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“Stupid, absurd, non-defensible”: New NEA president Lily Eskelsen García on the problem with Arne Duncan, standardized tests and the war on teachers
Jeff Bryant
Arne Duncan has met his worst nightmare -- an NEA president armed with facts and guts. She tells Salon what's next
4 reasons you should never ask a woman why she’s single
Miri Mogilevsky
The question is more loaded than people realize. Here's why you should avoid it altogether
I’m a lesbian marrying a man
EJ Levy
Friends don't understand: My sexual orientation never changed. I simply fell in love with a very unexpected person
Journalism under fire: America’s freedom of the press is in danger
Heather Digby Parton
A new report highlights the increasing hostility that investigative reporters face
Report: Microsoft releasing a “selfie phone” perfect for narcissists everywhere
Sarah Gray
Two new Windows 8.1 devices may be on their way -- one is a startlingly accurate representation of today's culture
The right’s absurd victory lap: Why ditching “pro-choice” isn’t a win for conservatives
Katie McDonough
If there is indeed a "pro-choice" reckoning happening right now, a "pro-life" upheaval might not be far behind
Colbert, Stewart and Louis C.K. skewer Silicon Valley: The 10 best comedy takedowns of start-up culture
Prachi Gupta
From chic nerds to "smart cups," there's so much to mock about tech culture. Here's who has done it best
Women are getting smarter faster than men
Jenny Kutner
New findings show there is a gender difference in cognition, but it varies with access to education
Bill O’Reilly: Kids smoking pot is “part of the culture” in “certain ghetto neighborhoods”
Elias Isquith
Fox News star implies the reason cops disproportionately arrest non-white offenders has nothing to do with racism
How conservative Christian women came to claim “true” feminism
Leslie Dorrough Smith
The author of a new book on Concerned Women for America deconstructs the religious right's most persuasive rhetoric
Germany performed the most penis enlargements in the world last year
Jenny Kutner
A poll of worldwide cosmetic procedures found the U.S. in the No. 1 spot for plastic surgery
Gregory punts on poverty: The “Meet the Press” host blew his “exclusive” interview with Paul Ryan
Simon Maloy
David Gregory asked Paul Ryan just two poverty questions on "Meet the Press," and let him dodge them both
NPR “Tell Me More” host Michel Martin’s essay is essential reading on the issues women of color face
Prachi Gupta
White women: Checking your privilege is not good enough.
Take a look at the blog that is going to help end rape culture
Jenny Kutner
"I Believe You | It's Not Your Fault" is what young girls need to hear but don't. So women writers are telling them
6 worst right-wing moments of the week — Michele Bachmann is back with a vengeance
Janet Allon
The Minnesota congresswoman hasn't given up on higher office. Meanwhile, Sean Hannity is a horrible, no-good bully
“Whisky Tango Foxtrot”: A techno-thriller with a soul
Laura Miller
Three confused young people battle a corporate conspiracy to control all information in this smart, funny novel
Edwidge Danticat interviews Katia Ulysse: “Rich stays here. Poor stays there. That’s the Haiti I’ve always known”
Edwidge Danticat
Edwidge Danticat and Katia Ulysse talk Haiti, hiding in plain sight, fiction and journeys to America
This is your brain on racism: Inside the mind of modern bigotry
Stephen Eric Bronner
From Mel Gibson to Donald Sterling: What are the ingredients that fuel bigotry in contemporary America?
My party has lost its soul: Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and the victory of Wall Street Democrats
Bill Curry
A former Clinton aide on how Democrats lost their way chasing Wall Street cash, and new populism the party needs
“Where are your Bibles?”: Jesus, Kentucky and the best lattes in the South
Gabe Bullard
Scripture and a fascinating new Christian culture fuels an amazing coffee scene in the land of Baptists and bourbon
The truth about our Wi-Fi society: What the quest for constant connection really means
Andrew Leonard
NYC now plans to turn old pay phones into wireless hotspots, raising new questions about our hyper-connected lives
Your iPhone addiction will rot your kid’s brain: Put your devices away, moms and dads
Sara Scribner
iPads and other devices aren't really interactive. An expert on the need to read to kids
“A story of love and obsession gone bad”: How the U.S. Navy is killing the world’s whales
Lindsay Abrams
Author Joshua Horwitz on the epic showdown between marine life and national security
Why law school’s love affair with economics is terrible for the American legal system
Ted Hamilton
Law schools are putting more and more emphasis on a cash-crazed free market ideology. Here's what's at stake
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