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What happens if Trump admits it all? Nothing much — at this point, that might help him
Chauncey DeVega
Is Trump's next move a wink-and-nod confession that he tried to stage a coup? We know he'd get away with it
Ohio Senate candidate J.D. Vance falls for online hoax
Meaghan Ellis
The Senate hopeful has a history of falling for similar parodies
People who got sick after far-right conference claim it’s anthrax — not COVID-19
Brett Bachman
Attendees complained of coughing, shortness of breath and fever — which are more commonly associated with COVID-19
No one can say if “The Matrix Resurrections” is good or bad. Either way, it makes you think
Melanie McFarland
While the fourth installment of "The Matrix" series isn't a complete success, it is a worthy conversation piece
“The King’s Man”: Come for the goofy revisionist history, but stay for scenery-chewing Rasputin
Gary M. Kramer
The film is really just an excuse for multiple souped-up action setpieces and dumb fun set during WWI
Wearing face masks erases “beauty bias,” study finds
Matthew Rozsa
A new study raises interesting questions about how COVID-19 face masks offset bias based on attractiveness
The past, present, and future of poop
Jenny Morber
In “The Other Dark Matter,” Lina Zeldovich surveys the history and science of how human sewage is handled
On Shab-e Yalda, red fruit and fortune-telling rule the night
Louisa Shafia
How one author’s family celebrates the ancient winter solstice tradition
As the pandemic’s third wave hits America, members of Congress look to cash in
Bob Hennelly
Like the House members who profited from pharma stock, Joe Manchin is looking out for No. 1. Why be surprised?
Top Georgia Republican wants to ban ballot drop boxes — months after voting to install them
Igor Derysh
Georgia Democrats say Sen. Butch Miller is trying to "silence voters of color" with sudden drop-box switchback
“The Witcher” is back to give women a more equal share in its power
Melanie McFarland
In this second season the fantasy places its heroes and heroines on more equal footing in a patriarchal world
Where the depressed are not welcome
Robert Isaacs
If the university I taught at won't take depression seriously, who will?
Theocrats are coming for the school board — but parents are starting to fight back
Paul Rosenberg
Right-wing Christians launch an assault on public school, starting in Colorado. Parents find a secret weapon: humor
Hollywood, please stop adapting K-dramas. It’s not just unnecessary, it’s racist
Carolyn Hinds
The beauty of "Train to Busan" and "Crash Landing on You" is their cultural specificity, which is erased by remakes
“West Side Story” may be timeless — but life in gangs today differs vastly from the Jets and Sharks
David Pyrooz, James Densley, Scott H. Decker
American street gangs in the 21st century have been reshaped by demographics, social stigmas, technology and more
Right-wing authoritarianism is winning — but higher education is where we can fight back
Henry A. Giroux
At its best, higher education produces engaged, critical thinkers — who are crucial in the fight against fascism
Why do couples use baby talk with one another?
Ramesh Kaipa
Although it's cringeworthy, this is actually healthy behavior, according to studies
The Christian right didn’t used to care about abortion — until they did
Matthew Rozsa
Even the Catholic Church didn't have a lot to say about abortion until fairly recently. Here's why
The American Mao: Donald Trump has led the Republican Party into a cultural revolution
Lucian K. Truscott IV
Trump may not be president, but he's acting like a dictator — and purging internal dissent the way Mao once did
The Great Inheritors: How three families shielded their fortunes from taxes for generations
Patricia Callahan, James Bandler, Justin Elliott, Doris Burke, Jeff Ernsthausen
Some of the wealthiest Americans claimed their fortunes would never last through the generations. They were wrong
2021’s biggest troll: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
Jon Skolnik
Marjorie Taylor Greene took the spotlight left when Donald Trump got booted from social media
Ron DeSantis escalates his authoritarian purge: GOP bounty hunters are the next frontier
Amanda Marcotte
His Stasi-style bill adds bounty hunting to national efforts to purge school officials for insufficient bigotry
House Freedom Caucus expanding to the states — because GOP isn’t right-wing enough
Igor Derysh
Trump sidekick Mark Meadows is leading an effort to bring more extremist rhetoric and tactics to state capitols
Ron DeSantis’ “Stop WOKE” bill, modeled after Texas’ anti-abortion law, targets teachers
Jon Skolnik
“Nobody wants this crap,” DeSantis said of critical race theory. "You’re not doing that in the state of Florida”
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