Capitals on guard against "shock troops"
"The Capitol siege has provided far-right extremists with significant momentum," warned one expert
How two losers created Stop the Steal
Ali Alexander's seven-year friendship with aspiring actor Daniel Bostic failed upward, all the way to the Capitol
Clean air and a climate fix are possible
Clean air, cheaper energy and responding to climate change all have the same solution — and Americans are ready
Victoria Nuland and Ukraine
A Cold War true believer who sabotaged Obama's foreign policy, Nuland is a huge risk at the State Department
Trump's language shift, explained
Two linguists explain how Trump’s language escalated in intensity in the weeks and days leading up to the riots
Biden unveils pandemic response plan
Biden's plan is ambitious and will likely face some pushback in Congress
Video details tense moments from riot
The uncovered footage allows the public to see and hear new details from the riot at the U.S. Capitol
GOP's Bernie nightmare coming true
Incoming Budget chair vows to use reconciliation process "to protect working families, the sick and the poor"
Firsthand observations of climate change
Climate change is no longer abstract: everyday people say they have seen ecosystems decay in their communities
Study: Conservatives reject empiricism
A recent study found conservatives were more inclined to think scientific and anti-science views are equally valid
Upgrade your weeknight pasta routine
If your at-home pasta dishes need an upgrade, look no further for the culinary inspiration you need
Confederate flag and white insurrection
For generations, the flag has been a symbol of white resistance to giving Black Americans political power
Feds fear "inside attack" from Guard
"The very people assigned to protect the city ... could present a threat to the incoming president"
Trump plans 100 pardons on last day
Amid reports his allies are taking bribes for pardons, Trump plans a busy last day setting criminals free
My grandfather's Nazi complicity
Those who downplay a combination of hatred and authoritarianism don't understand its full destructive powers
HBO’s "Tiger" is as messy as its subject
The docuseries attempts to offer insight, but eventually devolves and fails to truly interrogate Woods' issues
For MLK, no healing without justice
In this year above all others, set aside the sanitized version of Martin Luther King Jr. and hear his real message
Trump plans $2B presidential library
Twitter erupts over Trump's ludicrous scheme to build a library four times as expensive as Barack Obama's
Warnock and Ossoff: A new era?
Georgia's newly-elected senators could revive the historic partnership that battled white supremacy in the '60s
Calls to abolish health penalty continue
"Year of reckless executions" continues; activists say there's "no sense, fairness or humanity to this punishment"
"Free speech" needs a new definition
Two of the biggest proponents of free speech were Kant and Mill, but their reasoning doesn't hold up so well today
Trump's nihilism leads to annihilation
What would happen when people lacking any semblance of ideological or moral convictions rise to power?
Raising children without autonomy
Teaching children independence breeds confidence and social skills. Why aren’t we encouraging this?