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“Serial” wades into political firestorm: Sarah Koenig could raise right’s ire by taking on Bowe Bergdahl mystery
Amanda Marcotte
The new season of "Serial" is courting the right's wrath by probing the strange case of soldier Bowe Bergdahl
Trevor Noah just perfectly explained our sick gun culture
Sarah Burris
"This is so confusing to me," the "Daily Show" host says
These engineers, comedians and doctors had a major impact on American culture — and sorry Trump, they also happen to be Muslim
Asha Parker
From neuroscience to sports, Muslims have played an important role in shaping America
Thoughts and prayers will never be enough: Why the church can’t stop gun violence
Daniel Schultz
Tired bromides won't save us, but legislative action can. Our politicians can start by closing gun show loopholes
10 things you can buy that show just how diseased America’s gun culture really is
Kali Holloway
Bulletproof blankets? School shooting phone apps? Only a society as debased as ours can sell products like these
Welcome to Trumpland, Maine: What this small city tells us about the new politics of fear
Paula Young Lee
The disconnect between the urbanized imagination and rural realities comes into sharp relief in Lewiston
No, Trump isn’t the next Hitler: But his real historical comparison is still scary
Arthur Chu
A tycoon dilettante with a "straight shooting" style who mainstreamed repugnant racist views? Sounds familiar
Blaming Beyoncé and pop stars for crime? Ted Cruz backs insane theory that female sexuality causes violence
Amanda Marcotte
Does female sexuality cause violence? Ted Cruz, with his endorsement of E.W. Jackson, seems to think so
Rep. Steve King challenges Muslim American Congressman’s allegiance to the U.S.: “Which is superior, the Constitution or Sharia law?”
Sophia Tesfaye
King not only targets his colleague, Rep. Keith Ellison, but also parrots an Alex Jones conspiracy theory on MSNBC
Camille Paglia slams Taylor Swift’s #GirlSquad: “Retire that obnoxious Nazi Barbie routine”
Brendan Gauthier
The critic used Swift's now-legendary parade of A-list besties to make a point about female support structures
Aziz Ansari’s best actor nod: What the Golden Globes tell us about biology, popularity and its rewards
Erin Coulehan
Golden Globe nods went out today, and Netflix beat out HBO this year, including Ansari's for "Master of None"
Let’s have a war on football: Greed, brain damage, tax breaks to billionaires and the debate we need to have about the NFL
Steve Almond
An ex-jock's insane rant denying the dangers of football wasn't just ignorant, it teemed with white privilege
You don’t have to like Farrah Abraham to believe her: Backlash against the reality star accusing James Deen of rape suggests we still want a “perfect” victim
Nico Lang
Abraham is almost a cartoon version of the “imperfect rape victim”—and she deserves to be heard as much as anyone
6 signs greed has destroyed American culture
R.J. Eskow
More than ever, we seem infatuated with the fruits of unproductive avarice
The South won the Civil War: White men, racial resentment, and how the Bitter Minority came to rule us all
Paul Rosenberg
Nixon's Silent Majority, neither silent nor a majority, runs Congress and propels Trump. How did this happen?
Lane Bryant’s epic Twitter chat fail: “Their brand is to make fat people feel like they are our only choice”
Rachel Kramer Bussel
The plus size fashion retailer invited Twitter to #AskLaneBryant today, and the criticism floodgates opened
Fascism is all the rage in Europe, and it’s coming to America
Sean Illing
Neo-fascism is on the rise in Europe, and there are echoes of it in Donald Trump's increasingly dangerous rhetoric
Donald Trump’s dangerously effective style: “He’s more human when he talks than just about any other figure we have seen in a long time”
Scott Timberg
Salon speaks to linguist John McWhorter about the language of the 2016 campaign
As Maine goes, so goes the nation: Will this small city’s mayoral election predict a Trump victory in 2016?
Paula Young Lee
A once-white working class city now home to Somalis, Lewiston is a place where big debates come in focus [UPDATED]
Is France going fascist? Extreme-right National Front is now the most popular party
Ben Norton
France's popular anti-immigrant party was founded by fascist Holocaust denier whose daughter may be next president
Privacy is for white people: The San Bernardino shooters’ apartment, Robert Dear’s trailer and the media spectacle of black and brown victims
Arthur Chu
We don't see cable news digging through the Colorado Planned Parenthood shooter's stuff—or white victims on display
Wreck the halls: Another year of Grinchy conservatives using the “war on Christmas” to suck joy out of the holiday season
Amanda Marcotte
Holidays are meant to be fun, but under the guise of "saving" Christmas, conservatives are ruining it for everyone
The GOP’s mass shooting hypocrisy is fueling its cancerous rage
Heather Digby Parton
After each tragedy, Republicans look for anything to blame but guns. Now they're taking Islamophobia to new heights
Rand Paul’s sad final days: Donald Trump, the Koch brothers and the slow fizzle of the GOP’s libertarian/millennial dream
David T.S. Jonas
He was poised to lead a small government wave to the White House, uniting libertarians and Gen Y. What went wrong?
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