Texas GOP passes 666 radical new laws
Exactly 666 new laws went into full effect in Texas on Wednesday – a decisive victory for the Republican majority
Why the spotted lanternfly must die
The pest, which was accidentally introduced in the US in 2014, stands to devastate crops and livelihoods
Preparing crawfish: a meditation
Pulling meat from tiny crawfish claws forced us to put down our phones and, in turn, concentrate on each other.
How Mike Lindell found Jesus — and Trump
Mike Lindell was just a guy who sold pillows on TV — until he met Dr. Ben Carson at the National Prayer Breakfast
Dems to probe SCOTUS' "shadow docket"
The Supreme Court's recent abortion ruling garners scrutiny from Senate Democrats
Texas better wake Manchin and Sinema up
Republicans don't care if Roe is popular. And thanks to Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, voters can't make them
The "Family" and the prayer breakfast
Exclusive investigation: Exactly who is behind the supposedly ecumenical, nonpartisan National Prayer Breakfast?
15 not-boring spinach salad recipes
Get your daily dose of greens!
SCOTUS sanctions GOP's mob strategy
Trump's SCOTUS says state-sanctioned vigilantism is a valid law enforcement mechanism
The free-wheelin' rock album we need now
On this 40-year retrospective of Marshall Crenshaw's live shows, the performance is everything
Can teens get vax against parent's will?
Some states have a legal framework allowing “mature minors” to make their own health care decisions
Vaccine mandate & hospital staffing wars
Hospitals are weighing more than patient & caregiver health in deciding whether to mandate COVID vaccines for staff
Lindell paid millions to his "experts"
MyPillow CEO may have bought $1.5 million home for supposed expert — who didn't even show up at "cyber symposium"
Right-wing cults: Nothing new in America
Vicious bigotry and misogyny go all the way back in America. Consider the proto-Trumpers of colonial Massachusetts
GOP election deniers seize local control
After Bannon urged his followers to take over local-level GOP positions, the plan went viral across far-right media
Jan. 6 commission seeks McCarthy records
House minority leader Kevin McCarthy's threats to U.S. telecom companies may have been personal in nature
Bitchin': The Sound & Fury of Rick James
Sacha Jenkins spoke to Salon about making a film about the guy from Buffalo who embraced an over-the-to life
Crying "Handmaid's Tale" isn't enough
Referencing Hulu's white feminist fable elides over how our world is more like "Lovecraft Country: Supremacy"
Collins: So very wrong about Kavanaugh
"I do not believe Brett Kavanaugh will overturn Roe v. Wade," Collins assured us. She was wrong
California wildfires jump the Sierra
Raging California wildfires jumped across the oft-snowy Sierra for the first time in recorded history
Lobbying blitz behind Manchin's op-ed?
Citing troubles in Afghanistan, West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin said Democrats should “hit the pause button" in U.S.
Texas and SCOTUS veto women's personhood
Built into the Texas law: A refusal to acknowledge that women are thinking people capable of autonomous decisions
Candace Owens mocked for COVID denial
The anti-vax pundit took to social media to share she had been denied service — even though she doesn't have COVID