living disabled
One in seven adults have some form of disability — some will pay thousands more per year than their healthy peers
olkahoma wind farm country
A $4.5 billion wind farm will generate enough electricity to power about 800,000 homes
I paid for citizenship
One immigrant couldn't leave the U.S. when her Visa expired — so she paid $12,000 for a random marriage
Stop breaking up with my girl
I was the one who wanted an open relationship. So why was I so upset when she and my roommate became involved?
disappearing forest
Wildfires, logging and palm oil plantations are mainly to blame — resulting in greater global carbon emissions
how sex toys became woke
As women became prominent in the sex toy industry, the industry’s marketing became less sexist and more woke
Arrested for activism
Blair Imani on her activism after she was arrested for protesting for Alton Sterling
fighting trafficking
Today is the world day against trafficking in persons — bringing awareness to forced labor and sex work
Ball throws a fit
The loudmouth dad of the nascent basketball family threw a fit after a female ref gave him a technical foul
The Afghan Whigs' Dulli speaks
After the loss of guitarist Dave Rosser, the beloved '90s band drops a new album and soldiers on
We need to talk about Theon
Why the stakes for Theon Greyjoy's fate are higher than any other "Game of Thrones" character's
Putin responds
The Kremlin is not too pleased with Congress' response to Russia's election interference
online predators
Talking to kids about online predators gives them the tools they need to handle themselves in a web-based world
R.I.P. cinema?
2017 may be the best year in cinema in a decade. Doesn’t matter. Movies are dead.
Why do we care who Banksy is?
Last month, DJ Goldie might have revealed the elusive street artist's secret identity. But so what?
Sanders responds to Trump
The Democratic socialist says all Americans should have the same health care that members of Congress have
The Trump/DeVos education agenda is extraordinarily unpopular — and gives Democrats a big opening
A zealous mother's road trip
Hunter is playing a fierce mama bear in "Strange Weather," and in very different circumstances in "Big Sick"
Empire of destruction
Precision warfare? Don’t make me laugh
The "dirtbag left" in history
Victoria Woodhull, Harry Hay and the Communist Party were the dirtbags of their day, while liberalism lagged behind
nafta first
Negotiating NAFTA probably won't benefit U.S. workers
Priebus blackmailed
Priebus has shown loyalty since he was ousted from the White House, but that good will only earned him blackmail
15 years of Bruce's "Rising"
After 9/11, America needed Bruce Springsteen. 15 years ago today, he obliged with "The Rising"
DIY-ers, unite!
The "Right-to-Repair" movement fights corporate rules that keep you from fixing your own broken stuff