IRS to target the Tea Party

Monday, May 20, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 45
Media Peggy Noonan, Barack Obama, IRS

DOJ tracked movements, phone records of Fox reporter

Probing leaks over North Korea, the government surveilled James Rosen's every contact with State Department

Monday, May 20, 2013 9:55 AM UTC
Media james rosen, North Korea

“Game of Thrones” recap: “We must do our duty”

Duty gets perverted while innocents try to avoid terrible fates

Monday, May 20, 2013 2:00 AM UTC 21
Entertainment Game of Thrones, TV, Television

GOP attorney general candidate tried to force women to report miscarriages to police

Virginia state Sen. Mark Obenshain wants to send women to jail who don't report their miscarriages to the police

Monday, May 20, 2013 3:24 PM UTC
Life Reproductive Rights, Virginia

Childhood ADHD linked to obesity in adulthood

A new study reveals that men diagnosed with the disorder in childhood are twice as likely to be obese in middle age

, Scientific American Monday, May 20, 2013 2:57 PM UTC
Life Scientific American, ADHD

Yahoo shells out $1.1 billion for Tumblr

It's the company's biggest acquisition since it bought the online search engine Overture for $1.3 billion

, Associated Press Monday, May 20, 2013 2:49 PM UTC
Technology Associated Press, Tumblr, Yahoo

“Game of Thrones,” season 3, episode 8: A salon

Last night, we moved closer to the season's epic conclusion -- and Salon writers are discussing it all now!

Monday, May 20, 2013 2:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Game of Thrones

Chinese hackers resume attacks against U.S.

After three quiet months, cyberattacks traceable to a military unit have resumed, despite U.S. warnings

Monday, May 20, 2013 1:45 PM UTC
Technology China, Unit 61398

Poll shows Bachmann trailing in 2014 reelection race

A new PPP poll shows her Dem challenger with a slight lead

Monday, May 20, 2013 1:27 PM UTC
Politics Michele Bachmann

White House lawyer reportedly knew of IRS findings in April

Weeks before an audit went public, the chief attorney knew about conservative targeting by the agency

Monday, May 20, 2013 1:20 PM UTC
Politics Barack Obama, White House, IRS

Must-see morning clip: Facial recognition software identifies “faceprints”

The FBI is working on expanding its database of faces, but big business may be more aggressive VIDEO

Monday, May 20, 2013 1:15 PM UTC
Technology Video, faceprint

There’s hope for progressivism yet

Ten years after America invaded Iraq, we're finally emerging from the dark shadow cast by the neocon movement

, TomDispatch.com Monday, May 20, 2013 1:00 PM UTC
Politics TomDispatch.com, Barack Obama

McConnell: Obamacare will dominate 2014 midterms

“I think it’s coming back big-time," he said

Monday, May 20, 2013 12:57 PM UTC
Politics Mitch McConnell, Kentucky

Georgian police slow to react to mob violence at gay rights march

No arrests have been made in a Friday attack that saw thousands hurl rocks and assault participants at a gay rally VIDEO

Monday, May 20, 2013 12:55 PM UTC
Life Video, anti-gay violence

Bieber booed, Miguel falls on fan at Billboard Awards

Sunday's music ceremony was entertaining for all the wrong reasons VIDEO

Monday, May 20, 2013 12:54 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, billboard music awards

Xenophobia only benefits the 1 percent

"Giant corporations are holding governments and citizens up for ransom" as they squabble with each other

Monday, May 20, 2013 12:48 PM UTC
Business Robert Reich, Xenophobia

Syrian troops move into strategic, rebel-held town

The latest advance could complicate U.S. and Russian efforts to persuade Assad to end the 26-month-old conflict

, Associated Press Monday, May 20, 2013 12:12 PM UTC
News Associated Press, Syria

1 killed in Oklahoma tornado

The twister reduced portions of a mobile home park to rubble

, Associated Press Monday, May 20, 2013 11:52 AM UTC
Life Associated Press, Oklahoma

Thousands treated for sexual abuse-related injuries in military

In 2012 alone, as many as 4,000 veterans sought disability benefits

, Associated Press Monday, May 20, 2013 11:49 AM UTC
Life Associated Press, U.S. Military

Taylor Swift leads Billboard winners

The pop singer won eight of a possible 11 awards, including top artist and top Billboard 200 album for "Red"

, Associated Press Monday, May 20, 2013 11:25 AM UTC
Entertainment Associated Press, Taylor Swift

Punk, dance music and drugs

The lures of ecstatic communion are strong, but so are the dangers of addiction

Monday, May 20, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 10
Life Since You Asked, Music, Drugs

My open relationship went awry

Sophia wanted to experiment, so I tried to be game. But it ended badly, with a twist I never saw coming

Monday, May 20, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 51
Life Love and Sex, Life stories

“The Unwinding”: What’s gone wrong with America

A deeply-reported exploration of the past 35 years of American life gauges the human cost of "freedom"

Sunday, May 19, 2013 10:00 PM UTC 23
Entertainment What to Read, Books, Nonfiction

Michael J. Fox wins: The best and worst of the new fall shows

Turns out, yes. Michael J. Fox's new sitcom is going to be much buzzed about. Here's what you'll be watching next VIDEO

Sunday, May 19, 2013 9:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, TV, Television, pilots

Report: Obama to make big speech about drones, Guantanamo

The President will reportedly address White House counterterrorism policy on Thursday

Sunday, May 19, 2013 8:44 PM UTC 13
Politics Barack Obama, Benghazi

First look: The Coens’ marvelous folk-music odyssey

Cannes: Oscar Isaac's breakout performance drives the Coens' arch, magical portrait of pre-Dylan Greenwich Village

Sunday, May 19, 2013 8:30 PM UTC
Entertainment Movies, Film Festivals

New York’s most persecuted subway artist?

Enrico Miguel Thomas is taking legal action against the city after routine harassment at the hands of the MTA

, Hyperallergic Sunday, May 19, 2013 7:00 PM UTC
Social Hyperallergic, Art

Paul Krugman’s right: Austerity kills

Austerity kills -- radical cuts destroy economies and lives, and the honest numbers and economics keep proving it

and Sunday, May 19, 2013 6:45 PM UTC 188
Business Austerity, Books, New Deal

Poll: Obama approval at 53 percent amid IRS, Benghazi controversies

The same poll showed Obama's approval at 51 percent in early April

Sunday, May 19, 2013 6:14 PM UTC 28
Politics Barack Obama, Benghazi, Polling

Sunday shows round-up: All about the IRS and Benghazi

This week's Sunday shows were unsurprisingly dominated by the IRS and Benghazi controversies VIDEO

Sunday, May 19, 2013 5:16 PM UTC 10
Politics Video, Dan Pfeiffer, White House

Colin Quinn’s “Unconstitutional” history lesson

In his new off-Broadway show, the SNL alumnus schools audiences with his irreverent take on the Founding Fathers

, International Business Times Sunday, May 19, 2013 5:00 PM UTC
Social History, Theater, colin quinn

Paul Ryan: “I don’t know” if there was a Benghazi cover-up

"We just need to investigate this for the sake of good government," he added

Sunday, May 19, 2013 4:37 PM UTC
Politics Paul Ryan, Benghazi, Libya

Jon Karl makes things worse

He regrets “inaccurate” Benghazi email but says his story based on it “still entirely stands.” Really. ABC News?

Sunday, May 19, 2013 4:04 PM UTC 69
News Jon Karl, ABC news, Benghazi

James Franco: “I really felt I was in conversation with Faulkner”

The writer, actor and filmmaker discusses the challenges and subtle pleasures of adapting "As I Lay Dying"

, LA Review of Books Sunday, May 19, 2013 4:00 PM UTC
Entertainment LA Review of Books