May 31, 2016 Archive May 2016

There will be mayhem: Petro-states are going down and taking the world economy with them

The unapologetic introvert: I had to leave the U.S. to stop pretending to be an extrovert

Indie rock's best year ever: 20 years later, here are 10 albums that redefined a genre

"Racism is really just a mask for greed": Salon talks to Alice Walker on the 40th anniversary of "Meridian" about the power of revolt

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, greatest of all time: The "Seinfeld" and "Veep" star is the best TV comedy actor, hands down

The Zika scare: Donald Trump's wall is no match for a mosquito

The disaster that would be Vice President Newt Gingrich: Giving him the power he's hungry for is downright dangerous

How racism stalls progressive action: Policies to aid America's poor are hampered by deeply entrenched bias across parties

"I am not cool with Donald Trump and I am not cool with Hillary Clinton": Jill Stein unloads on both parties, a rigged system, and Dems' Bernie "sabotage"

Elizabeth Warren for VP? It makes more sense now than it did just a few weeks ago

The Latest: Pakistani man shot at makeshift camp in Greece

Wrong all along: Neoliberal IMF admits neoliberalism fuels inequality and hurts growth

The most fearsome hawk of all: Donald Trump's careless, brutal plans for the U.S. puts the world in peril

Paul Krugman: Barring a meteor strike, Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic nominee

David Brooks: "Big love" in America today "is almost a foreign language" -- and it's not like the "little loves" aren't fraying

You're just too stupid to understand: Martin Shkreli, "Pharma Bro" par excellence, insists his Trump endorsement was "like an ironic joke thing"

Hillary Clinton isn't Darth Vader -- she's General Leia, hard at work because she has to be

Trump wants revenge: His hunger to be president is all about gaining power to settle petty personal scores

Conservatives return to the "Obama apology tour" myth: They're mistaking narcissism and belligerence for strength

Dear Internet experts on gorillas and parenting: Save your outrage — there's no "Justice for Harambe"

Losing the airtime battle to Trump: Why Hillary Clinton can't attack an unconventional candidate conventionally

Veteran who basely shills for Donald Trump accuses Hillary Clinton of using veterans as political pawns

Good riddance to the "Devil Wears Prada" economy: It's not just exploitative, it's a diversity killer

"I didn't want the credit": Trump says media "should be ashamed" for investigating his delayed donations to veterans' groups

"Game of Thrones" fans freak out: Was Jason Momoa dropping acid on Instagram!?

These viral dance videos will get you on your feet

"Like a Roman colosseum, the public wants blood": Former "Daily Show" producer rushes to defense of old boss Trevor Noah

These racist ads will make your blood boil

Verizon workers earn "big gains" after historic 45-day strike; Sanders applauds them

Mitch McConnell's shameful legacy: The Senate majority leader bemoans the partisan rancor he created

This will make you angry: Essay in Fusion shows what it's like to be denied an Airbnb cabin because you're black

Johnny Depp's defenders don't get it: Being a "very low-key guy" isn't evidence of anything

Glenn Beck's program suspended from radio show for "advocating harm" to Donald Trump

TV ad blasts "Debt Trap Debbie" Wasserman Schultz for supporting predatory payday lenders

VIDEO: Bullying, threatening the mother of the boy who fell into the gorilla enclosure will not bring Harambe back