Two new reports issue indictments of U.S. and global regulatory systems in collusion with chemical companies
The two men have vastly different worldviews, but it can all be traced back to one shared incident
Tea Party darling arrested
The former Texas Republican congressman is facing time in federal prison
The largest states in the U.S. aren't the ones who are hurt most by our presidential electoral system
Ryan's "despicable" pint
Ryan's "despicable" pint, Trump's questionable proverb and Pence's clichéd greeting were just the beginning
Tillerson dodges media in Asia
The one U.S. reporter in South Korea, from IJR, hasn't filed a report; that site retracted its Thursday Obama story
His draft 2018 budget would boost the budget for nuclear weapons production by 11 percent
What would America be like if he got everything he wants?
trump hires climate denier
Trump's reported pick to help lead the EPA is a former staffer of notorious climate change denier Sen. James Inhofe
"When the Bough Breaks" film
The filmmakers of a new documentary, "When the Bough Breaks," take on the stigma of postpartum depression
The legacy of Maoist mass science demanded that research serve practical needs and engage the masses
NYPD blasts Trump
Trump may talk tough about terrorism, but New York City is worried that his budget leaves them vulnerable
Tim Allen on hollywood nazis
The actor and comedian, who plays a Trump fan on "The Last Man Standing," said that he "likes going on both sides"
California counties crowd their detention centers with ICE detainees — and make big bucks in the process
Trump apologizes to U.K.
The U.S. has apologized for its latest effort to justify Trump's wiretapping claims — blaming the U.K.
Golf trips to Mar-a-Lago won't stop, Kimmel noted, even though Meals on Wheels might
Tillerson says that the U.S. may need to act against North Korea, but it's not clear if his government backs him up
A way forward on health care
Howard Dean's plan to expand Medicare was scuttled by the noxious Joe Lieberman — but it remains a terrific idea
There is an urgent need for new research that focuses on the diversity of low-income girls’ experiences of puberty
mulvaney: do they need to eat?
Mulvaney's justifications for taking food out of people's mouths are met with ridicule
silence john mcccain?
Warren was silenced for accusing Sessions of racism, but McCain said Paul was a Russian stooge
Land-use cranks go mainstream
Nutty right-wing theories meet the fossil-fuel industries, and the result is an all-out war on public land
The Strategic Initiatives Group is the White House pipeline to the white nationalists of the European right
Cracking the Bannon code
A Wall Street Journal profile claims Bannon's ideas were shaped by the 2008 collapse. It might be a lot simpler