Even with a major shift toward extreme heat, cold records will still occasionally be set
Learning from grief and rage
Don't deny your grief or explain away your anger — they are real, and if they don’t destroy you they will be useful
Anger in the face of Trump
We hear we need to stop being angry. We hear we need to keep being angry. In truth, we need to learn to do both
Ignore Unions at your peril
Democrats took rank-and-file union members for granted. They must make labor central to the conversation again
His younger brother, Raul Castro, announced on state television that his brother died at 10:29 p.m. on Friday
Sympathy for Todd and Margo
Where can Clark Griswold stick his old-fashioned fun family Christmas? Bend over and they'll show him
Best Native American movies
A lineup that includes Sherman Alexie, Jim Jarmusch and Gary Farmer (and Costner) concludes with obscure gems
Surviving this holiday season
Where did things go well? Why did conversations come off the rails? After it's all said and done, assess
The ancient foods that made Thanksgiving
The feast of Thanksgiving even predates the Pilgrims
A case for renewable marriage
Marriage can take many forms, so why can't it be a contract that's periodically reviewed and renewed?
His properties are making money. The American public? Who cares!
You can get a red, white, or blue "Make America Great Again" hat for just $17.50; camouflage is gonna cost extra
she don't need no education
Donald Trump's choice for secretary of education is someone who wants to destroy public schools
Listen to your mother
Long holiday weekends mean plenty of family time. Put down your devices and tell each other stories
The 2016 No-Thanks List
Yesterday was for gratitude. Today is for airing our grievances so they don't spill into the rest of the holiday
A report indicates it could cost taxpayers $3 million per year to protect Trump — and his companies would be paid
Gillian Welch on "Revival"
The Nashville singer talks about the new bootleg version of one of the new acoustic movement's key documents
A 2006 clip of the billionaire president-elect saying he'd date his daughter cuts off just before Ivanka's comeback
Don't be surprised if Trump's foreign policy aligns with Russia's
The white nationalist killed nine worshippers at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston in 2015
Fake news, before Facebook
The American right's tendency to mistrust the mainstream media and believe nonsense goes back to the Cold War era
The Dakota Access Pipeline has an interested party in the Oval Office that would like to see it through
Russian propaganda is reaching up to 15 million Americans
President-elect Donald Trump's newly named national security advisor is less than fond of bureaucracy