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“Getting Schooled”: Back to teaching in the era of Common Core
Laura Miller
A writer returns to a profession transformed by economic inequality, standardized testing and capitalism
We must consider Gaza images: It’s OK to wonder about the lives of the dead — it makes us human, and it makes us understand
Caitlin Doughty
Don't let the photos make you afraid of dying. Let them make you afraid of how we're living
The raging contradiction at the heart of the conservative “reform” movement
Sean McElwee
Republicans are desperate for a facelift, but their new effort to appear compassionate collapses under scrutiny
Ayn Rand’s libertarian “Groundhog Day”: Billionaire greed, deregulation and the myth that markets aren’t free enough
Thomas Frank
Wall Street wrecks the economy, and we keep pretending they're heroes worth emulating. Maybe we really are suckers
In the age of Reddit, can the Internet ever really grow up?
Andrew Leonard
More than two decades after its popular debut, the Web is still stuck in a perpetual adolescence. What gives?
Everything you’ve heard about millennials is wrong
Chris Ostendorf
They're stunted, privileged, lazy and ruining the institution of marriage according to a new study. It's all bunk
The best ’90s songs you completely forgot about
Annie Zaleski
From "Miss Teen USA" to "Sister Havana," the '90s gems that somehow disappeared from the cultural radar
Shockingly sleazy GOP governors: “Knaves, scoundrels, extremists and panderers”
Paul Rosenberg
Problems mount for Rick Perry, Scott Walker & many more. Why are they touted for 2016 and protected by D.C. press?
When an extremist Christian fundamentalist got to run a whole state
Heather Digby Parton
Kansas is the new battleground for the soul of the GOP. Sam Brownback's term as senator should be a cautionary tale
Peggy Noonan: America is divided because Obama is “out there dropping his g’s”
Simon Maloy
The WSJ columnist says the country can't come together until the president starts enunciating properly
Google’s barge: A big waste of money that could have been better spent
Andrew Leonard
What if the cash blown on a floating luxury showroom had been applied to San Francisco's civic infrastructure?
Let the dying die!
Mary Elizabeth Williams
A U.K. cardiologist speaks up for healthcare's last taboo
10 reasons America is morbidly obese
Alex Henderson
It's not just the fast food: Our country faces a perfect storm of obstacles to living a healthy lifestyle
Why they really hate Neil deGrasse Tyson: Inside the right’s anti-intellectual paranoia
Amanda Marcotte
A new National Review cover story demonstrates the seething resentment that fuels much of modern conservative anger
Tweet and delete: On Gaza, celebrity courage — and cowardice — over social media
Remi Kanazi
While some gutsy celebs have tweeted support for Palestine, others have backed down under harsh online criticism
Beck & Limbaugh’s twisted mythology: What’s really behind right-wing delusions
Elias Isquith
Prejudice and bigotry are still major influences on our politics, but they can be overcome, an expert tells Salon
Is marriage becoming obsolete for millennials?
Lynn Stuart Parramore
A new Pew poll reveals Gen Y's deep ambivalence about tying the knot
Jill Abramson’s sad admission: “I don’t think the press, in general, did publish any stories that upset the Bush White House”
Patrick L. Smith
Why did the New York Times back down again and again and hold important stories? The reasons are infuriating
“Guardians of the Galaxy”: Marvel’s goofy, exhausting and faintly fascist new franchise
Andrew O'Hehir
This whimsical space adventure will leave you hooked on a feeling -- and longing to stomp Bradley Cooper's raccoon
National Review declares war against the nerds
Andrew Leonard
Why are conservatives so annoyed by Neil DeGrasse Tyson? Because, you know, science
Rick Perlstein: “Ronald Reagan absolved America almost in a priestly role not to have to contend with sin. The consequences are all around us today”
David Dayen
From climate change to foreign affairs, Reagan pushed America toward easy lies, just as reckoning seemed possible
“Get on Up” can’t contain the brilliant, arrogant, and magnetic Godfather of Soul
Andrew O'Hehir
Chadwick Boseman's explosive turn as James Brown anchors an enjoyable if dutiful biopic of a musical revolutionary
Katy Perry on cultural appropriation: “Can’t you appreciate a culture?”
Daniel D'Addario
The star -- who's played a geisha onstage -- says she'll "stick to baseball and hot dogs" from now on
Please don’t compare Google Glass rage to the Chinese Exclusion Act
Andrew Leonard
Tech workers are not the new coolies. The Statue of Liberty wasn't built to welcome the wealthy and powerful
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