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Why George Zimmerman’s painting went viral: America’s fascination with infamous artists
Emily Colucci
Art by Zimmerman and George W. Bush grabs national attention because it seems like a window into their minds
Hack List No. 9: Thomas Friedman
Alex Pareene
Our annual list is here! This time, we channeled each hack's unique voice -- and let them "write" their own entries
Hack List No. 10: Malcolm Gladwell
Alex Pareene
Our annual list is here! This time, we channeled each hack's unique voice -- and let them "write" their own entries
“Dreadful Deceit”: Race is a myth
Laura Miller
A historian argues that one of the defining elements of American culture is merely a "social fiction"
Abscam, the NSA and the ’70s: The real “American Hustle”
Andrew O'Hehir
Behind David O. Russell's fun new movie lies a dark '70s fable of political corruption and the security state
Get a clue, McDonald’s: Chain tells workers how much to tip their pool cleaners, dog walkers, and masseuses
Josh Eidelson
Corporate giant that told workers to go to church and return their presents has more tone-deaf advice to offer
“Newtown”: The truth about Sandy Hook
Laura Miller
A new book on the school shooting last year offers a clearer picture of one of America's darkest hours
11 greatest Nelson Mandela quotes
Baindu Kallon
Some of the most powerful words from the Nobel laureate and revolutionary
Our outrageous media created the Tea Party
Jeffrey M. Berry, Sarah Sobieraj
How "melodrama, misrepresentative exaggeration and mockery" became the dominant tone on cable and talk radio
Give Joe Scarborough a tissue!: D.C. pundits horrified at rudeness of “nuclear option”
Alex Pareene
Poor centrists: By allowing the majority to govern, Harry Reid made a broken Congress even more broken, they sniff
“Betas”: Millennial nerds reach for Silicon Valley glory
Neil Drumming
Amazon's original sitcom doesn't feel terribly new -- but that might be OK
Pop music’s race problem: How white artists profit from mocking hip-hop
Daniel D'Addario
From "Royals" to "Thrift Shop," many of the year's pop hits have been built on tone-deaf critiques of rap
It’s “Paul Ryan is a serious wonk” season again!
Alex Pareene
The Washington Post admires Paul Ryan's very bold plan to fight poverty by replacing food stamps with dreams
Why women love big dogs
Hayley Krischer
Pop culture likes to depict ladies with tiny Yorkies. But there's something great about a pet who's a gentle giant
Gospel of selfishness pervades American Christianity
Amanda Marcotte
The philosophers of greed now use Christianity as their cover story
Dear Vladimir: Paul McCartney pens letter to Russian leader on behalf of the Arctic 30
Lindsay Abrams
The letter urges Putin to release the Greenpeace activists, quotes "Back in the USSR"
You’re not fooling anybody, Richard Cohen
Mary Elizabeth Williams
The world's worst columnist passive aggressively strikes again
No, Joss Whedon, “feminist” is not a dirty word
Katie McDonough
Joss Whedon's ideas about gender equity as a "natural state" bring up a whole host of problems
Where’s the next protest anthem?
Dorothy Woodend
There was a time when music could inspire revolutions. Now it's just a marketing tool
“We have a radical philosophy:” The right-wing plot to stop the public option
Thom Hartmann
Behind the scenes as the Koch Brothers, Sarah Palin and Fox News fought to defeat progressive health care reform
Colbert bestows gift to the Fox News self-promotion machine
Sean McElwee
After Fox News staff were paid to leave pro-Fox comments on blogs, Stephen Colbert takes it one step further
Stuart Stevens, former Romney campaign adviser, reviews two books on 2012 election
Elias Isquith
Stevens weighs in on "The Gamble" and "Double Down"
Chris Christie is no hurricane hero
Scott Dodd
He did an admirable job in the aftermath of Sandy, but he's done nothing to protect his state from future disasters
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