December 15, 2015 Archive December 2015

The GOP's deluded Trump denial: Why conservatives have convinced themselves they don't have a problem

And then there were two: Trump and Cruz surge in latest Iowa poll, creating nightmare scenario for GOP

Outcry over alleged Israeli war crimes grows louder as accused military officer goes free in Britain

Marco Rubio's desperate move to catch Ted Cruz: Grasping for evangelical votes by vowing to demolish gay rights

If you have a "black-sounding" name you are less likely to get a room on Airbnb

Serena Williams earned this: It is 2015, and some people would still rather see a horse named Sportsperson of the Year than a human woman

The masters of the GOP universe: How Trump & Cruz have seized the Republican primary by the throat

The most disturbing revelations from International Business Times' new Sean Hannity profile

"Star Trek Beyond" looks like a corny, frantic mess: This is supposed to distract us from "Star Wars" mania?

Ross Douthat should look in the mirror: He's got medieval beliefs, but has the gall to lecture Muslims on how to modernize

Sorry, but Ted Cruz isn't going to win the Republican nomination

Rahm Emanuel's catastrophic downfall: Why it should be a much bigger deal for Hillary Clinton

Send your ex a Bieber Bomb: Passive-aggressive break-ups get a diabolical 21st century upgrade

An “SNL” mystery solved: This former Weekend Update host once called Tina Fey a very ugly word — and lived to Tweet about it

How obese is your state?: The country is in the grips of an obesity epidemic, but some states are worse than others

"Battlestar Galactica" meets "Game of Thrones": Syfy's "The Expanse" captivates with mesmerizing detail and human stakes

Stop ambushing your fans: Unless you're Beyoncé, the surprise release lost its charm years ago

"Whites against Trump": Kamau Bell tells white people -- yes, even you good liberals -- to "come get your boy"

We've given up on saving our kids: This is our Sandy Hook anniversary shame

Ted Cruz is even worse than Trump: The Texas senator's nihilism dwarfs the Donald's

The Donald's prejudiced predecessors: 6 racist bullies who stirred up America's basest instincts

Bill Bradley: Money and gerrymandering have ruined American politics

The GOP poverty PR push: Selling the same old pro-rich policies, but now with free turkeys

This is the bluster of a phony: Donald Trump represents rage and rudeness, not populism

Stephen Colbert mocks GOP's climate-denying silliness: "They oppose Obamacare and Obama air"

Trevor Noah slams Ted Cruz's junk science

Trevor Noah destroys ISIS: "Daily Show" takes down jihadi recruitment videos

Larry Wilmore mocks Ted Cruz's endowment: "Do you know how small your d*ck has to be for you to do something like that?"

"It's up to us": Paris was in a celebratory mood at the end of the climate summit, but activists know it's not a time to rest

The Kochs' kind of welfare: "Outreach" to the poor is just another power grab for the billionaire brothers

The House GOP's under-the-radar oil coup: The dangerous domestic bailout that they're almost certain to win

Mandy Patinkin urges Ted Cruz to stop quoting "The Princess Bride": "I do not think it means what you think it means"

Megyn Kelly and Brad Thor: Potential terrorists want "special privileges" that groups with "Tea Party" or "patriot" in their name don't get

Ted Cruz is now raising money to get Scott Walker out of debt

Dana Loesch has completely lost it: Gun nut narrates vile NRA-backed video linking San Bernardino mass-shooting to every GOP bogeyman

"Light the motherf*cker on fire!": Another Trump rally turns on Black Lives Matter protestors

Tonight's GOP debate will be the schtick-measuring contest from hell

Disturbing new twist in Chicago’s police crisis: Embattled state’s attorney refused to prosecute cop who admitted to perjury

Bill Cosby can't win back his legacy now: It's too late to intimidate his accusers into silence

Donald Trump is a symptom, not the disease: The latest national poll shows how broad his support is within the GOP

White America's toxic ignorance: Abigail Fisher, Antonin Scalia and the real privilege that goes unspoken

Jesse Watters cuts his misogyny loose on the streets of New York City: "This is what happens when you let women drive"

Did Donald Trump just lose Rush Limbaugh? Maybe!

This hilarious video proves beyond a doubt that Donald Trump is the new Archie Bunker

Tina Fey explains how Donald Trump turned her into "the biggest hypocrite" at Adele's NYC concert

Carly Fiorina's abortion lies: As her prez run tanks, she simply invents claim that most Americans loathe Planned Parenthood

Of course Rachel Dolezal isn't black: Her sympathetic comeback media tour proves it

This is the horrific and violent gay slur a star player aimed at a ref: Rajon Rondo's virulent tirade

Donald Trump has finally ticked off Rush Limbaugh and righty talk radio — all he had to do was criticize Ted Cruz