April 04, 2016 Archive April 2016

They all look like Chuck Todd: The lack of diversity on shows like "Meet the Press" is just embarrassing

Put the blame where it belongs: Bush, Reagan, Kissinger and the real history of the rise of ISIS

I'm a black woman; that doesn't mean I have a bomb in my hair

TV's quiet 12-step revolution: Prestige comedies are changing the way we see addiction, sobriety and AA

I fall for strangers: I thought my fantasies made me writerly and special — it took decades to see how they were ruining my life

'Finish Line': Play tells stories of Boston Marathon bombing

They can only punish the woman: This is the truth about enforcing illegal abortion — charging the doctor is just a right-wing myth

How Ted Cruz could actually still beat Donald Trump

A (semi-)defense of Reince Priebus: Don't expect the RNC chair to save the party from Trump

Paul Krugman: In "this ghastly year," it's refreshing to see a politician "offer real solutions to real problems"

This is all the proof we need: Donald Trump isn't the only Republican who wants to punish women for abortion

Behind the music on "Vinyl": Blink and you'll miss Bruce Springsteen

Donald Trump takes to Fox News to lay the groundwork to legitimately steal the GOP nomination from the Republican Party

5 worst right-wing moments of the week -- Sarah Palin is speaking pure gibberish at this point

Jon Stewart saves a New York City college from escaped bull

#BernieBlackout: Sanders supporters #OccupyCNN to protest lack of coverage

Internal Trump campaign memo reveals little concern with mounting public hatred of candidate

NYU student on "Fox & Friends" pleads for Donald Trump to save him from campus liberals

Kesha stands firm in fight against Sony and Dr. Luke: "I would rather let the truth ruin my career than lie for a monster"

White people rejoice! Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant proclaims April "Confederate Heritage Month"

How Bernie blew it: Even his staffers admit — holding back against Hillary might have cost them the nomination

Find out why Washington is like "Rod Stewart's haircut": Watch John Oliver's takedown of the messy campaign finance world

GOP elite and pundits support Trump more they let on: For right-wing media and leaders, it's not what he says but how he says it

Charlie Hebdo punches down: Editorial blames Brussels terror attacks on peaceful Muslims

"Tears have been shed": Trump-loving CNN pundit Scottie Nell Hughes responds to "SNL" sketch calling her "a full-blown nutjob"

Caitlyn Jenner to guest on "Transparent": Lyrical drama gets a glam infusion in this inevitable match-up

The Democratic Party's great White flight: How racism spurred a demographic reckoning

Hillary is sick of the left: Why Bernie's persistence is a powerful reminder of Clinton's troubling centrism

Construction worker defiantly hangs Mexican flag atop Trump Tower

Maine Senate holds off on votes until snubbed senator seated

Donald Trump wears a bulletproof vest and 9 other fascinating details from New York Magazine's cover story on the GOP frontrunner

"Snitches, basketball players, drug dealers": Robert Townsend reflects back on taking "the bull by the horns" to make "Hollywood Shuffle"

Jeffrey Lord's 4 most asinine right-wing moments

"It just makes sense to allude to Malcolm X, to Kanye, to Bob Marley": Ta-Nehisi Coates opens up about "Black Panther" reboot in TNR interview

I'm done with Bernie Sanders: Why this democratic socialist is voting for Hillary Clinton

Megyn Kelly admits she fears a rabid Trump supporter may actually harm her in front of her kids

GOOP is "Jackass" for rich women: Gwyneth reveals "I've been stung by bees" — on purpose — like it's no big deal

Why Roger Ailes is terrified of Donald Trump: It might be blackmail not bias that has Fox News gushing over the billionaire

"There is no recipe to create the perfect child": Controversial child-rearing expert Amy Tuteur has fascinating chat with Reddit users about "skeptical parenting"

“You gonna pay for this one, boy”: Video shows South Carolina cops allegedly performing illegal cavity search on black man

White nationalists robocall “every Wisconsin landline” with promises Donald Trump “will respect all women"