Asians as a wedge issue
Jeff Sessions' DOJ now says it will investigate discrimination against Asian-Americans. That's not the real goal
Overcoming our toxic politics
It's tough to resist the politics of "us versus them." But science suggests we can rewire our brains for pragmatism
Purging the votes
Supreme Court case will decide whether Ohio can purge registered voters who don't vote for six years
Slouching toward Mar-a-Lago
The post-Cold-War consensus collapses
NAACP: No school privatization
Privatization has allowed public officials to wash their hands of the obligation to educate children of color
De-segregate with housing
A federal housing incentive could have untapped potential
Who gets sainthood?
Pope Francis is making sainthood more relevant to the experiences of ordinary Catholics
Debunking sexist pseudoscience
Ex-Googler James Damore’s biologically deterministic manifesto is the latest in a long lineage of pseudoscience
Fall TV: Network roundup
Looking forward to broadcast TV's newest shows? You may want to curb that enthusiasm...
Twin Peaks is a mess
The town of Twin Peaks has become a depressing place
The case for Medicare for all
High health care costs are overwhelming. The big picture is a single-payer system, but there's more we can do now
Russian doping scandal exposed
Salon talks to director Bryan Fogel, who befriended the scientist who helped Russian athletes cheat
Rush attacks "Game of Thrones"
The aging talk-radio bloviator lashes out at these kids these days what with their touchscreens and all
Trump's saber-rattling
The president delivered an alarming message to North Korea on Tuesday from his golf club in New Jersey
Nobody trusts the White House
Soon the only person left who trusts Trump will be Trump
The new superpower for women
Author Steve Kardian says “The New Superpower for Women” is trusting your instincts — and not being nice
WH: Mosque bomb a false flag?
WATCH: MSNBC hosts confront the deputy assistant to President Trump about this pattern of ignoring certain attacks
Seth Rich may sink Murdoch
Murdoch may lose his chance to grow his media empire thanks to a right-wing conspiracy pushed by Fox News
Firestorm at Google
The Google engineer who was fired for his comments about gender is the newest celebrity in America’s culture wars
10 guests for Dave's new show
Dave is back for a series of hour-long interviews. Here's who he should talk to, if he knows what's good for him
"Wonder Woman" stirs lawsuit
Turns out that when men whined about being banned from the screenings, they had a legal point
Prince: private war for profit
The White House is considering using Prince's approach -- and he's making the media rounds to pitch it to Trump
Is "Twin Peaks" returning?
Has Agent Cooper had his last "damn good cup of coffee" on screen?
GOP civil war: A debt showdown
Rep. Tom Cole said on Monday that a "clean" debt raise is a "tough sell to Republicans"