January 15, 2017 Archive January 2017

An atheist's guide to Scorsese's "Silence": You don’t need faith to be astonished by the faithful

Hidden figures: What Trump's AG pick Jeff Sessions wants to keep in the shadows

HBO's "The Young Pope" makes high art for TV, but the result is less than divine

Rush's final goodbye: "Time Stand Still" documentary is a loving lesson in navigating loss

Raising red flags: Trump’s brand of Carrier-style dealmaking probably won’t work

The "La La Land" backlash: Will it last until the Oscars?

Are your children learning? If you teach kindness like MLK, they pick it up

Don's what? Portable toilet names covered for inauguration

A canon round for democracy: The literati’s power in a populist era is limited, but vital

Roadblocks to the White House: 4 key times presidential nominees failed to gain Senate confirmation

I was the kid at the pro-life rally: My long road to understanding "my body, my choice"

Cuban migrants steps from US border hope for Trump solution

City slammed as it declares Monday 'Great Americans Day'

The Latest: Animal rights groups applaud Ringling Bros.

Gadget mountain rising in Asia threatens health, environment

Oil's Trump factor: Major Canadian source of climate pollution may go bust — what does that mean?

What is to be done? How Democrats can rebuild and recover from the debacle of 2016

From startling insight to random insult: A guide to the uses and misuses of "fake news"

Iranian connection in the age of Trump: How will the president-elect address the Iran nuclear deal?

The sort-of Rum Diaries, 2017: Post-Castro Cuba is a crumbling gem with touches of modernity

WATCH: Donald Trump's presser on SNL in replay is a hoot

WATCH: SNL Weekend Update with Pete Davidson pokes fun at new Trump cabinet

Ted Cruz makes nice with GOP, in effort to force Donald Trump to the right on foreign policy

From company town to rebel city: California town shows how progressives can win

The city big oil built: When industrial disaster strikes, residents must "shelter in place"

Nowhere left to run away to: The final days of the circus

"Kompromat," media ethics and the law: What happens if a Russian scandal video of Donald Trump does surface?

Five-hour workday? Sign us up: 8 people changing the way we work in 2017

Don't think of a rampaging elephant: Linguist George Lakoff explains how the Democrats helped elect Trump

The billionaire's dilemma: How Trump could kill a plan to get you overtime pay