January 05, 2016 Archive January 2016

Justice reform's real problem: What's standing in the way of fixing the system isn't policy, it's us

Trump supporters and the Oregon militiamen agree: More free stuff for us, nothing for anyone else

2016's pop culture-versaries: The films and albums celebrating milestones this year

Rights groups "appalled, outraged" as Obama administration begins mass deportations of Central American refugees

Now there's a dating site just for white people

NYC subway ad icon Dr. Zizmor retires: In the YouTube era, the local pitchman inches closer to extinction

These pictures of Americans showing off their "new toys" are truly terrifying

The Bundy siege is a wake-up call: American extremists are getting desperate — and dangerous

The pro-Rubio mirage: Middling candidate only staying afloat because GOP primary is an utter circus

The myth of the quiet Beatle: Time for Gen X to ease up on the George Harrison hype

The GOP's favorite enemy: Right-wingers erupt as Bill Clinton returns to campaign trail

#YallQaeda and #VanillaISIS: When can we call the Oregon standoff domestic terrorism?

5 insane ways female sexual desire was once suppressed

What "Mad Men" could teach "Downton Abbey": Hemlines aren't the only changes we need to see

Bill Cosby’s arrest is just the beginning: Prosecuting rape and the long, difficult road to justice

10 most shocking moments from "Making a Murderer"

The New York Times is blowing this election: It's time to admit the Grey Lady has a Hillary problem

You really can't peel yourself away from "Making a Murderer": The twisted psychology behind binge-watching

Robert Reich: America is trapped in a vicious wealth cycle

How America's anti-immigrant hysteria just hit an unprecedented new low

More proof that Donald Trump is poison to the GOP: His first-ever campaign ad

They created our Bundy/Trump hellscape: Fox News' angry white audience will destroy us yet

Trevor Noah returns with Donald Trump fail: Why would the "Daily Show" go after this?

Larry Wilmore's epic celebration of Bill Cosby charges: "Yes! We didn't forget about you motherf**ker -- and neither did the justice system!

Bill O'Reilly actually lets Donald Trump have it: “You don’t think the video is a little misleading?”

Media fear-mongers about supposed "ISIS plots" while covering up key details like police entrapment and mental illness

Sean Hannity goes full sexist jackass: "I guess you could argue that Bill Cosby probably helped women in their careers"

One's a "patriot." One is dead: Ammon Bundy, Tamir Rice and the real story about race, Oregon and whiteness in America

Gun fanatics are winning the Republican civil war

Chicago police vs. the truth: Inside the city's long history of unpunished & systematic police lying

No happy ending in Oregon: We can't reward white, right-wing extremists every time they pull a gun and threaten violence

Stephen Colbert just solved Jeb Bush's biggest problem

"My career and life do not deserve to be taken away": A comedian responds to abuse allegations from women — and makes it all about him

The charter-school scam deepens: The sick new "bubble" that could explode urban schools

"He is the man you thought you knew": Will Camille Cosby continue to defend husband Bill Cosby under oath?

Watch Kanye's "American Idol" audition: This is "Idol" at its most fun and self-aware

"God has been good to us": Justice Scalia walks all over First Amendment by claiming government can promote religion

Perhaps Tennessee's most moronic state representative loves the Bundys, picks worst Twitter fights ever: "I do lend my moral support to the Bundy militia"

Revisiting Springsteen's "Asbury Park": A word-drunk gem that went back to basics in a big way

Turning Bill Clinton into Bill Cosby: Sorry, conservatives, there's a massive difference between their sex abuse allegations

"We get it, you love giant penises": The Trevor Noah Texas gun-culture takedown you need to see