April 05, 2016 Archive April 2016

The "Draft Paul Ryan" fantasy: A soothing fiction to make donor-class Republicans feel better

"His Dark Materials" fans, rejoice: This new adaptation could actually do Philip Pullman's novels justice

Inside the Panama Papers: Massive leak shows just how extensive corruption is worldwide, implicating politicians, human traffickers and drug dealers

His most terrifying interview yet: Why Trump's sit down with Bob Woodward should have America petrified

Donald Trump sets his campaign on fire: A self-destructive madman has decided he wants to lose

Richard Nixon would be "drummed out" of GOP today as a liberal: "He passed as much social welfare legislation as Lyndon Johnson"

Doubling down on "Game of Thrones": HBO needs new stories that take risks—and we're getting a recap show instead

Ban homework: It doesn't help little kids learn—and it ruins their love of school

The 10 worst states for pot smokers

The history of abortion is a history of punishing women

Paul Ryan's curious mea culpa and the truth about "makers and takers" the right willfully ignores

How to endorse Hillary: Bernie can still leave his mark on the party -- even if he loses

6 things you need to know about the bombshell Panama Papers leak

This is much worse than the Panama Papers: How America became a world leader in tax avoidance

Wisconsin primary preview: Trump and Clinton face uphill climb in Badger State, but will losses do any real damage?

Office nap rooms may soon be as common as conference rooms

"I'm dropping in, not dropping out": John Kasich refuses to bow out

Seth Meyers unloads on Hillary, environment, campaign cash

"The South lost. Why are we still dealing with this bullsh*t?" Larry Wilmore staggered by Mississippi's Confederate Heritage Month

"You know a leak is big when Edward Snowden is impressed by it": "The Daily Show" dazzled by Panama Papers revelations

Donald Trump's big f*ck you: This is what Trump and Ted Cruz are really saying to women when they talk abortion

Donald Trump is a symptom of the GOP's ideological confusion: What his success says about the looming convention battle over LGBT rights

Pressure Saudi Arabia to halt executions of protesters, Keith Ellison asks John Kerry, as 2016 beheadings break records

The secret history of Donald Trump's goon squad: How a wannabe demagogue hijacked the GOP primary

Man charged in robbery, shooting of Knicks' player

Classy! Fox News' Jesse Watters mocks bisexuals and Native Americans for being bisexual or Native American

Ted Cruz: Donald Trump's "henchmen" are trying to convince you that I cheated on my wife

Fox & Friends excited by unconstitutional new Tennessee law that declares "the Holy Bible" official state book

Trevor Noah is in way over his head: Disastrous new interview proves he's not cut out for "The Daily Show"

Pat Buchanan channels his inner fascist and declares "nationalism" America's last, best, and only hope

This Ellen DeGeneres Gap Kids ad is being called racist and here's why

Bill O'Reilly warns GOP that the "white grievance" industry won't vote if Republicans don't nominate Trump

Department of Justice opens investigation into Arizona's election disaster

Paul Krugman: Bernie Sanders' increasingly "ugly" campaign is a sad finish to what was supposed to be a "positive and idealistic" race

Racists love Trump: This is what they mean by "taking the country back" — yet another poll confirms racial and cultural resentment is driving Donald Trump's rise

House Kardashian shocker: Underdog Rob just hustled his way onto the celebrity Iron Throne

This is how the FBI destroys Hillary: The 10 questions that could end her White House dreams

Colbert pronounces Trump dead: Polls collapse, positions flip-flop, the tide turns against GOP front-runner

The debate is finally on: Clinton and Sanders set to face off in Brooklyn

Donald Trump proxy Roger Stone openly threatens GOP delegates who are thinking of brokering convention

This war is for America's soul: Donald Trump, Paul Ryan and how wealthy white elites protect themselves

It's so much worse than Trump: The history of the modern GOP is a history of racism, bigotry and dog-whistles

We are all sanctimonious whores: Ted Cruz, adultery rumors, and our embarrassing, sensationalist media

Panama Papers claims its first victim: Iceland prime minister steps down over shady investments

Sarah Palin unleashed: Attacks "female rapper" Azealia Banks on Facebook over disgusting gang rape comments

Trevor Noah's "c**k-block" question: Sexist language isn't clever or funny — especially not in this campaign

'Dog the Bounty Hunter' helps kill Idaho bounty hunter bill

For Republicans, it's only the rich who really matter: Wealthy donors are critical to democracy, argues wealthy donor

Trump's secret weapon against Hillary: What Clinton needs to do to avoid a November disaster

Pro-choicers under attack: Planned Parenthood hoax videos have led to an increase in violence and intimidation against clinics

Roger Ailes wants Trump to stop attacking me: Megyn Kelly reveals tribulations of being on the receiving end of Donald Trump's media wrath

Hate wins again: Mississippi governor signs bill allowing businesses to deny service to gay customers

Sanders ardently opposed the trade deal that led to Panama Papers abuses; Clinton supported it

This will make you even madder about North Carolina's anti-LGBT law: Right-wing backers have the gall to say they're the victims

VIDEO: This rat was caught rummaging through the dessert counter at a McDonald's in Thailand

The quiet, vicious racism of Scott Walker's Wisconsin

Tina Fey, female writer, is not impressed by Gay Talese

Like auto-tuning for your face: This is why those “shocking" paparazzi photos of celebs aging go viral

Beyoncé on "Formation" flap: "Anyone who perceives my message as anti-police is completely mistaken"