Lunatic base ensures GOP will never reform immigration!

The good news: The immigration bill may actually pass the Senate. The bad news: The GOP House is way crazier

Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 12:30 PM UTC
Politics Opening Shot, Immigration

Brazilian officials reverse transit fare hikes

Many believe the move is unlikely to quiet protests against the country's poor public services

and , Associated Press Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 12:18 PM UTC
Business Associated Press, Brazil

James Gandolfini: “No character captured the longing and melancholy of American life better than Tony Soprano”

The actor's transfixing blend of gruffness and vulnerability breathed life into most memorable TV protagonist ever

Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 11:45 AM UTC
Entertainment James Gandolfini, The Sopranos

The secret history of the Bill of Rights

Activists today invoke the 2nd and 4th Amendments as if they're kindred spirits with Madison. Here's the real story

Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 11:44 AM UTC
Politics U.S. Constitution

Hollywood remembers James Gandolfini

Stars tweeted their condolences for the late "Sopranos" star, who died at 51

Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 3:00 AM UTC
Entertainment James Gandolfini, The Sopranos

James Gandolfini, gone too soon

It’s almost impossible to overstate his influence as Tony Soprano

Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 1:58 AM UTC 17
Entertainment James Gandolfini, obits, obituary

R.I.P. James Gandolfini: Where Tony Soprano lives on

Collecting some of our favorite "Sopranos" highlights from an unforgettable actor VIDEO

Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 1:09 AM UTC
Entertainment Video, Tony Soprano, TV, Television

Seven famous apologies that were just as bad as Serena’s

Williams's quasi-apology for blaming Steubenville case rape victim makes her latest celebrity who can't say sorry

Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 12:19 AM UTC 10
Entertainment Serena Williams

James Gandolfini dead at 51

"The Sopranos" star passed away while on vacation in Italy with his family

Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 12:10 AM UTC 23
Entertainment The Sopranos, James Gandolfini

NSA: Lessons from the ’60s

History and experience teach us to mistrust the state and view its abuses with cool contempt

Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 12:00 AM UTC
Life Since You Asked, nsa leak

The Tea Party’s sad, nostalgic reunion tour

Glenn Beck leads a throng of wacky people wishing it were 2010 again -- the last time they were taken seriously

Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 57
Politics Glenn Beck, Tea Party, Protest

Fox News cans shady market analyst

Tobin Smith allegedly used his news credentials to hawk volatile stocks to conservatives

, Media Matters Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 10:01 PM UTC
Business Media Matters, Fox News

Bernanke: Fed could scale back bond buys

Federal Reserve chairman says reductions would occur over the next 12 months if economy shows continued improvement

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 9:10 PM UTC
Business Associated Press, Ben Bernanke

“Ex-gay” Christian group to LGBT people: We’re sorry

"I understand why I am distrusted and why Exodus is hated," writes Exodus International president Alan Chambers

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 8:57 PM UTC 100
Life exodus international

Poll: Dems like “Obamacare” more than “health care law”

Democrats have a more favorable view of the health care law when it's referred to as "Obamacare"

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 8:55 PM UTC
Politics Barack Obama, Obamacare

Los Angeles school system to outfit all students with iPads

The announcement marks a major victory for Apple in its quest to replace textbooks with tablet computers

Associated Press Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 8:55 PM UTC
Technology Associated Press, Los Angeles

House GOPer: Teach kids about traditional gender roles

Rep. Phil Gingrey suggested classes for children on marriage roles during a speech in support of DOMA VIDEO

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 8:24 PM UTC 18
Politics Video, House Republicans

FBI admits to using drones over U.S. soil

Robert Mueller tells Congress surveillance drones have been used, prompting calls for domestic legislation

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 8:06 PM UTC
Technology

What everybody gets wrong about Orwell

The author's ideas about language are much more relevant to the current surveillance scandals than Big Brother

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 7:59 PM UTC 67
Entertainment Big Brother, George Orwell

WikiLeaks helping Snowden seek asylum

Assange said his organization has been talking to the whistle-blower's legal team about possible deal with Iceland

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 7:39 PM UTC
Technology Julian Assange, WikiLeaks

Probe launched into TWA Flight 800 crash

New evidence suggests that a missile strike may have downed the jumbo jet

, Associated Press Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 7:31 PM UTC 52
Technology Associated Press, TWA Flight

HPV vaccine leads to drastic drop in infection rate among teens

"The report should be a wake-up call to our nation," said CDC Director Thomas Frieden

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 7:18 PM UTC
Life hpv vaccine, HPV

Bitcoin tax time?

A U.S. government report explores how the IRS should deal with the libertarian-beloved cryptocurrency

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 7:14 PM UTC
Technology Bitcoin, Taxes, IRS, libertarians

Poll: Americans despise their airlines

According to a new American Customer Satisfaction Index, it's the country's third most reviled service provider

, International Business Times Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 6:51 PM UTC
Business International Business Times

“World War Z”: The zombie apocalypse gets super-sized

Brad Pitt's $200 million zombie epic is exciting cinema, but its sloppy, lazy script rips off many better films

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 6:45 PM UTC 17
Entertainment Movies, Action movies

“Arrested Development” star Jessica Walter on frantic shooting schedules: “I’m not happy with it”

The star of Netflix's comedy revival implies that her experience on-set wasn't too happy

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 6:25 PM UTC
Entertainment jessica walter

Is the government screwing pornographers?

Adult movie producers and sex educators are taking the attorney general to trial over a record-keeping law

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 6:20 PM UTC 30
Life Pornography, Sex, Love and Sex

Snowden’s real crime: Humiliating the state

Here's the reason the NSA leaker will never be forgiven or forgotten: He stood up to power and embarrassed it

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 6:15 PM UTC 20
Politics Edward Snowden, NSA

Brazilian demonstrators out in full force

Protests against low-quality public services continued to rage across São Paulo and Fortaleza Wednesday

, Associated Press Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 6:12 PM UTC
Business Associated Press, Brazil

National study finds discrimination against gay couples in housing market

The report found that gay couples -- particularly gay male couples -- experience unequal treatment by rental agents

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 6:01 PM UTC
Life housing discrimination, Housing

Serena’s rape victim-blaming got everything wrong

The tennis star's apology for her comments about the Steubenville rape victim didn't help matters either

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 5:56 PM UTC 118
Life Serena Williams, Rolling Stone

E.L. Konigsburg brought the city to the ‘burbs

The late author invited children to explore urban culture in "From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler"

, LA Review Of Books Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 5:48 PM UTC
Entertainment

Paula Deen’s racism goes viral with #PaulasBestDishes

Perhaps the celebrity chef, who reportedly uses the N-word liberally, would like to chill some "Lynchin' Lemonade"

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 5:26 PM UTC 35
Entertainment Twitter, Paula Deen

Internet trolls love feminist writers

The irony is that for all their misogyny, they spend an inordinate amount of time reading about women's issues

, PolicyMic Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 5:25 PM UTC 118
Social PolicyMic, Feminism, Internet

Sean Hannity: “I’m not a Republican”

Hannity on his political affiliation, and other highlights from the Fox News host's interview with Playboy

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 5:24 PM UTC 54
Politics Sean Hannity, Republicans

Brazil “wakes up”

Protests across the country reflect a growing dissatisfaction with its political system and its public services

, GlobalPost Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 4:56 PM UTC
Life GlobalPost, Brazil

House GOPer: Term “climate denier” offensive because it’s like “Holocaust denier”

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, who is skeptical of man-made global warming, does not like the term "climate denier"

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 4:53 PM UTC 34
Politics Dana Rohrabacher

Delaware passes measure to protect transgender rights

Gov. Jack Markell plans to sign the bill, making Delaware the 14th state to pass such a law

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 4:48 PM UTC
Business transgender rights, LGBT Rights

Popularity boost for search engines outside NSA dragnets

DuckDuckGo, among others, is benefiting from never tracking user data in the first place VIDEO

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

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 14
Technology Video, Steve Jobs, Apple

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