- Senate confirms “radical feminist” judge Nina Pillard to federal bench
- “I hate reading short stories, but I like your book OK”: Story writers tell all
- 3 essential (and ignored) questions about Detroit’s bankruptcy
- Pick of the week: A dazzling American con, circa 1978
- Houses passes Ryan-Murray budget
- When will the media learn? Conservatives are not “centrists”!
- Don’t celebrate yet!: Why Boehner won’t really ditch the right-wing nutjobs
- Your boss wants to be Nate Silver
- Federal education reform is doomed
- 3 reasons the budget deal is a raw one
- Global cancer cases on the rise
- My critics have “income envy”: Ed Schultz unloads after backlash to his union quote
- Honeymoon is over for gay couples in Australia
- The Christian right wants civilization to collapse
- Must-see morning clip: Fox’s War on Christmas is officially insane
- Typhoon Haiyan’s death toll passes 6,000, with more bodies still being found every day
- Paul Krugman: The GOP’s austerity agenda is winning
- Democrats’ family leave bill may be doomed, but it could still change things for the better
- Arctic 30 told they can’t leave Russia
- Beyoncé quietly releases new album on iTunes
- Pussy Riot case up for review in Russia
- Bloomberg: Majority of Americans support Keystone XL
- Donald Trump and other birthers reignite conspiracy theories in wake of Loretta Fuddy’s death
- Prince to guest star on “New Girl”
- Jason Segel is a perfect choice to play David Foster Wallace
- I watched the “Scandal” midseason finale without turning on the TV
- Chinese scientists charged with stealing Monsanto’s secrets
- Twitter’s terrible blocking change was a gift to trolls
- “SNL” to add black female cast member in January
- Beyoncé’s feminist statement shouldn’t come as a surprise
- Defense bill featuring major sexual assault reforms heads to Senate
- Mike Huckabee is deluding himself and will never be president
- Tea Party congressman warns Salon: Another shutdown may be coming!
- Pentagon announces that all states have (finally) complied with directive on same-sex benefits
- Appalachian community fights PETA over annual New Year’s “Possum Drop”
- In major legal victory, sex workers in California gain access to victim compensation rights
- Police department writes rape poem in the style of “The Night Before Christmas”
- Arapahoe High School shooting: Multiple injuries reported in Colorado
- Ed Schultz doubles down: “I am not gonna get bamboozled by reporters”
- Meet the abortion doctors who travel thousands of miles just to do their jobs
- Right-wing Twitter jumps on Arapahoe High School shooting
- Watch this baby deer walk right up to a hunter and lick the barrel of his gun
- Lawyer for Jameis Winston’s accuser calls for an independent investigation into the case
