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 22
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 16
Next New Deal, Obamacare

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

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

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

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

GOP’s war on women has a new face: Marsha Blackburn

The woman who says women “don’t want” equal pay laws sells the House abortion ban as "saving the lives of women"

Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 6:53 PM UTC 138
Rep. Marsha Blackburn

War against Issa heats up, as Cummings releases IRS transcript

Slamming Issa's leaks, Cummings says “not one witness…has identified any involvement by any White House officials”

Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 6:52 PM UTC 40
Darrell Issa, elijah cummings

São Paulo anchors Brazilian protests

What began as a demonstration against transit fare hikes has morphed into a struggle against government corruption

, GlobalPost Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 6:46 PM UTC
GlobalPost, Sao Paulo, Brazil

No, Brazilian riots are not an “overreaction” to fare hikes

New York Magazine's Daily Intel grossly misses context of fighting back against neoliberal hegemony

Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 6:39 PM UTC
New York Magazine, Brazil

Hacktivists strike north of the border

Anonymous allies LulzSec Albania have hacked the Swiss Canadian Chamber of Commerce, for reasons unknown

, The Daily Dot Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 6:15 PM UTC
the daily dot

House hearing in celebration of NSA spying

Congress gives spy chiefs open platform to explain why hoarding all your data is great

Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 6:06 PM UTC 10
Keith Alexander, Mike Rogers

Texas councilwoman outraged over billboard featuring gay couple

Vonciel Jones Hill is upset that an HIV awareness billboard makes being gay seem "acceptable"

Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 5:33 PM UTC 24
HIV, Texas, sexual health

Miss Utah gives wonderfully succinct answer to question about women and work

Marissa Powell was nervous at Sunday's Miss USA pageant, which is why she flubbed her response, she says VIDEO

Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 4:48 PM UTC 24
Video, women and work, women

GOP lawmaker: Extreme abortion ban justified because of masturbating fetuses

Rep. Michael Burgess has seen fetuses with "their hands between their legs" as early as 15 weeks, he says VIDEO

Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 4:30 PM UTC 135
Video, Abortion, abortion ban

US begins peace talks with Taliban

American officials are hopeful it's the first step towards the political group renouncing all ties to al-Qaida

, Associated Press Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 3:58 PM UTC
Associated Press, Taliban

Ray Kelly, who oversaw secret Muslim spying, slams NSA secrecy

The NYPD commissioner said NSA should have been more transparent, having lied about his own surveillance program

Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 2:58 PM UTC
NSA, Ray Kelly, NYPD, Police, Muslims

Reputed Mafia captain tip behind new Hoffa body search

The notorious teamster was last seen alive before a lunch meeting with two mobsters nearly 40 years ago

, Associated Press Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 2:19 PM UTC
Associated Press, Mafia

Gitmo “indefinite detainees” revealed

Following FOIA requests, U.S. identifies 46 men deemed, contra international law, too dangerous for trial, transfer

Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 1:22 PM UTC
gitmo, Indefinite Detention

Pentagon to begin training women for elite combat roles by 2015

The Pentagon will announce a schedule to begin the transition on Tuesday, according to reports

Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 1:21 PM UTC 24
women, women in combat, combat

Unions give boost to Turkish protest movement

Laborers went on strike Monday, leading rallies across the country

and , Associated Press Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 12:49 PM UTC
Associated Press, Turkey

Charles Saatchi cautioned over assault on wife

The art collector was photographed choking Nigella Lawson outside a swank London restaurant

and , Associated Press Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 12:30 PM UTC
Associated Press

Protests explode across Brazil

The unrest was set off last week by anger over a 10-cent hike in public transport fares

, Associated Press Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 12:20 PM UTC
Associated Press, Brazil

Syrian warplanes hit rebels near military base

Assad's forces are also waging an offensive against opposition fighters in Aleppo

, Associated Press Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 12:13 PM UTC
Associated Press, Syria

Pic of the day: No fun

Obama and Putin looked palpably tense as the G8 pondered the Syrian conflict

Monday, Jun 17, 2013 11:07 PM UTC
Pic of the day, G8 Summit, Obama

Chicago firefighters charged with attempted rape of an unconscious woman

One man attempted to assault the unconscious woman while another man acted as his "lookout," prosecutors say VIDEO

Monday, Jun 17, 2013 9:29 PM UTC 30
Video, Rape, Sexual assault

Marco Rubio’s awful day

He won’t back his own bill, an aide insults American workers, and his angling looks wishy-washy, not savvy

Monday, Jun 17, 2013 8:35 PM UTC 148
Marco Rubio, Republican Party

Patriot Act critics never had a clue

True story: Outrage over the 2001 legislation centered around government access to library records

, ProPublica Monday, Jun 17, 2013 8:34 PM UTC 18
ProPublica, data mining

Is Turkey ready to join the European Union?

A fragile economy and a wave of deadly protests have put its membership bid in jeopardy

, International Business Times Monday, Jun 17, 2013 8:15 PM UTC
International Business Times

No one understands how hard it is to be Glenn Beck, says Glenn Beck

Beck is practically ruining his life trying to "fundamentally transform the media" and save America, so back off VIDEO

Monday, Jun 17, 2013 8:14 PM UTC 38
Video, Glenn Beck

Five major takeaways from Edward Snowden Q&A

The NSA whistle-blower took questions on what's already transpired and what's happening next

Monday, Jun 17, 2013 7:29 PM UTC 81
snowden, NSA, National security

Women make up 50 percent of NASA’s incoming team of astronauts

The new batch of astronauts represents the highest percentage of female candidates ever selected by NASA

Monday, Jun 17, 2013 6:46 PM UTC
NASA, Space, Space Travel

China pilots programs to meet carbon targets

Cities across the country are imposing emissions limits on companies ranging from power plants to airport operators

, Scientific American Monday, Jun 17, 2013 6:21 PM UTC
Scientific American, China

“Grand bargains” are a waste of time

This Congress is incapable of forging a sustainable budget deal and would be better served helping the unemployed

, On the Economy Monday, Jun 17, 2013 5:57 PM UTC
On the Economy, fiscal, Budget

How our brains separate empathy from disgust

An injured rat, and our responses to it, offers clues to the adaptive nature of human behavior

, Scientific American Monday, Jun 17, 2013 5:39 PM UTC
Scientific American, rats

Poland’s first openly gay MP assaulted during pride event

MP Robert Biedron was harassed, spat on and kicked in the stomach at Warsaw's gay pride march

Monday, Jun 17, 2013 4:55 PM UTC
Gay Rights, LGBT Rights, Poland

Miss Utah bombs while answering question about gender wage gap

A rambling response about how to "create education better" from Marissa Powell is making the Internet rounds VIDEO

Monday, Jun 17, 2013 3:52 PM UTC 39
Video, miss usa, Gender

What looming DOMA ruling means for immigration reform

A SCOTUS ruling against DOMA may render a Senate decision to exclude gay couples from immigration reform moot

Monday, Jun 17, 2013 3:28 PM UTC
DoMA, Gay Marriage, prop 8, SCOTUS

Study: Media coverage favors legalizing gay marriage

A new study from the Pew Research Center found coverage in support of gay marriage outweighed negative coverage

Monday, Jun 17, 2013 1:05 PM UTC
Gay Marriage, Marriage, DoMA

Turkish unions to strike in support of protests

The move would defy the interior minister's stern warning to public workers not to join the demonstrations

and , Associated Press Monday, Jun 17, 2013 12:00 PM UTC
Associated Press, Turkey, Asia

Why Sarah Palin actually matters again

With a new Fox contract and sharp words on immigration, the former Alaska gov. is the smiley face of white backlash

Monday, Jun 17, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 323
Sarah Palin, Jeb Bush

Arizona drops felony charges against undocumented immigrant

Luz Ruiz Rascón had been arrested with four others in one of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's highly publicized worksite raids

, New America Media Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 4:00 PM UTC 11
New America Media, Arizona

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