November 15, 2013 Archive November 2013
50 climate speeches in 50 weeks: Sheldon Whitehouse reaches Senate milestone
Bill O'Reilly is a transphobic bigot who is obsessed with sex
State Department blocks report on path to Iraq War
The president strikes back: Insurance companies get their justified comeuppance
Wakeup call for helicopter parents: Mom's much-needed "rant" goes viral
Miley Cyrus is one of the "biggest feminists in the world," according to Miley Cyrus
"The Good Lord Bird": A new take on Huck Finn
Arizona prison horror: "Critically ill" inmates told to "pray" for healing
Philly children's hospital bans herbs and supplements
Dan Rather wants CBS to investigate botched "60 Minutes" Benghazi report
JPMorgan humiliates itself in front of all of Twitter
Phyllis Schlafly: Beware of polygamous Muslim immigrants on welfare bringing Shariah law!
Dear Vladimir: Paul McCartney pens letter to Russian leader on behalf of the Arctic 30
New York Times profiles rich people who make their nannies take quinoa-cooking classes
Roll Call publishes stupid, sexist post on Janet Yellen's wardrobe
John Oliver to host weekly satirical show on HBO
High school brings in Christian misogynist to lecture students about dating, students shut him down
Dick Cheney: Even bigger monster than you thought
Neocon redux: How Chris Christie is just like Dick Cheney
"Totally Biased": The show that actually looked like America
Is this Oscar favorite the perfect depiction of 2013 Catholicism?
Pick of the week: Bruce Dern's red-state odyssey
A Conversation with Documentary Filmmaker Ken Burns
America's twisted relationship with Mike Tyson
The right's clueless gloating: Democratic civil war is only in their dreams
No, Obama didn't lie to you about your health care plan
U.S. government begs Google for user data
Poll: GOP voters love food stamp cuts
FDA ignores medical experts, approves painkiller
Ted Cruz and Koch brothers embroiled in shadowy Tea Party scheme
Grandma, what a long history you have! The origins of "Little Red Riding Hood"
10 giant corporations that have taken over much of American life
Must-see morning clip: The Obamacare website will be operational by next year, right?
UPDATE: Haiyan's death toll rises past 3,500
Illinois bishop plans exorcism in response to state's marriage equality victory
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is getting a reality TV show
Your pet dog probably descended from a European wolf
GOP's ignorance of economics: Even more dangerous than realized
Women farmers have growing presence in American agriculture
Japan basically gives up on trying to reduce emissions
Krugman on the eurozone's "climate of anger and disdain"
"Boardwalk Empire" prepares for doom
"It was a complete shock!": Rob Ford's alleged groping victim sounds off to Salon
Kicked out because of cancer? Ailing mom says she was banned from school
China to ease one-child policy, abolish prison labor camps
W. Kamau Bell on "Totally Biased": "The show was canceled. I’m not canceled"
Michele Bachmann: "I lost my health insurance under Obamacare"
Destruction of the Amazon is way up this year
No, Obamacare's flaws are not like Hurricane Katrina!
Another homophobic jerk leaves waiter hateful note in place of tip
David Vitter has another unseemly obsession
Naked screaming Oprah dress treats black women's bodies as placeholders
Dick Cheney: Obama lied "over and over and over again"
12-year-old children are working -- and dying -- on America's farms
American manufacturing isn't dead yet. In fact, it's growing
Candy Crush has crushed the competition
Theodore Wafer charged with murder in shooting death of Renisha McBride