Beto and "Joker" on gun violence
A hit movie and a presidential campaign offer a forceful rejection of the right's hypocritical new talking point
Biden's son leaving Chinese company
Joe Biden has promised that he will not engage in Donald Trump-style nepotism if elected to the presidency
Perfect sound for less than $50
This sound system also comes with an HDTV antenna.
The real cover-up
There is blood in the water and frenzied sharks are closing in for the kill. Or so they think.
Is everything getting worse? Maybe not
Is the world getting worse? Maybe so, but Yale sociologist Nicholas Christakis says the bad times won't last
Congress, don't forget about Bill Barr
He’s running the Justice Department like it’s the legal arm of the Trump Organization
"Succession" kills in its season finale
The second season finale of HBO's rich family traumedy proves its worthiness to inherit the HBO mantle of greatness
Supreme Court and refugees at the border
The U.S. is violating its own law governing treatment of refugees.
The truth about Columbus Day, explained
Christopher Columbus is a historical figure celebrated as a mythical hero in spite of his genocidal and racist past
Calls to quitlines on the rise
"Some people we found did not know that Juul was an e-cigarette, vape or nicotine device”
Do we owe our existence to the Moon?
Planetary geologist Erik Asphaug on where the moon came from — and why it made life (as we know it) possible
Bring the “British Baking Show” to life
Want to experiment with dairy at home? Skip Michael's cheesecake surprise and bake this cranberry orange crumb cake
Taste the Greek version of pumpkin pie
The raisins are the pièce de résistance, adding a sweet, chewy aftertaste
The failure of militarized neoliberalism
Two countries in crisis, Haiti and Iraq, are on opposite ends of the earth but have something important in common
"Big Mouth" celebrates teen girl anger
The Season 3 episode "Girls Are Angry Too" reveals how far TV has come since the cliched petulant portrayal of yore
Powerful idea in Warren's labor platform
Warren's new platform is a welcome addition to the host of worker-empowering plans put forward by 2020 candidates
Conservation policies hurting herders
Rules put into place to protect endangered species have harmed people who depend on nature.
Some brains are more susceptible to PTSD
Everyone experiences trauma, but in some brains, PTSD arises where others aren’t at as much risk
Impeachment, through a glass darkly
Is impeachment justified? Sure — but can we stop dressing up a backstage power play in maudlin patriotic drag?
"We vape, we vote"
Political groups are noticing that vaping is an identity, not just a hobby
Can we still trust science? Mostly yes
Science historian goes deep on how science came under attack from the right — and how it can bridge that gap
Why 2020 won’t be won by centrists
We don’t want to go back to the way it was before Trump. We have to go forward.
How Google funds climate villains
"For the last damn time: Big. Tech. Is. Not. Your. Friend."
Giuliani was always a fraud
As the image of “America’s Mayor” was being rehabbed, 9/11 families saw how his malfeasance killed their loved ones