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FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014 file photo, the first flames of a a giant Hanukkah Menorah in front of a Christmas tree at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, burn at the launch of the eight-day Jewish Festival of Lights, named Hanukkah. The lights were inflamed by German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere and Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File) (AP)

Jewish Dems: Trump not absolved

Matthew Rozsa

There have been at least 10 anti-Semitic incidents in New York City in the last week

Taveeta Szymanowicz as Riri Curtis, Marlo Kelly as Beth Cassidy in DARE ME (Rafy/USA Network)

In "Dare Me," mean girls are murder

Melanie McFarland

Whatever we think about cheerleaders as convenient villains provides fuel for this slow-burning mystery

Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Williams (Getty/Kevin Winter)

Exploring Hollywood’s gender pay gap

Roberto Pedace - The Conversation

A new analysis of over 400 actors shows that gender discrimination plays a major role in Hollywood salaries.

President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Kellogg Arena, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019, in Battle Creek, Mich. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Constitutional expert: Trump broke law

Matthew Rozsa

Trump has used his Twitter account to post the name of a man believed to be the Ukraine scandal whistleblower

Cosmic Crisp apples, a new variety and the first-ever bred in Washington state, sit on the tree ready to be picked at an orchard in Wapato, Wash. The Cosmic Crisp, available beginning Dec. 1, is expected to be a game changer in the apple industry. Already, growers have planted 12 million Cosmic Crisp apple trees, a sign of confidence in the new variety. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

The Cosmic Crisp apple is not the future

Keith A. Spencer

Focus groups, consultants and fungicides brought us the Cosmic Crisp. Is its taste worth the cost?

(Getty Images/istockphoto)

The rich keep getting richer

Jake Johnson - Common Dreams

"In the U.S., the richest 0.1% control a bigger share of the pie than at any time since 1929."

Boxes of Crisco All-Vegetable Shortening (Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images)

How Crisco toppled lard

Helen Zoe Veit - The Conversation

It’s all about having faith in the purity of the process

Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, Ghislaine Maxwell, and Jeffrey Epstein (AP/Getty Images/Salon)

Best of 2019: Friends of Jeffrey Epstein

Jesse Kornbluth

Before he died in custody, Epstein's lawyers were signaling his most powerful friends' secrets would be safe

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks to guests during a campaign stop at the Val Air Ballroom on November 25, 2019 in West Des Moines, Iowa. The 2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses will take place on February 3, 2020, making it the first nominating contest for the Democratic Party in choosing their presidential candidate. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Warren: Biden would follow subpoena

Matthew Rozsa

Elizabeth Warren told reporters in Iowa that Joe Biden has always followed lawful orders

A young man listening to a podcast on headphones (Getty Images/Eva-Katalin)

The best podcast episodes of the decade

Ashlie D. Stevens

From the economics behind Chuck E. Cheese brawls to the host of a Heaven's Gate podcast's own cult experience

Death Stranding, Manifold Garden, Sayonara Wild Hearts, Tetris 99 and Control (Kojima Productions, William Chyr Studio, Simogo, Nintendo, Remedy Entertainment)

The best games of 2019

Matthew Smith

The stereotype that most video games are shooters is no longer true. Rejoice in these creative and weird gems

Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) speaks during a press conference at the 9/11 Tribute Museum in Lower Manhattan on October 29, 2019 in New York City. Gabbard called for the U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI declassify and release 9/11 investigative documents that she claims would implicate the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the 2001 terrorist attacks. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Gabbard defends impeachment vote

Matthew Rozsa

Tulsi Gabbard told ABC News that she voted "present" on Trump's impeachment to avoid "embolden[ing]" him

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi (AP Photo/Salon)

Robert Reich: The future of work

Robert Reich - RobertReich.org

We deserve a forward-looking and open industrial policy.

People demonstrate by a bonfire during a protest against the government in Santiago on November 15, 2019. (Rodrigo Arangua/AFP via Getty Images)

Countries to watch in 2020

Catesby Holmes - The Conversation

Here are five momentous global stories to track in 2020.

(Shutterstock)

Humanity's plastic problem

Valerie Vande Panne - Independent Media Institute

New documentary “The Story of Plastic” says what we all need to hear

Supreme Court (Getty Images/ Salon)

How Citizens United defined the decade

Igor Derysh

The election of Donald Trump will likely define the 2010s, but a single day in January set his rise into motion

Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden delivers a 20-minute campaign speech at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair August 08, 2019 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Getty/Chip Somodevilla)

The presidential race begins in Iowa

Steffen W. Schmidt - The Conversation

How did a small, rural state become so influential in the presidential nominating process?

In this file photo taken on November 28, 2019, US President Donald Trump speaks to the troops during a surprise Thanksgiving day visit at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan. (Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images)

Lessons from Afghanistan

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies - Independent Media Institute

The debacle in Afghanistan is only one case in a fundamentally flawed U.S. policy with worldwide consequences

(Getty/Geber86)

Make purposeful New Year's resolutions

Benjamin Houltberg, Arianna Uhalde - The Conversation

Remembering why you want to eat better and take better care of yourself can help you stick to your resolutions

Gold Dress (Getty/cunfek)

Quinceañera with baby fever

Jennifer Givhan

I wanted the sparkling dress, a princess crown, the man of honor. And I wanted my boyfriend to want a baby with me

Mom’s Lasagna with Potato Noodles and Meat Sauce (Skyhorse Publishing)

The best lasagna ever (with no noodles)

Joseph Neese

Michael Symon learned that certain foods trigger his inflammation and joint pain. He figured out a new way to eat

Minestrone Soup (Skyhorse Publishing)

This recipe only has two instructions

Hope Comerford

Serving suggestion: Top individual servings with grated Parmesan cheese

Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad, Elisabeth Moss in Mad Men, and Danny Pudi in Community (AMC/NBC)

Best TV episodes of the decade

Melanie McFarland

From "Community" and "Hannibal" to "Black Mirror" and "Atlanta," these shows yielded unforgettable TV installments

In this April 2016 photo provided by the Wildlife Conservation Society, a ring-tailed lemur and her baby sit on a tree branch at the Bronx Zoo in the Bronx borough of New York. (Wildlife Conservation Society/Julie Larsen Maher via AP) (AP)

Planting trees can save lemurs

Andrea L. Baden - The Conversation

Black-and-white ruffed lemurs are important indicators of rainforest health

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