When beasts were people: The long, strange history of animals in court

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10 worst right-wing moments of the week — sitting "Duck" edition

10 reasons we can't wait for 2014

Beware of the carbon bubble: The biggest threat to the environment you haven't heard of yet

Edward Snowden's heroic work: Our media must match his courage

Why I spoke out about my sexual assault: Sen. Gretchen Whitmer talks to Salon

Pussy Riot freed from prison

"World's biggest snow cone" discovered beneath Greenland's ice sheet

Rampant dolphin deaths suggest there may be something seriously wrong with the oceans

Utah tries to block gay couples from marrying after historic court ruling

Paul Krugman slams "virtual gold" bitcoin

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Wal-Mart exploits employee charity to help Ted Cruz and John Boehner

Phil Robertson and Mike Huckabee double down on homophobia

State lawmaker: Arizona is a "desert racist wasteland"

Erick Erickson's persecution narrative: How right-wing Christian pundits avoid accountability

Immigrant families live in fear while Obama breaks a record in deportations

The campaign to fight action on climate change is backed by $1 billion a year in covert donations

Ray Kelly to join Council on Foreign Relations

Corporate media's rape problem: Supporting the stars, ignoring the charges

Rand Paul gets the Festivus spirit

Chinese Wal-Mart allegedly tries to pass off fox flesh as donkey meat

Breaking: Activists blockading Fresno sheriff station to protest record deportations