August 19, 2017 Archive August 2017

A new generation of white supremacists emerges in Charlottesville

This math puzzle will help you plan your next party

If we can't defend animal rights, we don't deserve to call ourselves progressives

Heather Heyer picked her side

Forget the liberal smears: Leftists aren't covertly aiding the alt-right — they're battling it

This week in Donald Trump's conflicts of interest: Lots of focus on his hotels

A California suburb reckons with its Nazi past — and present-day controversy follows

The three powerful Generals surrounding Trump: What does it mean for his presidency and the country?

The politics of mean

A best friend searches for answers to her friend's murder

Back to school — and armed: Conceal and carry comes to Kansas campuses

Voyager Golden Records 40 years later: Real audience was always here on Earth

One more lesson from Charlottesville: Our comedians are more ethical than our president

Bill Maher brilliantly trolls Confederate statue supporters with a list of liberal replacements

Why can't the government ban hate speech? Inside the Supreme Court's reasoning

Jesse Jackson keeps fighting for voter rights: "We now live under the rulebook of Jeff Sessions"

Charities dump Trump: More than a dozen groups cancel fundraisers at Mar-a-Lago

Silicon Valley’s techno-capitalists have a low-wage worker revolt on their hands

The Confederate mystique: White America's toxic romance with a criminal regime

With Steve Bannon out, will Sebastian Gorka be next?

Will Monday’s total eclipse change your life?

Why social smoking can be just as bad for you as daily smoking

Who gets fired for being a "Nazi"? Depends on how expendable you are

Why are so many pot shops in poor neighborhoods?

Calls for FBI to investigate Dana Rohrabacher's meeting with Julian Assange grow

How legitimate is the annulment shocker that "Game of Thrones" tossed at us?

Stop calling Taylor Swift's self-serving brand of feminism universal

Get ready for kindergarten with practical tips, tricks, and tools

The end of AMC's "Halt and Catch Fire" invites a reconsideration of its opening episodes

LOLs in Hell: The 10 best late-night Trump slams

Wilco has a stark message for fearful white America

Trump rushes to Twitter to slam peaceful anti-racist protesters in Boston

Seeing without eyes — the unexpected world of nonvisual photoreception

How the Rolling Stones went disco: Inside the making of "Miss You"

How to protect your eyes during the solar eclipse: Don't look directly at the sun!

Music doc veteran and co-director, Rudi Dolezal talks about “Whitney: Can I Be Me,”

Curiosity rover watches clouds on Mars

Why I chase eclipses