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The privilege of being “invisible”: As a brown Muslim woman, my visibility comes with my Otherness
Maria Khwaja
When I think of white privilege, I think of the ability to be seen as more than a tired symbol in a culture war
“You need to die”: Cliven Bundy and violent militias still terrorizing Utah, Nevada
Paul Rosenberg
Donald Sterling stole the spotlight, but the menace from Bundy's supporters continues -- and might be getting worse
The tenth anniversary of “Frasier” proves the limits of Internet nostalgia
Daniel D'Addario
"Mean Girls" and "Friends" recently inspired countless retrospectives. But why did the social web forget "Frasier"?
Jon Hamm’s “Million Dollar Arm” and the slow death of the sports movie
Andrew O'Hehir
Don Draper goes to India in an uncomfortable blend of baseball nostalgia, neocolonialism and family values
“I was hurt”: How white elite racism invaded a college debate championship
Brittney Cooper
Korey Johnson and Ameena Ruffin mastered the rules of debate, and broke them skillfully. Here's what happened next
“Louie’s” manic bossy nightmare girls: How Louis C.K. destroyed this male wishful thinking fantasy
Heather Havrilesky
"Louie's" girls are tough and scary and know what they want: He killed the MPDG and invented a new type altogether
“Freakonomics” author: “Maybe it’s time for us to quit this”
Sarah Gray
Stephen Dubner talks about his new book, the problems of journalism and the joy of calling it quits
The US is now deporting its decorated, even wounded, war veterans
Bernd Debusmann Jr.
At most funerals for US veterans, the flag is presented ‘on behalf of a grateful nation.’ Not so for these vets
Conchita Wurst’s gender-fluid win
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Eurovision's "bearded lady" scores a victory unlike any other
SNL’s long history of rehabilitating our worst celebrities
Daniel D'Addario
What's the point in mocking controversial public figures if you're just going to invite them to laugh along?
Fox News’ psycho-social #Benghazi world: The right’s fear of facts and the “reality-based community”
Paul Rosenberg
What happened in Benghazi vs. the way it's covered: A right-wing fever dream will lead them to electoral ruin
The Piketty pontiff: How Pope Francis is bringing Catholicism back to its anti-inequality roots
Sean McElwee
The Pope's call for the "legitimate redistribution of economic benefits" shocked some observers. It shouldn't have
8 worst right-wing moments of the week — Science is under attack, so it must be Monday
Janet Allon
S.E. Cupp was one of many pundits to claim that scientists can't be trusted, while "Fox & Friends" flunks feminism
Michael Sam is the new normal
Mary Elizabeth Williams
A single kiss rocked the world -- and then steadied it
The real reason Thomas Piketty has taken America by storm
Lynn Stuart Parramore
The success of "Capital in the 21st Century" took many people by surprise. Here's why it shouldn't have
Satire’s corporate takeover: “Community,” “Silicon Valley” and the entertainment-industrial complex
Evan Selinger
As TV turns increasingly to product placement, it's still trying to pretend it's in on the joke. Here's the problem
The problem with Thomas Piketty: “Capital” destroys right-wing lies, but there’s one solution it forgets
Thomas Frank
After "Capital," we'll never talk income inequality or meritocratic myths the same way. But we must talk unions
Are millennials too cool for sincerity? The truth about our love affair with irony
Philip Burnett
How irony transformed from a weapon into a mask, used to protect us from appearing uneducated, overeager or uncool
Dozens of protesters ride in off-limits canyon
Martin Griffith, Brady McCombs
What “Neighbors” and “Chef” can teach us about white male privilege
Andrew O'Hehir
Seth Rogen and Jon Favreau are better stand-ins for White America than Princeton Kid
Calm down everybody: McCarthyism isn’t coming back just because a rich guy lost his job
Peter Finocchiaro
Why public outrage against bigots like Donald Sterling has nothing in common with Joe McCarthy's reign of terror
2016 campaign checklist: Paul
Ken Thomas
When will television networks stop trying to capitalize on Internet memes?
Prachi Gupta
ABC just greenlit a show called "Selfie," and it does not sound promising
Amazon’s ridiculous photography patent makes Mark Cuban happy
Andrew Leonard
The latest intellectual property grab by Jeff Bezos is a huge gift to advocates of patent reform
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