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“Sarah Palin with a Harvard degree”: Why new senator Tom Cotton is so frightening
Heather Digby Parton
New Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton may seem a step behind when he talks, but don't fall for it. Here's what he's up to
Teach for America’s truth problem: TFA advocates aren’t being honest about education reform, their own agenda
Jeff Bryant
Communities don't want underprepared teachers who aren't committed to the community. It's time to look at facts
SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: SCOTUSblog denied press credential
Sam Hananel, Mark ShermanThe price I pay to write
Laura Bogart
My career looks nothing like Hannah Horvath's. Here's what it's like to be a woman writer without a sponsor
We never escape teenage crushes: The Beatles, One Direction and what our early obsessions teach us about love
Lisa A. Phillips
The yearning is real — but our first celebrity crushes teach key lessons about sexual attraction and heartache
Scott Walker’s hilarious screwup: How he messed with University of Wisconsin — and infuriated his state
Heather Digby Parton
This guy is seriously the best the Republicans have? Here's why he's backtracking on a lame new education "reform"
Wingnuts’ latest meltdown: Conservatives go nuts over Obama’s remarks on Christianity and Islam
Luke Brinker
Obama reminds fellow Christians that their religion has been far from perfect. Cue conservative freak-out
Christian sex activists warn against the “dangers of mommy porn” and “50 Shades of Grey”
Rachel Kramer Bussel
Writers urge women to "put down Cosmo and pick up the Bible" -- or trade "50 Shades" for their Bible-based manual
12-year-olds are fair game: Michelle Malkin and the right’s ugly new smear strategy
Amanda Marcotte
Conservatives will do anything to silence ideas they deem anathema, even if it means attacking a child online
Rand Paul’s tiresome shtick: The “liberal media” didn’t make you say a lot of dumb things
Jim Newell
Angry Rand Paul is once again blaming the liberal media for highlighting his worst quotes. Sorry, this doesn't fly
Brian Williams’ big Iraq flub: Why his apology only raises more questions
Luke Brinker
The NBC anchor's extensive apology for inaccurate copter story still doesn't mesh with the facts
5 things men won’t tell you about sex (but you need to know)
Ej Dickson, Nico Lang
Pay no mind to gender conventions. Men are insecure about their bodies too, and many even like to cuddle
“There is no cure for trauma. Once it enters the body, it stays there forever”
David J. Morris
Survivors say the day of their trauma marks the end of a chapter in their lives. The IED attack in Iraq was mine
Do condoms kill the mood of a book? Erotica authors don’t agree on safe sex demands
Rachel Kramer Bussel
“We are writing fiction, not sex education manuals”
Nebraska educator may not survive racist post
Don Terry
Civil rights advocates and elected officials, including the governor, are calling for Pat McPherson's resignation
We’re clean eating our way to new eating disorders
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Is orthorexia about to join the DSM?
Bibi & Boehner blow it: How they strengthened the White House’s hand
Jim Newell
The speaker and Israeli prime minister had the perfect plan to subvert diplomacy with Iran. It failed spectacularly
Students: Don’t make “wildly inappropriate” comments about teachers
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Your professor's wardrobe is not up for review
“I don’t like to fight”: Brittney Cooper on life, God, childhood & mortality
Blake Zeff
Salon's contributing writer on her father's murder, her evolving views on religion -- and her professional journey
Reagan’s bizarre defenders: Rick Perlstein, phony centrism and the strange attack on history
Paul Rosenberg
The right attacked an acclaimed historian's Reagan book. What's really odd is how the sensible, smart set responded
“A year without God”: A Seventh-Day Adventist pastor embraces atheism
Hollis Phelps
What began as an thought experiment has cost Ryan Bell his congregation, his job and ultimately his religious faith
Target uses its plus-sized critics to launch a new line
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Fashion bloggers spoke out about the company's collections -- and got results
State of the Union live blog: Watch along with us!
Jim Newell
Watch the president's speech -- and GOP response -- along with us
Atheism’s civil-rights delusion: Why non-believers don’t need their own Selma moment
Steve Neumann
Anti-atheist attitudes are real — but they're nothing compared to the oppression of the Jim Crow south
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