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How oligarchs destroyed a major American city

Anis Shivani
Central Houston, once a bastion for the creative class, has been converted into an exclusive playland for the rich

Hannah Horvath is an existentialist: Talking to the authors of “Girls and Philosophy”

Anna Silman
The philosopher duo on feminism, child sexuality and why we shouldn't get mad at Lena Dunham

Everybody hates Americans: My life abroad as the maligned Other

Bess Rattray
Living in a small Canadian town taught me the near-obsession of outsiders' scorn. Finally, I'm ready to push back

The crazy-making in Christianity: Religion’s cycle of self-doubt and self-punishment

Marlene Winell, Valerie Tarico
Christians like to talk about the benefits of faith. But what if the exact opposite is true?

My imperfect forgiveness project: How writing a memoir forced me to deal with old resentments

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Sifting through memories as I wrote my book, I had to let go of bitterness toward the loved ones who'd let me down

How to win Thanksgiving: Your guide to arguing with relatives

Jim Newell
It's going to be especially hard to avoid politics at Thanksgiving this year. Here's how you can defeat Uncle Dingo

The surprising, fascinating history of Thanksgiving food: Olives, tamales and relish?!

Heather Digby Parton
We all know about turkey and pumpkin pie. But these other Thanksgiving traditions might just stun (and entice) you

Student newspaper issues amazing response to college president’s victim blaming

Jenny Kutner
Donald Eastman III suggested students stop drinking and having casual sex to prevent assault. Students said: Nope!

“Mockingjay”s eerie echoes of Ferguson: Our real dystopian nightmare

Sonia Saraiya
It's hard not to look at this desolate fictional world and see a dark mirror of our own

Tucker Max: “I’ve been calling Cosby a rapist for 10 years and people look at me like I’m the bad dude”

Anna Silman
The "fratire" author on catcalling, sexual assault narratives in the media, and the stories that made him famous

The right’s vile Ferguson ploy: Why they really want to focus on “riots”

Elias Isquith
Supporters of Darren Wilson and apologists for Ferguson officials are desperate to change the subject. Here's why

Tucker Max: “I’ve been calling Cosby a rapist for 10 years and people look at me like I’m the bad dude”

The "fratire" author on catcalling, sexual assault narratives in the media, and the stories that made him famous

“The Imitation Game”: Benedict Cumberbatch invents computer, wins war

Andrew O'Hehir
The "Sherlock" star explores the thrilling, tragic true story of cryptographer Alan Turing in this Oscar-bait drama

Black bodies are not weapons: Why white supremacists insist Michael Brown was “armed”

Heather Digby Parton
The right is enraged that anyone would say Mike Brown was "unarmed." Here's why they're so dangerously deluded

“I really fault myself”: Retired Gen. Daniel Bolger on what we got wrong in Iraq

Elias Isquith
Three-star general and author tells Salon what we must learn to avoid making such terrible mistakes again

Mike Rowe’s Wal-Mart hypocrisy: A so-called blue-collar champion ducks the real Black Friday issue

Mario Vasquez
Wal-Mart on Black Friday might be one of the dirtiest jobs going. Mike Rowe doesn't seem to want to talk about it

How sexual abusers hide in plain sight: What Rolling Stone’s blockbuster UVA rape exposé really tells us

Andi Zeisler
Sure, the conversation on consent has evolved in recent years. But we still can't stop euphemizing rape

How J.Law morphed into Katniss: “Mockingjay” is a perfect metaphor for Hollywood’s blockbuster machine

Anna Silman
The latest "Hunger Games" eerily captures the glassed-in claustrophobia of life as a modern franchise star

Ani DiFranco: “This was the first time in my life I really felt like dancing”

Ani DiFranco
Alt-rock icon recalls falling in love with New Orleans music, and the work being done to save its traditional sound

Mike Huckabee: Abortion worse than Holocaust, U.S. will “pay the consequences” of gay marriage

Luke Brinker
GOPer says fellow pastors have "blood on our hands" for not doing enough to stop abortion

College president: Best way to avoid rape is to stop drinking, having casual sex

Jenny Kutner
The president of Eckerd College joins in the chorus of universities failing to adequately address sexual assault

No justice in America: Why promises of change were too slow for Mike Brown

Katie McDonough
Like so many others before them, Mike Brown's family was denied not just justice -- but fairness

Richard Cohen’s latest disgrace: Noted creep has some thoughts on sexual creeps

Luke Brinker
Washington Post columnist wonders why culture devalues women -- but doesn't acknowledge his own sordid history

3 reasons Cosby defenders should be ashamed

Chris Ostendorf
The iconic comedian isn't the victim of a vast conspiracy, despite what Whoopi Goldberg and others seem to suggest
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