January 16, 2015 Archive January 2015

Rudy Giuliani: Mitt might have won if he'd run harder on Benghazi

Fire department fined for ice bucket challenge gone awry

Terry Richardson returns: His new magazine covers are the worst kind of attention-grabbing ploy

Can Joni Ernst avoid the GOP's State of the Union curse?

This is how elites protect each other: Today's worst in Beltway hypocrisy

"Not the way we do democracy!" Why is a Ferguson grand juror being silenced?

The left's Charlie Hebdo dilemma: How to feel about the magazine & its cartoons

A woman describes her sexual relationship with her estranged father

#OscarsSoWhite perfectly encapsulates our rage

As Roe anniversary approaches, advocates push for abortion rights in foreign aid

15 fun facts about this year's Oscar nominees to trot out at the dinner table

Figures on government spending and debt

Women's college will no longer perform "Vagina Monologues" because it isn't "inclusive"

“Selma’s" snub, Amazon’s “Point of Honor” and Hollywood’s white savior problem

In praise of "cool dads": Why Brian Williams' support of Allison's "Girls" sex scene is important

The Oscars' white-guy backlash: Why academy voters retreated to their comfort zone

Inequality is killing American women

10 Things to Know for Today

"Ignorance is reigning supreme": Rula Jebreal on Charlie Hebdo, Bill Maher & our inane foreign policy

The self-serving myth of Chipotle: Why fast-food meat can never truly be sustainable

Tea Party's Constitution fraud: Why the movement's "devotion" is a situational sham

In times of terror, it's worth remembering the message of Lady Liberty

The age of Amazon is upon us: How one court battle reveals the growing threat of monopoly

"Utter folly": Paul Krugman warns that Very Serious elites threaten economic recovery

Dalai Lama self-identifies as a Marxist

BP gets off easy: Judge cuts maximum fine for Gulf disaster by billions

"The Daily Show" slams appalling Alabama law that appoints lawyers for fetuses

UVA fraternities charge school with "unfairly" punishing them by banning kegs

"Gangs of Wasseypur": India's explosive crime epic may be the next "Oldboy"

"Boy Who Came Back from Heaven" says he didn't go to heaven after all

Florida PD uses mug shots of black men for target practice

Thune: Air Force approved airspace expansion for Ellsworth

Scientists' dire warning: The oceans are on the verge of mass exctinction

"What it's like to date your dad": Why class markers matter in stories about taboo sexuality

“You’re a tyrant to the Constitution!” How gun nuts are threatening politicians

Never-before-seen footage shows John Belushi, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner rehearsing pre-SNL fame

Russell Brand went on a truly epic rant against Fox News and Rupert Murdoch

White people are more racist than they realize

Global warming's terrifying new extreme: 2014 was Earth's hottest year on record

This Republican governor just bucked the NRA to protect domestic violence victims. Will his party follow suit?

Meet the Democrat trying to torpedo diplomacy with Iran

5 times the right flipped out over blasphemous depictions of Christianity

Lawmaker wants to pay students $2500 if they see a transgender person in the "wrong" bathroom

Mitch's "Boehner-like" nightmare: Why McConnell's in an impossible immigration spot

Tea Party's Obamacare fantasy: How conservatives are looking to waste their best legislative opportunity

Is the conservative love affair with Ben Carson coming to an end?