FOIA in peril
After the USDA pulled animal welfare records, I filed a FOIA request about the decision. This is what came back
White supremacy is everywhere
Second in a series: Forget the KKK — white supremacy's effects go well beyond the alt-right and the Republicans
Spicer and Trump share a kiss
"I'm pretty sure I can see him hiding in those bushes?"
Gringo strongman falls short
After Trump's misinformed attacks on Mexico (on migrants and trade), Mexicans wield their muscle
Roger Stone's political tricks
Dylan Bank, Daniel DiMauro found Stone had a lot of schemes going; one of them was "running Trump for president"
Mother's Day complexity
How do you face Mother's Day when your mother is an enigma?
"Before we begin I just need to know that I have your undying loyalty"
Trump's dumbness is dangerous
Trump's lack of "balance, nuance and sophistication" is obvious — and it's likely to get many people killed
In church basements and community centers, AA has helped people stay sober for 82 years
Turnout + suppression = Trump
Voting in America is highly stratified and unequal. If it were slightly less so, Hillary Clinton would be president
Asian countries like South Korea are nervous about the United States changing its trade deals next.
They get real about their experiences with pain management, painkillers, and the NFL.
President nominates 10 judges to the federal bench, the first step in a right-wing corporate takeover
The atrocious Trumpcare bill undermines Medicaid, employer-based coverage, and so much else
Rocking the f-bomb
My son and his bandmates say it with gusto. But my standing ovation for evocative swearing goes to Mary Morello, 92
Moms and dads are people first
Novelist Richard Ford makes his nonfiction debut with a beautiful tribute, "Between Them: Remembering My Parents"
chief nonscientist
Clovis, a conservative talk shot host from Iowa, is expected to be a nominee, according to ProPublica report
Surviving the U.S. of Russia
Authors bring Soviet style to the "new" America in new humor book "How to Spy On Your Neighbor"
Argentine film about New York
The main character comes to New York ready to work and instead descends into self-destruction and depravity
Genius on Nat Geo
Nat Geo’s new series “Genius” examines the relationship between Einstein and the woman who may have changed physics
One predictive policing algorithm targeted black neighborhoods at roughly twice the rate of white neighborhoods
Mother's Day movies
The 10 most rotten, misguided, unlovable, hopeless or just well-intentioned moms Hollywood ever produced
Sgt. Pepper's at 50
The Beatles' psych-rock opus, receiving a lavish reissue in May, isn't what you think it is
Ring ring ring . . . you know the rest