Our shadowy security state
How I learned not to love Big Brother
Narcos goes back to Cali
With Pablo Escobar gone, the third season charts the rise of the Cali Cartel
Yes, the NFL can be racist
The most disingenuous defense of the NFL's treatment of Colin Kaepernick is making the rounds
Fox News flops in Britain
Fox News will no longer be aired in the United Kingdom after it failed to generate ratings
Hate speech at work
Gloria Feldt teaches companies how to use leadership skills to manage hate speech in the workplace
Charlottesville & fascism
On this week's episode of "The Chauncey DeVega Show," we assess America's political health under Donald Trump
A negative disruption
Transit-dependent poor communities will be the hardest hit
Mock defends Kim K interview
The trans activist makes important points about the way journalism works
Learning code for grandpa
He didn’t process the world like the rest of us
"What a crowd, what a turnout"
Donald Trump marvels at turnout for him, after vowing not to congratulate himself for Hurricane Harvey response
Icky, Icky "Thrones" sex
Even actors who filmed the now-infamous sex scene in the season finale gagged a little
Brooks v. D'souza: who said it
Two conservatives, one huckster and one upper-class twit. Can you tell their sophistry apart?
Watters falls for Houston Hoax
Don't believe everything that you see, Jesse
ICE alters the past
ICE may be destroying reports related to sexual assaults, solitary confinement and deaths in custody
Celebs step up for Houston
Queen Bey, the Rock, Kevin Hart and many other stars are opening their pocketbooks in support of the affected
Times whiffs on Trump
The internet is going crazy after The Times writes that Hurricane Harvey gives Trump a chance to be presidential
Citations Needed
Louise Mensch has been tweeting unverified fake news for months
Indie rockers on Liz Phair hit
Nashville indie rockers pay loving homage to the queen of '90s indie rock with their cover of her breakout song
Osteen opens god's doors
On Sunday, Joel Osteen said his church was inaccessible due to floods. Apparently a miracle has occurred!
Sorry, but HBO isn't "falling"
If the hackers wanted to take down HBO, the success of the "Game of Thrones" season finale suggests they failed
Noah busts Trump on Arpaio
"The Daily Show" host compares Trump to a teenage boy who just learned "he can get someone off all by himself"
GOT's "Better Lies" and Trump
According to Liam Cunningham, the whole cast was thinking about the election while filming that scene
the next disaster
It may be difficult for victims of Hurricane Harvey to receive financial assistance from insurance companies
the fascism slide begins
The New York Times columnist sounds off on Trump's Arpaio pardon