Payday lenders hit pay dirt
Efforts by federal regulators to try to reel in predatory lending practices could be curtailed by Republicans
"The white working class is about to be betrayed," Krugman declares in his The New York Times column
rock the vote: U.S. edition
There are a few different ways to set up an electoral system, but each has its drawbacks
Robert Reich explains why the president-elect's real art of the deal is to increase corporate profits
United States of pot
Somebody's got to be the first state to free the weed through the legislature
These aren’t the jobs Trump promised, nor are they the jobs Americans want
My unreal reality TV romance
The first time he told me he loved me, a crowd of extras said "awww"
It can only get better
We survived the G. W. Bush regression without social media and digital activism; we can hold our own against Trump
It's a Lethal Weapon Christmas
Sorry, "Die Hard" fans — the story of Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh is the holiday movie we need now
The decision is a victory for the several thousand camped near the construction site
One Diverse Show at a Time
On TV, life is still reflected in an array of hues and views, a vital countermeasure to real-world divisiveness
Trump Whining Gets Him Lit UP
Trump took to Twitter to whine about Baldwin's portrayal of him again: Danielle Muscato tells him where to put it.
Houston, we have power
Solar power harnessed from outer space could be the key to humanity's survival
Saving a kidnapped Caravaggio
The vast majority of stolen artworks are never recovered — here's how Father Zerafa recovered a masterpiece
Does fascism have morality?
An abstruse but bitter debate in social psychology sheds crucial light on Donald Trump, and the history behind him
Reminder: Iraq posed absolutely no threat to the United States
Come back, Hillary and Bernie!
If Clinton and Sanders are really serious about improving the lives of struggling Americans, I have a plan for them
Democracy depends on a free and independent press, which is why all tyrants try to squelch it
Iraq vets join Standing Rock standoff; sheriff's department turns down offer of supplies from Native protesters
Trump meets Kafka
A legal scholar untangles Donald Trump's contradictory immigration promises, and how they might affect policy
Trump retweets you, insta-fame
Kate McKinnon appears as Kellyanne Conway alongside Alec Baldwin in latest SNL spoof of President-elect Trump
Trevor Noah plays nice
Tomi Lahren holds one-sided screechfest & Trevor Noah's persistent comity fails to spark productive public debate
Kochs' Constitutional Agenda
Texas' governor, backed by the Kochs, wants the Constitution amended to balance the budget, elevate corporate power
Emma Stone, fierce and funny
Emma Stone hosts "SNL": Skewers her high school theater days and post-millennials in a hilarious sketch