October 08, 2013 Archive October 2013

Poll: Vast majority of Americans disapprove of GOP's shutdown stance

New $100 bills begin circulation Thursday

The right's government shutdown conspiracy theories

Shutdown shows the Civil War never ended

Bernie Madoff's colleagues going on trial

GOP congressman slams "lemming" colleagues

See the Civil War in color

Number of women on UK corporate boards is rising

President Obama's climate advisor moves on

Justice Ginsburg predicts the 2016 presidential election

Wind turbine blade manufacturer adds U.S. production and jobs

These unpaid meteorologists hiked to work through 2 feet of snow

Despite shutdown, government workers hike to work through blizzard

"It is a shameful enterprise to root for a team called the Redskins"

Georgia Tech fraternity creates disgusting guide to "luring" your "rapebait"

Michele Bachmann: Obama supports al-Qaida and "end times" are near

GOP will be dared to filibuster debt ceiling: Harry Reid makes his move

Scientists learn more about Einstein's well-wired brain

Mormon women line up to protest their faith's exclusion of women from the priesthood

Euthanasia for emotional pain: Mercy or a "culture of death"?

Before the meltdown: The surprising roots of Paula Deen's career

Dave Eggers made me quit Twitter

Oceans of Life 2013

Miriam Carey, Obamacare and WIC: A deadly war on women of color

5 depressing ways the 1 percent is strangling the US economy

Engagement rings are barbaric

Englert and Higgs win Nobel physics prize

Asia-Pacific leaders on track to sign trade deal

Your favorite artist is probably a narcissist

GOP's phony moderates: "Rebels" who do far more talking than doing

Inside the mind of the Tea Party: Sen. Ron Johnson talks to Salon

Must-see morning clip: Republicans are nuts!

Small business sentiment at three-month low

Malaria vaccine shows promise in trial

Shutdown hits White House operations

Rev. Gary Hall of the National Cathedral: Being gay is not "just OK" -- it is good

California surfer: The shark came "out of nowhere"

Conservatives oppose a hypothetical debt ceiling deal

Spotted: Crazy-looking lizard once thought to be extinct

Prison guards played "retard olympics" with inmates

Ex-GOP insider unloads: Blame "neo-Confederate insurrectionists" for shutdown!

A major salmonella outbreak is happening while public health officials are stuck home

State lawmaker calls Obama "De Fuhrer"

Little-noticed shutdown effect: Government being staffed by unpaid interns

Steubenville school official could get more jail time than rapists

The gun lobby's secret fears

Scandal-plagued plutocrat suddenly loves poor kids!

Bush-style rendition, continued

David Byrne slams the super-rich

"Bizarre" sale process threatens to break up BlackBerry

Data hackers are watching you

Kenyan police probe phones used in Nairobi mall massacre

IMF raises UK growth forecasts as economy 'turns corner'

Yahoo upgrades mail service in competition with Google

Boehner's Berlusconi moment

Science: People love to cheat and it makes them feel really good!

Is NSA spying more than its machines can handle?

The problem with "Gravity" truthers

Kate Moss could be the new face of Topshop China

GOP's hypocritical obsession: National parks?!

GOP cowards face biggest test of their self-inflicted mess

"Ted Cruz failed": Dissident GOP Rep. Charlie Dent talks to Salon

Stunning photos capture marine biodiversity

Right-wing nutjobs' last stand: The debt limit endgame arrives

Anderson Cooper spars with GOP congressman

Supreme Court may further undo campaign finance regulations

U.S. financial situation worsens as budget crisis continues

How to end the shutdown mess: Introducing the Beutler Plan

Dave Eggers to the Internet: Just stop!

Woman calls 911 for diabetic fiancé, cops arrive, shoot him dead

Georgia Tech investigating Phi Kappa Tau "rapebait" email

City denies well-documented NYPD Muslim spying program exists

At least 10 killed in Bangladesh garment factory fire

Expert: Shutdown puts GOP House majority at risk

Pat Robertson: No, I will not pray for your eyeballs to grow back

Even little kids aren't safe from the trolls