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The NSA-DEA police state tango

Andrew O'Hehir
This week's DEA bombshell shows us how the drug war and the terror war have poisoned our justice system

How “Bridesmaids” ruined the female sex comedy

Ej Dickson
Just making jokes about poop and sex doesn't make a movie feminist

5 most important quotes from Obama’s Leno interview

Jillian Rayfield
The president talked Snowden, surveillance and his "bro-mance" with John McCain

Is the word “marijuana” racist?

Anna King
The cannabis lexicon is growing as fast as the industry itself, and journalists are struggling to keep pace

5 best quotes from George Saunders’ advice to grads

Jillian Rayfield
The writer gave a convocation speech at Syracuse University earlier this year

ComicCon for Jane Austen fans!

Deborah Yaffe
Welcome to JANSA's annual meeting, where Austen lovers divide into Team Willoughby and Team Brandon and ask WWJD

Will social media kill writers’ diaries?

Michele Filgate
Now Facebook and Twitter are business necessities, they may be replacing writers' journals. Is something lost?

Gore Vidal still holds up

Stan Persky
I won't attempt to justify his tendentious political ramblings, but "Selected Essays" remains essential reading

Facebook is the new graveyard

Jill Filipovic
Twitter and Facebook feed our most basic impulse after loved ones die: To tell others about them

Wall Street’s revolving door

Lauren Kyger, Alison Fitzgerald
Mortgage finance executives from Bear Stearns are back on Wall Street

Mystery of my dead brother’s son

Irene Keliher
I couldn't save Nathan from drugs. When a troubled woman with a baby reached out, I wondered: Could I save them?

8 horrible courtroom jokes and their ensuing legal calamities

Geoffrey Sant
Remember the Zimmerman team's knock-knock joke? Could've been worse: Other jokes may have led to death sentences!

Fired KTVU producer: “My hard-earned reputation is intack”

Prachi Gupta
Three producers were let go from the station after airing an offensive segment about Asiana flight 214

5 best quotes from Steve King’s rambling floor speech

Jillian Rayfield
King was again defending his contention that some DREAMers are drug smugglers

Steve King: Criticism means I’ve “won the debate”

Jillian Rayfield
King again defended his comments that DREAMers are drug smugglers with "calves the size of cantaloupes"

Some questions for Tom Friedman on the sharing economy

Andrew Leonard
The New York Times columnist is enraptured by the cool new thing. But he needs to dig deeper

On “The Newsroom,” ladies learn about voicemail, write “Sex and the City” blogs

Daniel D'Addario
In this season's second episode, female characters are little more than simpering, perpetually confused dummies

8 reasons our economy is more dysfunctional than ever

Steven Rosenfeld
Self-sacrifice, fear and lowered expectations are the new normal in post-recession America

Hollywood needs more Gore Verbinskis

Eileen Jones
"The Lone Ranger" is an incoherent mess, but its director should be applauded for his ambition and bravery

Edward Snowden nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Alex Halperin
The nomination is a response to "hasty and ill-conceived decision" to give Barack Obama the prize in 2009

One man’s data fetish: Why Keith Alexander wants to “collect it all”

Marcy Wheeler
When it comes to your personal info, NSA's Keith Alexander wants all of it. But this isn't really about terrorism

Zimmerman’s likely to get his gun back

Alex Halperin
But the Justice Department is looking into federal civil rights charges

Top 5 investigative videos of the week: Test tube tomatoes

Amanda Pike
From genetically engineered produce to lucha libre wrestling, a look at the finest docs YouTube has to offer

Predicting the big twists in the second season of “The Newsroom”

Daniel D'Addario
The first season of Aaron Sorkin's show exploited the news for fun. Why change it up now?
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