July 31, 2015 Archive July 2015

Figures on government spending and debt

Fox News host: Women should "make men a sandwich" after "engaging in a little horizontal hula"

A marriage made in wingnut heaven: Donald Trump makes an even harder play for the Sarah Palin vote

GOP's epic trainwreck: Jeb Bush flails and Donald Trump ascends as the party goes further off the rails

Ted Nugent is a Cecil the Lion truther (because of course he is)

"Ted Cruz gives me the willies": Camille Paglia analyzes the GOP field -- and takes on Hillary Clinton

What drives the angry man-child to harass women online? The answer is pretty simple

No mourning, no peace: Sam DuBose, Sandra Bland and why Black lives don't matter (yet)

This guy changed the world: We won't see the likes of Jon Stewart again

From James Bond to Edward Snowden: How the dangerous fantasies of spy fiction shaped our "Mission: Impossible" world

Kurt Cobain's family wants death-scene photos kept sealed

5 black women have been found dead in jail in the last month

America's white masculinity complex and the myth of the "senseless" mass shooting

Fred Rogers, quiet radical: The misunderstood legacy of "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood"

You're watching Pentagon propaganda: "American Idol," "Ice Road Truckers" and the truth about your favorite shows

It's easy to tell a good cop from a bad cop, right? Think again

The lion that broke the Internet: Hard truths about Cecil and our woefully short attention span

Mitt Romney walks right into Ted Cruz's trap: Why his new attack only helps the Texas huckster

“Daily Show” classics: Jon Stewart sends John Oliver off to a "Harry Potter" book release dressed as a Phillip Roth character

Paul Krugman: The dangerous "delusions of competence"

The Planned Parenthood hoax is the GOP's Trojan horse: How Republicans are hijacking the national conversation

Bill O'Reilly: #BlackLivesMatter when I say they matter, not when "irrational loons" do

Rachel Maddow demystifies Donald Trump's bizarre appeal: "They know he is going to lose and they don't care"

Jon Stewart completely decimates Donald Trump: "A rich, crazy, egotistical monster"

Chris Hayes gets to the heart of the Samuel DuBose case: "Do cops cover up for other cops?"

HBO head says "Game of Thrones" will be eight seasons or more: "There’s enormous storytelling to be mined in a prequel"

US stocks little changed as investors react to earnings

Where in the world is Walter Palmer?

"Just Say No" to the War on Drugs? D.A.R.E. accidentally publishes pro-legalization op-ed

Larry Wilmore's brutal response to the latest horrific police shooting: "In the cop’s defense, he thought he could get away with it"

Shell is getting desperate: The battle over Arctic drilling isn't over yet

Rand Paul's new delusion: Why his candidacy is no more "serious" than Donald Trump's

The media's ridiculous Scientology blackout: Tom Cruise reportedly imposes draconian limits on interview questions (but why are reporters going along with it?)

The Koch Brothers' twisted beauty pageant: The disturbing way they're choosing which GOP candidate to buy

Opponents' big scary plans to defy the EPA are actually pretty pathetic

"Something is very wrong in our society": Father of mass-shooting victim calls for an end to the carnage

"Our closest allies were once our most bitter enemies": The historic promise of the Iran nuclear deal

Red-face race? "Indian Attack" 5K in Kentucky canceled after Internet clues city in to the sheer awfulness of the idea

Roger Ailes runs the GOP: How the Fox News boss took over the presidential primaries

A tale of two race speeches: Clinton rips Bush's empty rhetoric to the African American community

Jon Stewart just announced his final three "Daily Show" guests -- and things are about to get wild

Obamacare is (still) working: California puts the lie to right-wing horror stories

Why Jon Stewart walked away: New behind-the-scenes details from the "Daily Show" abdication

Business events scheduled for the coming month

Ted Cruz's long war on Mitt Romney: Newly uncovered audio captures Texan unloading on 2012 nominee

Wingnuts are gearing up for another government shutdown -- this time over Planned Parenthood

The right-wing media's character-assassination complex: 10 ways they'll probably justify the death of Samuel DuBose

"Just comply": Fox News hosts recommend black men stop "resisting arrest" if they don't want to die

Jennifer Beals is the latest victim of outrage overkill

Secrets of the extreme religious right: Inside the frightening world of Christian Reconstructionism

"What does Jon Stewart have to lose by asking real questions?": Scientology watchdog explains Tom Cruise's media blackout