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Let's call the Bush Doctrine what it really is: Imperialism.

Why are Americans so resistant to hearing the sensible answer when it comes to food?

Somehow, in this new Netflix series produced by America Ferrera, gentrification becomes both relatable and funny

Tom Frank on the dream that fueled the right wing\'s improbable comeback

Why are we so obsessed with two meteors of human attention colliding in prurient orgasm? Plus: Will Prince William become a photo slave or will he be as the wisteria tree?

The new Worst Show on Television, "The Real World" crosses the line, and we all savor the final days of "Six Feet Under."

'80s flashback: Ronald Reagan's budget director lashes out at both parties. Some things never change

Progress: Unlike the Atkins Diets and fat-free crazes of years past, most of these fads are relatively healthy

Forget about spaceships: Aliens could be "cosmic hitchhikers" traveling on free-floating planets

UPDATE: A dozen killer whales trapped under sea ice with only a single breathing hole have reached safety in Canada

Revenge and dragons!

Former Rep. Pat Schroeder talks about her 24-year stint in Congress, sharing a chair with Ron Dellums and why Monica Lewinsky is no victim.

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I'd "recommend that Donald Trump go talk to the to Al’s: Al Gore and Al Jazeera," said BU professor John Carroll