Sanctions bill passes
The bill will not be taken kindly by the Kremlin, so now the onus is on the president to decide if it becomes law
Was James Earl Ray innocent?
The quest to uncover the truth about Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination has dominated much of my life
Scaramucci transparent
The new White House communications director had taken pro-gun control, climate and anti-wall stances in the past
Hate-watching good taste away
On the bad faith of hate-watching and the critical perils of the post-taste consensus
Flipping Manafort
Trump's former campaign manager is under investigation for money laundering, and Bob Mueller is looking to flip him
organizing together
A coalition of health care workers and the disabled should organize for better working conditions
Doctor Who and male fragility
Don't ignore the haters and their male fragility. Buckle down and crush them — you're doing them a favor
Fifty years of occupation
If both parties learned to live in peace, it would usher in a renaissance the likes of which has never been seen
Quit chasing the rural whites
Instead of chasing down white voters who are committed to culture war, Democrats need to energize their base
Americans call it quits
Over 3 million Americans quit their jobs in May alone — and that's a good thing
Jim Vance dead at 75
The legendary newsman was one of the first African Americans to anchor a major market news program
“What democracy looks like"
Documenting the Ferguson uprising, the film "Whose Streets?" is a powerful account of the future of black activism
They want to bust blue bubbles
Corporations and conservative state government collusion on preemption is exploding across the country
Minneapolis chief resigns
Activists question why it takes the death of a white victim for shakeup in a police department
Trump won on "white fright"
Salon talks to Christopher Parker about why the Democrats should "play the race card" in the next election
Our digital future
Is America’s digital economy facing a stormy future?
Spicer video
The late-night shows will no longer have their favorite White House adviser to mock and ridicule
Trump planning pardon-fest?
No one knows if the president can pardon himself. But he can damn sure pardon everybody else and let them walk away
Dunkirk
Historian and author Joshua Levine on the importance of Dunkirk, the mas evacuation that led to winning the war
2017: second-hottest year
June 2017 was 1.81°F (1.01°C) above pre-industrial average — Paris deal sets the mark under 2°C (3.6°F)
Meeting only with Russians
When was the last time you had a translator at a campaign meeting?
Hire power
Over the long-term, LA will hire 5,000 workers from areas of high unemployment
Sexual violence and censorship
There's good reason to mistrust Betsy DeVos on this issue. But a crackdown on campus discussion won't help
Trump's conflicts of interest
Particular attention is focused on Trump's business properties in this week's installment