March 17, 2014 Archive March 2014

The lost promise of nostalgia: What modern pop culture gets wrong

Social inequity vs. the environment is a false choice

From creationism to ESP: Why believers ignore science

How drugs and "Saved by the Bell" saved my life

Our DIY euthanasia: Letting go of the dog who rescued us

9 blind spots most therapists share

Roger Waters: Why I must speak out on Israel, Palestine and BDS

Paul Ryan's race flap even worse than it looks

8 worst right-wing moments of the week — Disney's sinister gay conspiracy edition

Must-see morning clip: Bassem Youssef risks death threats for political satire

Lapham's Quarterly: America has become an "armed circus"

Paul Krugman hits Paul Ryan for using a "racial dog-whistle"

Paris goes to extremes to combat its air pollution crisis

"The Walking Dead": Lizzie finally snaps

Earthquake rattles Los Angeles: The best celebrity tweets

Who will go to Fred Phelps' funeral?

For low-wage workers, a full-time job doesn't always mean escaping poverty

Sarah Palin to launch a digital video channel called “Rogue TV”

Alleged Bitcoin creator: "I unconditionally deny the Newsweek report"

General charged with sexual assault pleads guilty to lesser charges

Crimea votes to secede from Ukraine and join Russia

Franklin Graham wishes Barack Obama were more like Vladimir Putin

Libertarians' ethical gap: Why their alliance with Christians is based on contempt

Anti-vaccination nuts strike again: Why MTV star Kristin Cavallari is the new Jenny McCarthy

Fukushima's "crisis of manpower": Unskilled and destitute workers have taken over the cleanup process

Ugly window into Silicon Valley sexism: Former GitHub developer speaks out

The right's "gay bully" terror: A St. Patrick's nightmare for bigots

“Code words for race”: What’s really behind GOP’s poverty and welfare obsession

Scarlett Johansson's awful defense of Woody Allen and SodaStream

GOP lawmaker Phil Jensen wants to legalize race-based discrimination

Fashion designer L'Wren Scott dead at 47

Idaho's controversial ag-gag law challenged in federal court

Head of GOP PAC targeting women: GOP doesn't support equal pay laws because "women are busy"

John McCain, cranky, warmongering madman, again: Why does the New York Times print these lunatic ravings?

Stoned dogs are a growing problem for Washington

Smoking gun for the Big Bang! Major scientific discovery helps prove Einstein's last untested prediction

The fight for LGBT equality will be won with beer

What Republicans will really do to Obamacare if they win the Senate

The head of the bankrupt company behind W. Va's chemical spill wants to get paid

North Carolina school bans boy's "My Little Pony" lunch bag rather than confront its bullying problem