Sexist goon back at work
Don't get too used to Trump's vaguely human behavior after Harvey and Irma. The Twitter monster is still here
Dark Money's Best Friend
Trey Trainor spent years fighting campaign finance disclosure, which is extra creepy in the age of Russian meddling
Vietnam: Who was right
How can we to explain the preference of U.S. presidents for muddling through long conflicts?
Harvey, Irma and Zika
The standing water the storms have left behind will almost certainly cause an explosion of the mosquito population
Don't buy the new iPhone, fix yours
These simple ways to fix your old iPhone instead of getting a new one will save money and resources
Solar power, the protector
The U.S. faces a triple threat in the possibility of a major grid failure
Sitting too long can kill you
Terrible news for the majority of us who spend long periods glued to our desks
Who's behind fossil fuel extraction?
The plan to speed construction of fossil fuel infrastructures cast a shadow over our half-hearted participation
Pot, but no pillow?
Existing research suggests the effects of cannabis on sleep may depend on many factors
California moves forward on sentencing
Just because the feds are regressing doesn't mean the states have to
Infrastructure rebuild? Think again
Several experts on climate and resilience talk about the role of government
My mentor, Anaïs Nin
As a graduate student at UCLA in the late 1960s, I became a part of Anaïs Nin's inner circle
How dreamers strengthen the US economy
Immigration that emphasizes diversity attracts people who specialize in occupations uncommon for U.S.-born workers
The layers of Chuck
"Better Call Saul" has 9 Emmy nominations. Actor Michael McKean talks the layers of Chuck
The radical politics of Michael Bennett
The most vocal player in the NFL was recently the victim of police brutality; it won't stop him from speaking out
Possible closure of Cuban embassy
A spate of mysterious attacks against U.S. diplomats has the State Department reviewing an embassy shut down
Life in iPhone hell
I've been in a love-hate relationship with Apple since the iPod seduced me in 2002. I suspect I'm not alone
Meet the Jane Goodall of bears
Dr. Lynn Rogers has spent years proving it’s safe to get up close and personal with wild black bears
Heather Graham comes into her own
With a stellar career spanning the '80s to today, Graham is opening up to different characters and directing
Acid attack hits France
Police say that the women were treated in a hospital, but did not call the attack terror related
The Vietnam War
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick return with another epic series that tells us how who were were then got us to now
Vietnam changed war
It is important to understand how Vietnam set a pattern for finding honor in inconclusive or lost wars
Fixing Rotten Tomatoes reviews
The Tomatometer is beloved and useful, but far from perfect — here are 26 films that the aggregator got wrong
Statue of Liberty: Still an icon?
A city's or country's icon immediately invokes the character of a place. America's is now cloaked in irony