5 books you should read now
One deeply boring professor inspired me to make reading fun for the rest of my life. These books should help!
It's not a "gender reveal"
The stealth politics — and weird party themes — of this new "tradition," an event about the sex of a fetus
Are antibacterial soaps toxic?
These endocrine disruptors are in our everyday health and beauty products
"1776": The first "Hamilton"
Why the 1972 movie should be regular viewing for every American
Is this the future we want?
How speculative fiction is uniquely suited to help us talk, even across party lines, about our social politics
Books for 2020 candidates
Donald Trump may not have thumbed through them yet, but for the sake of all of us, perhaps he should
"Snowfall": The story of crack
This atmospheric crime drama meanders at times, but hints at tremendous potential
Merkel's long reign
Merkel is on track to be the longest continuously serving female head of government in modern times
TV passes the bechdel test
How did a terrible year for real women become such a great one for fictional ones?
Victims no more
Women have taken center stage in an unexpected film genre
Our forgotten Native history
Historian William Hogeland reminds us that our nation was largely built on "racial slavery and expropriation"
America’s violent birth
The Founding Fathers were no strangers to extreme polarization, political violence and intimidation of the press
Don't fear the tech reaper
Debunking the most common media myths and truths with real research and practical advice
Keeping quiet
Two global attacks in six weeks using the NSA's cyber weapons. Shouldn't they be held accountable?
We are still not free
How can we celebrate Independence Day in good conscience with so many disenfranchised citizens?
The 10 best "American" films
"American Beauty", "American Graffiti", "American Psycho" — Do you see what we're doing here?
How a jihadist was made
Abu Zubaydah was a man born without a country. This is his journey from child of immigrants to Mujahideen fighter
Hurting rural America
Will this be the beginning of a rural-urban health gap?
Amazon's Brave New Future
The internet behemoth's plan to buy out Whole Foods isn't a win-win for the people
Trump vs. the Declaration
In some ways, the president stomps on its core values. In other ways, his posturing is par for the course
Has farming lost its beauty?
Longtime voice of rural America gets loving tribute in Offerman and Laura Dunn's documentary “Look & See"
Read the Bill of Rights
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution guarantee essential rights and liberties — and some other stuff
the private sector's carbon
Businesses can make up for inaction on climate by government by investing in energy and fuel efficiency
Tale of a traitor
Embittered by rejection and in need of money, a general turns against his own country. Who are we talking about?