December 24, 2018 Archive December 2018

The science of serendipity

As hunting declines, efforts grow to broaden the funding base for wildlife conservation

Shareholder capitalism and the slow death of U.S. manufacturing

Sleep deeper with this ultra-comfortable eye mask

Three out of four consumers worry about internet hacking

Why are these labor unions opposing Medicare for All?

In immigrant children’s shelters, sexual assault cases are open and shut

Celebrate the holidays responsibly with these breathalyzers

Robert Reich: The truth about privatization

Mainstream pundits: Mexico's López Obrador is a bigger threat than Brazil's Bolsonaro

“Alexa, launch our nukes!”

So long, Republican Congress, and good riddance: It's been even worse than we expected

Louis C.K. repeatedly uses the n-word in resurfaced video from 2011

"Alert the day care staff": A Republican senator just compared President Trump to a child

President Trump feels "totally and completely abandoned": report

"Fox & Friends" keeps hammering White House officials over Trump's Syria withdrawal

Right-wingers go after Parkland hero David Hogg — but his Harvard admission is justified

Steve Mnuchin's surprise call to CEOs of big banks shocked markets — but will it save his job?

Twitter mocks President Trump's Christmas Eve meltdown

The worst new TV shows of 2018, according to Metacritic

Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily pauses contempt order in Robert Mueller investigation

Trump's top Marine admits he has "no idea" about troop withdrawals from Syria, Afghanistan

Adam McKay's "Vice": A sly, irreverent portrait of Dick Cheney's monstrous power

Kevin Spacey posts video as Frank Underwood to seemingly confront sexual assault claims

Supreme Court sides against President Donald Trump in asylum ban case

"Destroyer" director Karyn Kusama: "I’m keeping a smile on my face and seething inside"

Have we seen the last of Paul Ryan?

Best of 2018: An inmate's guide to earning 24 cents an hour

Report: Cardi B won’t perform at Super Bowl in support of Colin Kaepernick

Why experts didn't see the Indonesian tsunami coming