Oil is now flowing through the southern leg of Keystone XL

Hidden disaster in new budget: Demonic plot to raid pensions

Racism in the classroom: When even our names are not our own

R. Kelly's #AskRKelly publicity stunt unsurprisingly backfires

GOP congressman: U.S. shouldn't have lowered flags for Mandela

PA's new environmental chief said he was unaware that there are "adverse impacts" of climate change

Corporations' greedy motive to oppose surveillance: Profits!

"Stretched resources" blamed for all hell breaking loose at the National Zoo

"Saving Mr. Banks": How the Mouse captured Mary Poppins

Who's tracking your porn?

Dave Allen: Stop blaming the Internet! It has always been hard for musicians

The real US policy toward Nelson Mandela

Obama's shutdown critics look like morons after budget deal

Vouchers' secret bigotry: How your tax dollars fund anti-LGBT hate

American empire is over: Somebody tell John Kerry!

Healthcare.gov is fixed! Now glitches affect Medicaid enrollment

Class war: America's longest running conflict

6 reasons there's no such thing as compassionate conservatism

Jesus Christ: History's most successful meme

Why atheists should listen to Pope Francis

Exclusive: Chris Hayes attends secret union meeting with unhappy NBC workers

Not every show is "Breaking Bad": Episodic TV can be great too

Fox News' Megyn Kelly insists Santa Claus is white

Fox News vindicated!: Scholar Reza Aslan reveals his "secret Muslim plan to destroy Christianity"

USDA forming "emergency response" to save Florida's citrus crop

Bill Moyers: "We are this close to losing our democracy"

Michigan passes despicable "rape insurance" law

With no clear front-runner, the Golden Globe nominations announced

Yellowstone grizzlies could lose federal protection

Must-see morning clip: Stephen Colbert presents his "Christmas healthcare parodies" album

Paul Ryan to Marco Rubio: "Read the deal and get back to me"

Pilots can no longer fly to Beijing unless they're qualified to land in smog

Ice Cube, Conan O'Brien and Kevin Hart took a ride from a stranger and it was amazing

Tea Party loses again: NYU grad students defy obstruction in precedent-setting 98 percent union vote

16 films and shows that make you think about race in America

Don't hate Gisele for breast-feeding glamorously

Third Way senior vice president admits majority of think tank's funding comes from Wall Street

The sexism of "selfie-gate": America's dangerous suspicion of women working with men

Activists urge White House to let Podesta weigh in on Keystone

Pope Francis slams super salaries for the rich while the poor survive on "crumbs"

Marco Rubio's had a terrible year

Police say teen shot self in head -- while hands cuffed behind back

John Boehner flips out on conservative activists

Ron Howard on "Rush's" surprise Golden Globe nomination: "There’s something about the fact that we were not a studio movie"

George Zimmerman won't be charged in alleged domestic violence incident

Elizabeth Warren's moral insight: How candid leaders can alter the course of history

How GOP neglected the jobless, while giving the 1 percent a raise

Report: Christie asked Cuomo to rein in investigator of George Washington Bridge closure

Amy Poehler and Billy Eichner spread holiday cheer by ambushing New Yorkers

Brace yourself for the #srirachapocalypse

If Santa worked for the NSA