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GOP’s massive fraud: The shutdown isn’t really a shutdown!
David Sirota
Sure, some parts of the government have stopped. But what about the drug war, NSA spying and the war machine?
Why I said no to strippers
Tracy Clark-Flory
When my fiancé's bachelor party arose, I surprised myself by forbidding lap dances. I used to be a strip club queen
White America says “Let the Fire Burn”
Andrew O'Hehir
What the Philadelphia firebombing of 1985 can tell us about the culture of white rage that led to the shutdown
I left New York for Moscow
Emily Gould
Maybe it was Moscow, or new love, or loneliness, or not being in N.Y., but I became a slightly different person
Miley Cyrus doesn’t need your open letters
Roxane Gay
Miley's crystal clear on what she's doing. Why should we absolve her of responsibility?
Viral marketing stunts are irritating, exploitative, and dumb
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Increasingly elaborate "prankvertising" gets noticed, but it's a huge turn-off
“Grand Theft Auto V”: Gaming’s dark misogynist cesspool
Andrew Leonard
"Grand Theft Auto V" shines a light into video gaming's most vile corners -- but that's no cause for despair
Openly gay, secretly undocumented
Brenda R. Rincon
Juan Ceballos fled Mexico for the US to escape a culture of persecution. His move came with a steep price
“I’m an instrument that will avenge”: The stories of women who fight back
Soraya Chemaly
Our culture celebrates male vigilantes, but harshly punishes women who fight back against those who harm them
“Don Jon’s” narrow, conservative view of sex
Luke Winkie
The movie offers a frank look at porn and porn addiction, but argues that only one kind of sexual behavior is OK
The opposite of “death panels”: How the ACA could lead to a better way of dying
Mary Elizabeth Williams
With more Americans insured, the Death With Dignity movement could get a surprise boost
Abercrombie’s anti-bullying shirts don’t come in plus-sizes
Mary Elizabeth Williams
The notorious "cool kids" brand takes a stand -- but still comes up short
We are all “Breaking Bad” truthers now
Joseph Lapin
Vince Gilligan left so many clues for viewers to find that we're still working through all the conspiracy theories
Myanmar Muslims hide amid deadly sectarian clashes
Khin Maung Win
Buddhist mobs have been attacking Muslims in the Asian nation
Why I’m still a Catholic
Nicole Chung
I'm an American-born Korean adoptee, and sometimes Catholicism feels like my only culture
What Stanley Kubrick got wrong about “The Shining”
Laura Miller
Stephen King has always disliked Stanley Kubrick's film of "The Shining," and he has a point
The tragic case of Palestinian-Syrian refugees
Miriam Berger
Politics and legal loopholes have left Palestinian-Syrian refugees among the most vulnerable in the region.
The Church needs more than a “good Pope”
Mary E. Hunt
Pope Francis is still sidestepping issues about women, transparency and church doctrine
Generation X’s journey from jaded to sated
Whitney Collins
Boomers cry "More, more, more!" and Millennials whine “Me, me, me!” But Gen Xers know when to say "Meh"
Lena Dunham isn’t a millennial
Anna North
She's the only "important" 20-something Elizabeth Wurtzel can think of, but she doesn't represent her generation
Can a new app change how we text?
Lydia Dishman
CoTap wants to change the way we communicate at work
Stop saying it’s easy to come out!
Michael Bronski, Ann Pellegrini, Michael Amico
A few celebrities say they're gay and the media pretends coming out is now no big deal. They're completely wrong
Women’s lives don’t matter: The lesson of Marissa Alexander
Brittney Cooper
Laws fail to effectively stop violent men or protect us -- that's why we have to stand up for ourselves
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