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Cam Newton is becoming the face of the NFL — and that scares the hell out of the racists who’ve been trying to tear him down
Nathaniel Friedman
Racism, jealousy and pettiness have dogged a magical season for star on verge of sports immortality
Football’s Polynesian moment: Samoa’s athletic outliers are paying a steep price for their commitment to the game
Rob Ruck
The things that make them so good at football also make them most vulnerable--as embodied by the great Junior Seau
Wilmore to Marco Rubio, Chris Christie: Stop talking about “ramming things down our throats” and spanking Hillary Clinton
Sarah Burris
"No one wants to think about Chris Christie spanking anyone"
Ronald Reagan, #GangstaGipper: How Reagan’s macho posturing helped create today’s gun culture
Rick Perlstein
Reality has never had much to do with conservative cult that extols firepower as the answer to all of life's issues
Thanks for nothing, Facebook: #FriendsDay is our latest reminder that curated selves are becoming “more real than real”
Paula Young Lee
“Here are your friends,” the generated #FriendsDay video says — and, as if to warn us: “Well, some of them”
Yet another reason to drink: Preachy CDC alcohol guidelines treat all women as potentially pregnant
Mary Elizabeth Williams
An attempt to raise awareness on the dangers of fetal alcohol syndrome goes too far
Naomi Klein: “There are no non-radical options left before us”
Michael Winship
The famed author of "This Changes Everything" explains why markets cannot be relied on to solve global warming
This is how Bernie or Hillary wins: The speech that would seal the nomination
Bertis Downs
We're days from New Hampshire and the battle keeps tightening. Here's how either candidate could gain separation
There is no GOP establishment lane! There is a proto-fascist, a Christian theocrat, and an Ayn Rand neoliberal
Chauncey DeVega
Most everything the media says about the "GOP establishment lane" is wrong. It does not really exist
No, white people, you still can’t say the N-word: That word belongs to black people and our culture now — not yours
D. Watkins
I'm never offended when an African-American calls me the N-word—but from anyone else, it's not OK
College students were asked simple questions about politics and history and their answers are a dramatic wake up call about the state of our education system
Janet Upadhye
This video is the most terrifying thing you will see today
Not another weak celebrity apology: This hollow public ritual desperately needs an overhaul
Matthew Rozsa
Former Pantera frontman Phil Anselmo's "white power!" cry set the wheels of yet another impotent apology in motion
“It was like watching home”: “Fresh Off the Boat” makes history with funny and moving Chinese New Year episode
Paula Young Lee
Last night, the Huangs tried to celebrate New Year in 1996 Orlando, to comic and ultimately heartfelt results
No, Bernie Sanders can’t overcome GOP obstructionism. Here’s why that shouldn’t matter
Bob Cesca
The deck is stacked against Sanders' legislative vision. That doesn't mean his vision isn't of vital importance
Bernie bros, stop this meme: Your dumb joke about Hillary’s music taste isn’t funny — it’s predictably sexist
Annie Zaleski
Female music journalists, fans and musicians themselves deal with these false and stupid assumptions all the time
Relive “The People v. O.J. Simpson”: New crime series nails the maddening trial that rocked the ’90s
Sonia Saraiya
With its examination of race and gender in America, FX’s new series feels like it could have happened yesterday
Coldplay’s eat-pray-love India: Their Beyoncé collaboration is even more insidious than cultural appropriation — and it’s not the band’s first time
Paula Young Lee
Just like "Princess of China," "Hymn for the Weekend" is Orientalism—a white guy's fantasy Asia, repackaged & sold
The GOP’s 3-way race from hell: Everything you need to know about last night’s Iowa caucuses
Heather Digby Parton
After months of build up, Republican voters finally made their voices heard. Next: Four more torturous months
“The silent majority has been man-spreading for a while”: Larry Wilmore explains Donald Trump and America’s 2016 rage
Sarah Burris
Why are Americans so angry? Do people just love to be outraged? The "Nightly Show" breaks it down
“The Iowa caucus is the Kim Kardashian of states”: “Daily Show” unloads on our Iowa fixation
Sarah Burris
There's no reason for our obsession with it, "The Daily Show" notes. It's just the way it is
Twitter’s toxic party: Anything goes, everyone’s invited and the host is too terrified to set down house rules
Arthur Chu
What made Twitter great at first was destined to drag it down—but the company won't abandon its freewheeling vision
Where are all the women in American film?
Winsome Brown
As an actor and a member of SAG, I have to ask: Why must we put a woman in a bathtub to give her a voice?
7 places to find porn that’s actually worth watching
Carrie Weisman
There's no shortage of porn on the Internet, but good porn? That's another story. Here are some places to look
Olive Garden has unlimited breadsticks — also lots of labor issues, illness outbreaks, and an icky sexual harassment policy
Saru Jayaraman
The motto may be "When you're here, you're family." When you work there, it's something else entirely
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