How the pandemic made inequality worse
New data from the Poor People's Campaign reveals an immense disparity in COVID deaths. Why should we act surprised?
Life expectancy falls amid COVID failure
Researcher says he was "shocked" that US life expectancy continued to fall in 2021 as gap with other nations grows
Child welfare workers protest bigotry
Agency "losing so many tenured staff and wisdom because this job is just not manageable anymore," a supervisor said
Reich: Workers being shafted by Big Biz
"Income and wealth are being redistributed upward from average working people," former labor secretary warns
Mysterious viruses lurk in our oceans
Scientists find thousands of newly-discovered RNA viruses swarming our oceans
Mamet: Teachers "inclined to pedophilia"
The playwright is making his right-wing media tour, hitting up Joe Rogan, Fox News and more
8 best egg substitutes for brownies
From black beans to Just Egg, the key to making egg-free brownies is likely in your pantry
GOP judge shuts down Iowa Dem candidacy
Iowa Democrat knocked off of the primary Senate ballot by GOP judge over signature requirements
Does "Simpsons" make history or pander?
Salon digs into why deaf characters are seemingly having a moment onscreen and how these stories are treated
I can't stop snacking on matzo toffee
A Passover dessert that’s too good to eat just during Passover
The dinosaur that died on extinction day
The astonishing fossil find appears to be from a specimen that died the same day of the Chixclub impact event
John Oliver gets blackmail on Congress
"Last Week Tonight" host revealed that he paid data brokers for lawmakers' "problematic" internet search histories
How to keep green beans nice and crisp
The easiest and most effective method, hands down
"The View" sounds the alarm on Trump
The hosts fear the unchecked power that will be abused if he's able to stack enough states in his favor
Kushner got $2 billion from Saudi prince
The ex-Trump official is reportedly on a first-name basis with the prince from his time in the Trump administration
Real estate lobby targets oligarch bill
Russians have used U.S. real estate as a "dark repository for oligarch money," says Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
GOP goes full "groomer" to stir violence
Republicans don't really think liberals are "grooming" children — but they know saying so is permission to violence
Hill: Jan 6 "was Trump pulling a Putin"
Hill says Trump pal discussed how "he could push the margins and stay in power without any checks and balances"
MAGA-verse fumes over Oz endorsement
"Oz is the antithesis of everything that made Trump the best president of my lifetime," wrote Sean Parnell
Murder charges dropped in Texas abortion
Lizelle Herrera was arrested and held in jail on a $500,000 bond until prosecutors reviewed "applicable Texas law"
War in Europe: Why it's not shocking
The last 75 years of peace (mostly) in Europe are an illusion: Historically, it's the heartland of global conflict
Musk drops plan to join Twitter board
"I believe this is for the best," says Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal
State Dept.: Trump gift records missing
The only reason to conceal gift records is "because you intend to violate the law," former U.S. attorney says
"Trump knew": Inside the House committee
Guardian reporter Hugo Lowell says Jan. 6 committee is close to understanding what Donald Trump knew, and when