Cruz gets COVID relief cash for Big Oil
Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz helped donors' Texas fracking company secure COVID relief cash
Dreamy-smooth hummus from a kitchen oops
What if every time we fumbled in the kitchen could not only work, but also make something new and genius?
The last days of Donald Trump
Our pathological president is sunk in worsening delusion, with three weeks to go. And none of this had to happen
Robert Reich on Trump’s vilest legacy
The acceptance of Trump’s behavior will be his vilest legacy
Blackwater pardon sparks outrage
"The families believed in justice," lawyer says. After Trump pardoned killers, "it's been taken away from them"
N.Y. Dem warns AOC away from Schumer
State party chair says a potential AOC primary bid against Schumer would be driven by "ambition," not principle
The DC political monopoly doesn't get it
The Biden Democrats already show they learned little from Trump’s loss
Congress passes COVID relief bill
But senators and representatives will be patting themselves on their backs anyway
Hero pay for hero workers?
Grocery store owners are making huge profits — frontline employees, not so much
How to help pet separation anxiety
Alleviating separation anxiety is about changing the owner's behavior, too
Chernobyl heads to the water table
Experts are horrified at the Ukrainian government for allowing a company to dredge near the disaster site
Philadelphia's deadly MOVE bombing & me
Our 2020 retrospective continues with this essay by a child of MOVE activists about why apologies aren't enough
The defiant honesty of Colbert in 2020
Screen-addicted and anxious, I sought the guidance of a man who dialed in on this year's depressing comedic rhythms
Trump admin to miss January vaccine goal
Officials aimed to vaccinate 20 million people by the end of the month. Only 2 million have been vaccinated
Reflections on Vietnam and Iraq
The lessons of two failed wars
"Dumbest member of Congress"
Gohmert's lawsuit asks a Trump-appointed judge to rule that Pence is authorized to throw out the Electoral college vote
Doc ousted for Trump slam: No regrets
Dr. James Phillips was removed from the Walter Reed schedule after trashing Trump's hospital joyride
Fart of the Deal: Trump blows it again
Mr. Art of the Deal strikes again: Trump's ham-fisted extortion effort blows up in his face
Dems veto Trump's "redlined" COVID bill
Trump won’t get anything he demanded — but his delay still cost millions of laid-off workers critical aid
OCC refused to penalize JPMorgan Chase
How the OCC under Trump quietly held back from punishing banks for abuses
Senators shouldn't be trading stocks
Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue are the most blatant examples — but the appearance of corruption is unavoidable
America's overdue military reckoning
Most who've served deserve our praise. But military veterans don't get a free pass to spread sedition or hatred
Trump doing nothing as benefits expire
With "people living on the edge" amid the pandemic, Trump's refusal to sign relief bill will worsen suffering