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The “electability” argument is bogus: Why Bernie Sanders isn’t the second coming of George McGovern
Daniel Denvir
Establishment dems have for months warned that a Bernie nomination would be disaster. Here's why they're wrong
“The point of having f**k-you money”: We’ve seen how the economy broke down in ’08 — Showtime’s “Billions” shows us why
Sonia Saraiya
The financial crisis left an impression on TV and film, but "Billions" is the rare show that understands the rich
“It’s not a guilty pleasure”: “American Crime Story” faces the complexities of the O.J. trial head-on
Melanie McFarland
The cast of Ryan Murphy's new show discuss O.J Simpson, race, justice and where they watched the white Bronco chase
Our terrified hyperpatriots: Here’s what Palin, Trump and anti-Muslim extremists fear most
Steven Salaita
When Palin demands "speak American" or Trump targets Muslims, this is the fear they're playing on
They’ll always lose the culture wars: The right loves fighting lost causes– but liberals keep winning
Stephen Prothero
Everything's a fight-to-the-death partisan culture war. Liberal progress always wins. That's why they fight so hard
The Illuminati rules?: Sorry, conspiracy theorists, but “secret societies” do not run the world
Mitch Horowitz
"Secret elites" are not America's problem. Looking to jury-rigged politics and voter apathy is more to the point
Cecil is the least of it: 6 grisly facts trophy hunters don’t want you to know
Martha Rosenberg
Unlike hunting groups that pay lip service to conservation, Safari Club International hosts actual killing derbies
The “Star Wars” kids aren’t alright: The movie gets millennials right — our fight isn’t with “The Man,” but with each other
Arthur Chu
In the earlier "Star Wars" movies, the war was between evil old men and young rebels — now, it's peer against peer
Someone you love has had an abortion: It’s time to end the silence
Debra Hauser
For 15 years I kept my own abortion story to myself. Now I know that sharing our stories is changing the culture
The evolution of Leo: His punishing, paternal “Revenant” is the penance that will erase his party-boy past
Eileen G'Sell
DiCaprio had to lose all remnants of his lighter-weight former selves before Academy voters would give him an Oscar
Marvel’s Trump agenda: Maybe it’s no accident that fans have to push for equality and diversity at every turn
Matthew Rozsa
Ike Perlmutter's $1 million to Trump is a slap in the face when fans thought the CEO was taking diversity seriously
Meet the professional dick photographer: “I thought it would be funny to treat dick pics like a high-fashion photo shoot”
Carrie Weisman
Two things distinguish her from other dick-friendly photographers: Clothes and comedy--think little hats and wigs
Chicago police’s stunning dashcam scandal: How police brass allow cops to evade accountability
Daniel Denvir
The Windy City's police remain under fierce scrutiny after the killing of unarmed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald
Abolish the Oscars — or just let them fade away? Danny Glover and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar tackle a fading institution
Andrew O'Hehir
Glover says "we should do away" with the Oscars; Abdul-Jabbar says they must adapt or die slowly
The popularity of Bernie Sanders speaks volumes about Americans’ rejection of organized religion
Amanda Marcotte
Bernie Sanders' lack of religious faith is more normal in America than many pundits and politicians seem to think
Amazon is killing our cities: We’re bingeing “Transparent” while a long-term disaster builds
Scott Timberg
Amazon is investing in exciting TV and film projects, great! And a new study shows the real cost of doing business
This is how Ben Carson blew it: How the onetime GOP favorite fast became a 2016 afterthought
Lou Dubose
"All they have to do now is decide who will write the eulogy. Dr Carson is out of the race and everyone...knows it"
Paul LePage’s guillotine dream: A warped, bloodthirsty fantasy of justice resurrected for the YouTube age
Paula Young Lee
The Maine governor knows his French history, so he says, but has he forgotten the real lessons of the Terror?
Casting a white guy to play Michael Jackson, really?: In an industry rigged against minority actors, this is just the latest low
Mary Elizabeth Williams
In the midst of industry attention to long-standing diversity issues, Joseph Fiennes signs on to play a Black icon
Miley Cyrus, kiss of death: Woody Allen’s transformation from auteur to troll is now complete
Mary Elizabeth Williams
You can take the girl off the Disney Channel, but you can't make her stop shouting her way through a scene
The GOP and the dumbing down of the U.S.: Conservatives need to accept that Trump, Palin and anti-intellectualism are their fault
Sean Illing
The National Review scoffs at Trump and the nation's growing illiteracy while missing how the right inspired both
Who is Bill Maher kidding? Blaming “racist Asians” for the all-white acting Oscars might be the most disingenuous response yet
Paula Young Lee
Maher's "I'm just honest!" shtick allows him to toss absurdities about Hollywood and race disguised as truth-bombs
It’s “Dear Fat People” for TV: New “Fit to Fat to Fit” show oozes contempt, disguised as empathy
Rachel Kramer Bussel
A&E’s new reality show makes a mockery of fat people’s lives with its unhealthy stunt weight gain
“It’s like Keystone XL times 100”: The creator of the award-winning doc “Gasland” on what it will take to build a climate change movement that’s up to the challenge
Reynard Loki
Josh Fox talks fracking, the impact of COP21, and the stories of hope he uncovered in his new film
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