Democracy-like autocracies are a threat
These other countries don’t look threatening. They look like democracies, but they’re not
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Trump agency guts payday lending rules
Government agency meant to protect consumers now eager to please to payday lenders who charge massive interest
Charters push public ed to the limit
Charters are driving Boston’s public education system to the financial brink
Disaster capitalism in Brazil
A mining disaster in the Brazilian town of Brumadinho
Twitter will wane Trump's SOTU bounce
Ex-Obama campaign advisor: “One speech does not make him conciliatory or a unifier in any way, shape, or form”
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Bezos alleges Enquirer blackmailed him
Bezos says he was the victim of a politically-motivated extortion attempt by the tabloid's parent company
Dying while black
Studies show that pain in African American patients is often not addressed
Shadowy source of "pee tape" surfaces
Sergei Millian, a key source for the Steele dossier, reportedly tried to gain access to the Trump campaign
A public still at risk from shutdown
Workers and consumers are still suffering in unexpected ways from the 35-day partial government shutdown
The case for a 4-day workweek
“Productivity barely suffers when workweeks are shortened or even just compressed,” one labor expert tells Salon
Burr: Look at Obama — not Trump
Burr said his committee is "close to pushing out the door" a report on the Obama administration's Russia response
Steve Buscemi perplexed by JLaw deepfake
The legendary actor also shares how he used Stanley Tucci to help him get a part in a Beastie Boys music video
Bad news for Acosta: DOJ probes Epstein
The Justice Department will investigate how Labor Secretary Alex Acosta negotiated Epstein's sweetheart plea deal
"The Boondocks" roasts R. Kelly and MJ
Donald Trump is also a target in a series of new "Boondocks" comic strips
Can humor help us handle death?
Salon talks to Matthew Broderick and director Shawn Snyder about their new tragicomic film "To Dust"
Pompeo: Hezbollah expands to Venezuela
Mike Pompeo told Fox Business Network's Trish Regan he believes Hezbollah has a presence in Venezuela
Jill Abramson and the "fight for facts"
From fact-checking issues to plagiarism accusations, Abramson's findings on journalism continue to be questioned
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Butina's former lover indicted
Paul Erickson, the former lover of Russian agent Maria Butina, has been indicted on wire fraud and money laundering
Virginia's mess and GOP nihilism
The GOP double standard on racism and sexual assault isn't just hypocrisy, but a bone-deep political nihilism
Why Warren's controversy could get worse
Warren apologized for identifying as Native American but says she marked her identity based on what her family said
Tucker: Stacey Abrams is after white men
The Fox News star portrays Abrams as a demagogue seeking to marginalize white men in a new primetime segment