Annie Easley, barrier-breaking scientist
She overcame life-long racial discrimination to complete a long and impactful career at NASA
Aliens at the dinner table
My family didn't argue about politics or religion. Our major source of contention at dinner was UFOs
Krugman rips into "clueless" Mnuchin
“We should take seriously the possibility that we’re looking at an economic team as clueless as their boss."
Top globalization trends for 2019
2018 was a year during which Karl Marx was proved right, saying: “History repeats…first as tragedy then as farce."
The Justice Dept's double-standard
The NSA whistleblower's mother is horrified at how Trump cronies get little jail time while Winner is stuck in jail
Best of 2018: SNL's political sketches
From Baldwin's iconic portrayal of Trump to Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro reenacting "Meet the Parents"
How manipulative are "loyalty points"?
Such rewards don’t represent corporate generosity — they're a system of surveillance and suggestion
Neil Armstrong: The Earth as spacecraft
James Hansen, author of the biography that spawned the Ryan Gosling film, on what he learned from Neil Armstrong
Red kettles, a Christmas tradition
A religious historian explains how this British evangelical church came to make such an impact
"Destroyer": Kidman gunning for an Oscar
Kidman is angling for her fifth Academy Award nod with this unflinching performance in Karyn Kusama's neo-noir film
Christmas advice from the Dickens era
Is it right to spend, laugh, relax and revel when so many people must live in isolation, fear and poverty?
How More Than Me gamed the internet
Katie Meyler’s gambit involved a Pakistani social media marketer and a broken promise to a philanthropist
White evangelicals need Jesus, not Trump
Rampant hypocrisy is one reason why conservative white evangelicals continue to lose relevance and influence
Bring the troops home — and stop bombing
In this “war on terror,” the US and its allies have dropped 291,880 bombs and missiles on other countries
Give Grandma a 3D printer this year
3D printed adaptive aids can cut costs by more than 94 percent
Happy birthday to a Jewish immigrant
Dear white evangelicals: Christmas celebrates the birth of a Jewish child whose family then fled persecution
Clark: Was Trump blackmailed?
"There doesn’t seem to be any strategic rationale for the decision," the former presidential candidate said
Sacha Baron Cohen thwarted by Ben Carson
The story of how the secretary of housing and urban development was nearly duped on "Who is America"
Tell your kids about the real St. Nick
Behind the mythical Santa Claus is a historical saint with a strange tale of miracles and body-snatching
When gifts are worse than inconsiderate
Sometimes a gift that might seem reasonable is no nicer than a stocking full of coal
New House Dems: Curb 9/11 war powers
For years, the White House's ability to wage war anywhere they like has gone unquestioned. That is about to change