Controversy in Kamala Harris campaign
Kamala Harris' campaign has had major layoffs to deal with the candidate's precipitous decline in the polls
What's new on Netflix in December
Stand-up comedy, stomach-turning true crime, Oscar bait & a makeup competition show are just some of the offerings
Piracetam found in brain supplements
Brain enhancement drugs with a variety of ingredients have been booming in recent years
Stiglitz: End the obsession with GDP
"If we measure the wrong thing," warns Joseph Stiglitz, "we will do the wrong thing."
Trump defenders and science deniers
Donald Trump and his supporters exhibit the methods of science deniers.
Amazon's Europe workers take action
Labor activists across Europe use Black Friday to raise awareness about Amazon's working conditions, alleged abuses
Why are we shocked?
Long before Trump, police were using bullying and gaslighting to cover up their own crimes.
Pie for dinner? Not all pastry is sweet
"I think it's time for all of us in America to embrace the savory pie," the James Beard Award nominee tells Salon
The fight against food-borne outbreaks
With new and improving technology, catching the annual romaine lettuce outbreak could get a lot easier
"Finding the bones was heartbreaking"
Our crew, assigned to trawl for supplies abandoned in the desert, picked up what migrants had to leave behind
A momentous transition
Manufacturing electric vehicles requires less labor and could disrupt the auto workforce
Reynolds: Kids need writer role models
Bestselling YA author discusses his latest book, "Look Both Ways" and his evolution as an artist
Political hashtags: Are they effective?
When news stories include a catchy hashtag, readers perceived the news topic to be less socially important
What the blue whale's heart sounds like
Researchers placed sensors on a blue whale in the wild to gather the data
"The Good Place": Second chance at life?
Centuries after Dante, it’s surprising to find the afterlife back, and winning awards as a successful series.
Climate activists turn to the courts
The rising tide of litigation could represent a new front in the fight to limit the harm from climate change
Impeachment as (stupid) spectacle
Everyone involved in this sham understands Donald Trump is a crook. That's not the cause of our nation's problems
Obama's misplaced wish for the Democrats
Americans don't want to "tear down the system," Obama said. Uh... has he seen the system lately?
More voting machine headaches in 2020
Debuts and tests of new machines suggest random delays
A little fall fitness inspiration
From supplements to shoes and much in between, here’s how to bring a focus on fitness into your life this season
The war crimes president
Trump is destroying what commanders call "good order and discipline." It's malicious, stupid and destructive
Rising up to resist neoliberalism
A new generation in the Global North and the Global South is rising up against neoliberalism
Bloomberg fans overlook his scandals
Tom Friedman, Bret Stephens and the rest of Bloomberg's fanboys don't want to talk about his real record in NYC
Jim Inofe puts his lake house first
The Senate’s most famous anti-environmentalist doesn’t want his vacation home left high and dry