Princess Di & Thatcher test "The Crown"
Gillian Anderson is masterful playing the Prime Minister, while Emma Corrin is uncanny as the People's Princess
World cheers on defeat of climate denier
World leaders celebrated the election of a politician who actually believes in climate change
Tackling COVID means finding our empathy
Clinical research requires a human touch; tackling COVID, certainly, means finding our empathy
How conservatives process COVID data
When science and anecdote share a podium, you must decide how to value each
COVID vaccine bought by rich nations
"You couldn't get a clearer example of how unequal the pharmaceutical system is"
Trump makes inroads in South Texas
Voters in South Texas are left wondering whether this is a sign of a profound political realignment in the region
Democrats: Quit acting like losers
Yes, this election was unsettling — but Democrats won. It's time to fight for what they believe, not surrender
State of Chaos
From the beginning, Trump was always the orange-faced, yellow-haired personification of chaos
Trump tries to find fact-ignoring judge
Even as judges dismiss lawsuits as baseless, the Trump campaign files nearly identical ones in new courts
Paul McCartney's dazzling return to form
Beatles fans especially will be drawn to tracks like "Find My Way" and "Seize the Day"
Keep Big Tech out of outer space!
New satellite tech could bring billions more online. But will Big Tech bring their extractive ethos into space?
Trump gums up the transition works
Not only does Trump deny the election results, he’s also blocking Biden from preparing to run our government
Trump is going out the way he came in
As the virus heads into a winter surge, our defeated president tweets, plays golf and runs a money-raising scam
Ballot tampering claims under scrutiny
Project Veritas accused the Washington Post of witness intimidation after it ran an article debunking ballot claims
GOP lawmaker: masks are "oppressive"
Incoming Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has a long history of peddling deranged conspiracy theories.
Drug reform won big in 2020
"Today’s victory is a landmark declaration that the time has come to stop criminalizing people for drug use"
Will COVID evolve to be less deadly?
All pandemics eventually run their course. But history and science suggest many possible pathways
Is COVID a disease of the blood vessels?
The widespread ravages of COVID-19 have increasingly led researchers to focus on how it sabotages blood vessels
Acting DHS secretary refuses Trump order
Report: Trump's order came after Christopher Krebs openly refuted claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election
GOP trying to "pack the FEC": watchdog
The FEC would have three Republicans, two independents and only one Democrat if the Senate moves forward
Fox News' future, sans its golden goose
Trumpism needs Fox News more than Fox needs Trump. But there are around 73 million reasons for Fox to stick with it
Organizer files suit against Amazon
Chris Smalls' class action suit filed claims that Amazon violated federal and state laws
Zuckerberg defends not suspending Bannon
President Trump's former adviser suggested beheading two high-ranking officials "as a warning" about disloyalty
"Queen's Gambit" inspires new chess fans
Chess had already enjoyed a "pandemic bump" in interest, but the engrossing Netflix series really changed the game