barton bungles bill of rights
“People say, ‘Well, the word “God” isn’t in the Constitution,'” Barton said. “There’s a reason for that"
Tackling economic inequality
"Vanishing Middle Class" author Peter Temin says Trump lags on the right kind of infrastructure spending
a violation of poor rights
“Louisiana’s public defense system is underfunded, unmonitored and wholly inadequate”
GOP congress vs. CBO: Round 2
Donald Trump, Paul Ryan and the GOP leadership have good reason to flame the Congressional Budget Office
the terrorism challenge
The terrorist threat in the United States is episodic, sporadic and inconsistent.
sinclair's troubling reach
“Sinclair is a very right-wing, conservative, almost alt-right in their political beliefs."
talk about for-profit schools
Purdue announced the acquisition of troubled online for-profit college Kaplan University and it's highly unusual.
pot kills
If you smoke marijuana, it may be tough to receive organ vital organ
murder grips sweden
This has highlighted serious questions about the way children are treated in the country’s legal system.
Grateful Dead get a Love Light
"Long Strange Trip” explores Bay Area's most famous band while staying accessible to casual fans and even non-fans
climate ads target lawmakers
With its persuasive imagery and blunt message, even a climate skeptic will find this ad campaign hard to ignore
Trailing Spouse
In the land of blarney you feel the dread most acutely. Is there any future for harmless exaggeration after Trump?
The Trump administration will pursue bilateral deals, which are less likely to have a big impact on workers
Muddling through parenthood
If there's a secret to success when it comes to parenting, I don't know it. I do know you have to learn as you go
trump and fox unravel
Network slips behind MSNBC, CNN in key demo during prime time
Yoon's "Everything Everything"
Nicola Yoon’s “Everthing, Everything” unpacks “The Boy in the Bubble” and “Crystal Heart” to reveal a fairy tale
blind bikers in the boros
How a bold new organization empowers people with vision impairments to experience New York City like never before
The school visit that saved me
I've been guest-teaching in public high schools for three years. Every visit is a chance to make a real connection
Alien cover-up?
"UFOlogist" Steven Greer proposes a conspiracy theory that the government is hiding the truth about alien visits
vets getting opportunities
Many veterans are well-qualified for work in the information technology sector
It's not just the Juicero
Startups are finding it harder to get seed money, but that’s not necessarily a sign of a crunch
No Sense of Irony
The right-wing punditverse is very huffy about the new series based on Margaret Atwood’s theocratic dystopia novel
"Breaking Bad": Still the best
The show’s visual style is the greatest-ever rebuke to the gory hold neoliberalism has over our minds and bodies
tongue map all wrong
The tongue map was debunked by scientists a long time ago