America's Right Wing Vampires
A dying baby and his parents have been exploited by conservatives who want to strip Americans of health care
Who pays for Pruitt's trips?
Head of the Environmental Protection Agency has spent more than half of his time away from his Washington office
The social gospel
Religious leaders are promoting progressive politics in the social gospel movement
About that reclining seat...
A little travel etiquette can go a long way
Whither the public option?
Some say public option is the path toward an improved and expanded Medicare for all. It's not
"Emoji Movie" via "Handmaid"
Trying to mash-up a family-friendly animated film and an authoritarian patriarchy doesn't seem like wise marketing
Meat and extinction
Nearly one-third of tropical animal species face extinction if humans do not curb our growing appetites for meat
"Shark Week" vs. Science?
"In many ways it keeps me busy," says Dr. Chris Lowe. "I don't know if that's a good thing."
Concerned about dying alone?
“Conversation Nation” survey suggests singles are seduced by words, but are afraid to say so out loud
Newsmax v. Sinclair
Right-leaning Newsmax joins lefties in opposing Sinclair Broadcast Group being allowed to buy more TV stations
WATCH: Balance is elusive
Salon talks to the secular humanist and activist about facing criticism from both sides of the aisle
Blue Dogs plot a comeback
The Democrats are working on a new identity, but the conservative Blue Dog Coalition is looking to gain power
Women find murder at home
A CDC report suggests partners with guns are the biggest threat to women
“I never bring up that event”
Facing a tough GOP primary, Mo Brooks uses the shooting of his colleague to paint himself a Second Amendment hero
"Space to destroy"
Top alt-right podcasters say the Trump administration is deliberately backing off investigating domestic extremists
dueling shark programming
Not all sharks are apex predators, like we have come to believe — and not all shark programming is the same
Curtis opens up on addiction
In an interview, the actor discusses her past drug addiction and how her fame didn't help matters
"I did not collude"
Jared Kushner speaks out. Instead of talking about Russia though, he talks about his father-in-law's election win
Alias Grace trailer
Based on a real-life 1840s murder, the trailer for Netflix's new show does justice to Margaret Atwood's book
How Linkin Park is recovering
The band pays tribute to their lead singer and friend
krugman warns America
"Don't let the bad guys in the Senate do terrible things because you weren't paying attention"
Male virgins rock on "Thrones"
The HBO series doesn't offer many positive portrayals of sex — but when it does, it's a little . . . odd
folkin around with donnie j
Everything has the potential to be a good song — even a major email scandal
John Bush on the bench
Trump nominated a judge to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit infamous for promoting conspiracy theories