January 13, 2016 Archive January 2016

The Kim Davis sideshow is back: Which GOP lawmaker invited her to the State of the Union — and why is it a secret?

Paul Ryan: President Obama deserves zero credit for recovering economy

God as the original terrorist: 6 ways the Bible condones horrific acts of brutality

Too many GOP egos: Overcrowded debate stage illustrates out-of-control Republican narcissism

David Vitter, a final farewell: "A stench that is getting ready to come over Louisiana"

Jimmy Fallon's latest Donald Trump fail: NBC keeps treating the GOP frontrunner like harmless entertainment

The harsh truth about El Chapo's arrest: Everything is still horrible, no matter what

Fox's Geraldo Rivera: "What is clear is that the nation was not ready for a black president"

Beyond "The Man Who Fell to Earth": Coming of age with David Bowie's films

Reform's perilous moment: Why an elite-driven strategy may sink Obama's push to fix the justice system

"As murky and appealing as bong water": The 7 biggest burns in the New York Times' devastating Per Se review

"Look up, I'm in heaven": Bowie's haunting farewell "Blackstar" is a triumph

Republican consultant dismantles Ann Coulter and other Trump supporters: They're "liberals who just happen to hate Mexicans"

The other empty State of the Union chair: Steve King dedicates empty seat to "aborted babies"

Koch brothers' father did business with the Nazis, book claims — just like Prescott Bush, Henry Ford & some U.S. corporations

Bernie Sanders could do the impossible: Why Hillary Clinton's "electability" argument has fallen apart

Sorry, David Brooks: In all his sadism, Ted Cruz is the true face of the Christian right

The search for the perfect dildo: Size really does matter

David Bowie changed me more than he changed you

We need to talk about Ben: Kylo Ren, "Star Wars" and the media narrative of the mentally ill school shooter

The NFL doomed itself: "Concussion" filmmaker Peter Landesman on brain injuries, football and the "ethically challenged" New York Times

The dark side of David Bowie: As the mourning goes on, we can't ignore his history with underaged groupies in '70s

State of the Union: Obama rebukes GOP demagogues while making broad defense of his presidency

Regrets, veiled attacks, an olive branch and legacy: 4 things you should know about President Obama's final State of the Union

Robert Reich: Wall Street and the GOP are trying to rewrite history

Don't underestimate Bernie Sanders: The Vermont senator is poised for two historic victories

Socialism can win here, really: What Seattle means for the future of the American left

Analysis: Obama in campaign form in final State of the Union

Ted Cruz just wants blood: Humanity is a weakness in this Republican Party

Hillary vs. Bernie just got very interesting: How the Dem primary went from an afterthought to a grudge match overnight

Rand Paul is actually right about something: He's getting screwed by the GOP debates

"They're either starting a revolution or opening a bed and breakfast": Colbert hilariously mocks the Bundy Militia's list of needs

"A Surging Sanders is when you come out of nowhere": Trevor Noah's legend of Bernie Sanders

"This is what small government looks like": Larry Wilmore slams the budget cuts that led to the Flint, Michigan water poisoning scandal

It's no surprise that white nationalists have made Trump their guy: Seth Meyers does a "Closer Look" at his racist supporters

"Democracy in Black": A conversation about race in America with Eddie Glaude Jr.

The "just build a wall" simpletons: Don't expect any common sense to intrude on their macho posturing

David Bowie, rock star groupies and the sexually adventurous '70s: "Labeling us as victims in retrospect is not a very conscious thing to do"

“I believe in change, because I believe in you”: Obama brings his Jed Bartlet game to his final State of the Union

Nikki Haley belittles Trump in official GOP response to State of the Union: Do not "follow the siren call of the angriest voices" she implores GOP voters

Ann Coulter: The GOP's response to State of the Union was inadequately hateful, so it's time to "deport Nikki Haley"

Fox News won't stop screwing the poor: Play the Powerball — you won't win, but it'll make you happy

"I mean women take longer to get ready, so why not?": Men respond to the fact that woman pay more for hygiene products

The depressing lesson of Obama's final State of the Union address: Everything is still broken

Obama's hypocrisy: He said blame Wall Street, not food stamps — but he bailed out bankers and cut help for the hungry

What's it like to be Jar Jar Binks?: Actor admits "it was painful" in candid interview about the most reviled "Star Wars" role

4 things every small business owner should know about taxes

Pretending it's not a gay takedown: Pat Roberts, the GOP and the bigotry driving the stalled nomination of Eric Fanning

Trump is the GOP: That's why Nikki Haley's bid to distance the party from him is hopeless

Charlie Sheen’s Dr. Oz debacle: When even Oz thinks you’re gambling with dubious therapies, it’s time to listen

Missouri GOP rep introduces "All Lives Matters" bill to grant fetuses personhood

GOP's special guests: The "sex police" were in full force at the State of the Union to shame us all

Quenneville coaches Blackhawks into contention once again

Right-wing backlash to Nikki Haley's GOP State of the Union response grows to reveal ugly racial undertones

U.N. calls on U.S. to close Guantánamo & punish "highest level" authorities, 7 years into Obama breaking his promise

Lena Dunham, Mindy Kaling, Aziz Ansari: We’re not buying their books — but we’re paying for them in other ways

The coddling of the conservative mind