Chomsky: Social media ruining democracy
"The Internet does allow us to [….] overcome the impact of the concentration of media," the scholar noted
Federal workers outraged over shutdown
Republicans have painted themselves into a corner
A very 60s Christmas
Fifty years ago, Christmas in New York came with dead bodies, fringes, patchouli and Jimi Hendrix
Why experts missed the tsunami
A combination of an unusual trigger and an ineffective warning system created a perfect storm
Cardi B won’t perform at Super Bowl
Rep denies “Money” rapper is asking for $1 million and solo slot to appear during Maroon 5-led gig in Atlanta
An inmate's guide to earning $0.24/hour
I was in the top earning bracket in prison. According to the state, I’m worth a few large cups of coffee per month
This isn't the last of Paul Ryan
How can we miss him if he won't go away?
"A smile on my face and seething inside"
Salon talks to Kusama about women's rage, the power of noir and working with Nicole Kidman
SCOTUS rejects POTUS twice in one month
This is the second major setback to Trump's immigration policies in roughly a month
Spacey appears to confront allegations
"You wouldn't rush to judgement without facts, would you? Did you?" Spacey asks in a video
"Vice": Dick Cheney's monstrous power
Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell and Sam Rockwell excel in this smart, rollicking dark comedy
Top Marine stumped by Trump's decision
"That's a really good question. And the honest answer is I have no idea," the commandant told troops in Afghanistan
Roberts stays Mueller's hand... for now
It is unclear why Chief Justice John Roberts issued a pause for a contempt order against an unknown foreign company
Worst new TV shows of 2018: Metacritic
"Insatiable" has the dubious distinction of topping the list
Twitter mocks Trump for "poor me" tweet
After Trump tweets "I am all alone (poor me) in the White House," he's reminded that "Hannity is just a call away"
Economic crisis due to Mnuchin's blunder
Donald Trump is reportedly unhappy after Dow suffers worst Christmas Eve on record one day after Mnuchin's call
Why David Hogg deserves Harvard
Conservatives finally get mad about a white person with mediocre grades getting into an elite university
"Fox & Friends" won't let up on Trump
Fox News' Brian Kilmeade called President Trump's move "classic America pull the foot off the throats early"
Shutdown in DC: Trump's Twitter tantrum
President Trump sulks in shutdown DC with only Twitter to turn to as he grows increasingly isolated
Corker says Trump needs daycare
Retiring Republican Sen. Bob Corker insulted Trump insulted him on Twiter
Louis C.K. uses the n-word in 2011 video
It's from a "Talking Funny" scene also featuring Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, and Ricky Gervais
RIP GOP Congress — and good riddance
Two years of Republican government has been an incompetent circus — but, hey, at least they cut rich folks' taxes
“Alexa, launch our nukes!”
Artificial intelligence and the future of war
Pundits prefer fascist to democrat
Some political observers seem more comfortable with a dangerous right-wing reactionary than a social democrat