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Tom Morello wants rock dangerous again -- Caryn Rose -- On his new album, Morello urges listeners to fight for what they believe

1 hour ago

Ro Khanna and AOC should run in 2028 -- Jeff Cohen, Norman Solomon -- The party can't afford to play it safe. These members of Congress offer a new vision

19 hours ago

Don't meal prep. Make one nice thing -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Like a cozy tomato-cheddar strata that practically makes itself

19 hours ago

Constitutional rights and banning press - Wayne Unger - The Conversation - Constitutional rights and banning press - Wayne Unger - The Conversation - Trump's ban is almost certainly unconstitutional — but there's more than one constitutional right involved

1 day ago

Epstein reckoning on campaign trail - Grace Panetta - The 19th - In key races from Arizona to North Carolina, Democrats are hammering Republicans for their votes on Epstein files

1 day ago

Natalie Harp isn't a joke anymore - Amanda Marcotte - Natalie Harp isn't a joke anymore - Amanda Marcotte - The aide's constant flattery makes the president's narcissism worse

57 minutes ago

Israel and Ireland wage a soccer war - Andrew O'Hehir - Israel and Ireland wage a soccer war - Andrew O'Hehir - It should have been a minor, even friendly sporting event. Now it's an international incident

1 hour ago

Trump blocked FBI's probe of Collins - William Turton, Avi Asher-Schapiro, Molly Redden, Kirsten Berg - ProPublica - The FBI sought to launch a pay-to-play investigation examining interactions between Collins and a top donor

57 minutes ago

Chris Hayes: GOP facing Texas meltdown - Sophia Tesfaye - MS NOW host explains how turning Texas into a lab for "right-wing state policy" ultimately backfired

57 minutes ago

"Trump TV" draws North Korea comparisons -- Troy Farah -- After banning several outlets from the White House, Trump launched his own news network. It's mostly reruns

11 hours ago

Mitch McConnell is back, and it's terrifying -- Mitch is back and it's terrifying -- Troy Farah -- McConnell returns from three-month absence, to DC's surprise. But many questions remain

5 days ago

White House doesn't want voters to see the real Trump -- White House is terrified of Trump videos -- Amanda Marcotte -- Natalie Harp's enormous bag and unflattering photos of Trump's rear end fuel attacks on a reporter

6 days ago

Trump claims the world respects him. New survey says no -- Trump says he's respected. World says no -- Heather Digby Parton -- America's global reputation is in tatters. That's not all Trump's fault, but he sure made it worse

1 day ago

Susie Wiles is Trump's chief enabler -- Heather Digby Parton -- The White House chief of staff has done little to rein in the president's worst impulses

2 days ago

Donald Trump didn't break the press -- Sophia Tesfaye -- CNN, Politico and MS NOW are banned from the White House — and it took years of division to get here

1 day ago

Talarico does lasting damage to the GOP -- Amanda Marcotte -- The Texas Democratic nominee for Senate is teaching evangelical voters that Christians can be liberal

1 day ago

Foreign cash fuels Paramount takeover -- Troy Farah -- Critics called the merger a "bad deal for the future of film, entertainment, independent journalism and democracy"

1 day ago

Don't believe Vance's "Frankenstein" act -- Alex Galbraith -- The vice president's half-skeptical act is a model for Republicans looking to move beyond Trumpism

2 days ago

Hegseth's war on his own troops -- Gregory A. Daddis -- The defense secretary's crusade is inflicting damage unlike any in history

2 days ago

Kathy Griffin still won't stay silent -- Melanie McFarland -- Kathy Griffin still won't stay silent -- Melanie McFarland -- Nine years after her politicized exile, the comedian still has plenty to say — and so should other stars

22 hours ago

"NAZA" could be the Gaza tipping point -- Coleman Spilde -- As Gaza support builds, the film presents testimony Israel can't easily deny

1 day ago

"Fjord" and the myth of objectivity -- Coleman Spilde -- Inspired by real events, the Cannes winner walks a thin line between justice and propaganda

3 days ago

The curious case of "The Black Dahlia" -- Melanie McFarland -- 20 years after Brian De Palma's misfire, let's apply some hindsight to pop culture's hottest cold case

4 days ago

TikTok tradwife tainted by Tate tie -- Melanie McFarland -- Savanna Stone says women shouldn't vote. A YouTube doc reveals who was really behind her rise

4 days ago

Duncan Sheik wasn't a one-hit wonder -- Kelly McClure -- From "Girls" to "The Sopranos," Sheik's music stayed in cultural conversations

4 days ago

The men who think actresses owe them -- Kristen Lopez -- Jeff Sneider's threats against Inde Navarrette fit a decades-old pattern in entertainment media

5 days ago

Sheeran's a coward: Can you blame him? -- Alex Galbraith -- The Macklemore-Kraft saga on his stadium tour shows the thin line artists walk

6 days ago

I don't want another restaurant app -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- In an age of predictive shopping and fake-friendly alerts, a paper punchcard respects your appetite

1 month ago

Trump's Iran war has economists aghast -- Troy Farah -- No "endgame" in sight, says JPMorgan, as gas prices keep soaring

3 days ago

August was brutal for consumers: report -- Troy Farah -- Two new reports paint a stark picture of the U.S. economy, with no relief in sight

11 days ago

Personal bankruptcy filings are soaring - Jay L. Zagorsky - The Conversation - Here's what to know about this growing trend

24 days ago

Being fired for resisting tech saved me -- Susan Shapiro -- Being fired for resisting tech saved me -- Susan Shapiro -- Pushed out of academia by new requirements, I beat the system and helped my students

21 hours ago

MAGA's burrito meltdown -- Sophia Tesfaye -- A $20 meal became a right-wing media feud, exposing a party's broken promises

1 month ago

The high cost of MAGA manhood -- Amanda Marcotte -- Masculinity on the right runs on consumption. Trump made the hallmarks of manhood pricier

25 days ago

Bring back the corporate death penalty -- Troy Farah -- We have a mechanism to punish corporations that harm us. We should use it

1 month ago

Are we in the AI end times? -- Troy Farah -- Anxiety over the dangers of artificial "intelligence" says more about human nature than about the machines

6 days ago

Suing Ken Paxton over abortion access -- Shefali Luthra -- - The 19th -- The case argues that Texas' near-total abortion ban violates the state and U.S. constitutions

21 hours ago

Ectopic pregnancy deaths nearly doubled -- Andrea Suozzo, Agnel Philip -- - ProPublica -- ProPublica's analysis of CDC data found that almost 200 women died after an ectopic pregnancy from 2020 to 2025

9 days ago

Lying about clean water will backfire -- Troy Farah -- The ruling begs the question: What is even the point of government?

10 days ago

If AI kills us, don't blame the machine -- Alex Galbraith -- AI companies warn about the risk their models pose. Should it be on them to handle it?

10 days ago

Health misinfo at school - Barbara Rodriguez - The 19th - Health misinfo at school - Barbara Rodriguez - The 19th - Health officials and experts worry declining vaccination rates will lead to more preventable infections in kids

11 days ago

Alito is complicit in climate disaster -- Troy Farah -- The Supreme Court justice has made millions from companies that profit from our planet's destruction

17 days ago

Our world map is wrong. MAGA likes it -- Troy Farah -- Because the US rejects reality, it voted against the UN's Correct the Map plan

12 days ago

The $18 jarred pasta sauce era is here -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- The $18 jarred pasta sauce era is here -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Ragu once needed doctoring. Today's premium jars promise great sauce with little effort

1 day ago

"South Park" saw our food fights coming -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- For decades, the show has skewered the systems that turn eating into bureaucracy, branding and culture war

4 days ago

Bourdain couldn't quit the kitchen -- Francesca Giangiulio -- Reissued this summer alongside the "Tony" movie, his crime novels prove some habits stick

6 days ago

Judge: Reese's pumpkins don't need faces -- CK Smith -- A judge ruled disappointment over missing jack-o'-lantern designs on the candy wasn't enough to show financial harm

3 days ago

Hide your vegetables. You're an adult -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Put cheese on the broccoli. Hide zucchini in brownies. You're still eating the vegetables — and that counts

7 days ago

These mushrooms save Monday night dinner -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- A back-pocket mushroom formula for rice, toast, noodles and whatever the first weeknight can handle

8 days ago

RFK Jr. got outdone by Taco Bell -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Sen. Warren is using Taco Bell's outbreak response to ask why federal agencies couldn't communicate as clearly

9 days ago

Costco chicken bake, meet the galette -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Rotisserie chicken, a Caesar-ish dressing and store-bought pie crust turn a food-court favorite into an easy dinner

14 days ago

"Camp Miasma" made me want to date again -- Kelly McClure -- Jane Schoenbrun's latest freak-matching film moved me to swear off swearing off love

26 days ago

My dog taught me about rental culture -- Annie Bennett -- Everything is for rent, even joy

21 hours ago

I was a farmers market failure -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- I knew how to want everything at the farmers market. I just didn't know how to shop there

21 hours ago

How "Chopped" keeps us together -- Lawrence Everett Forbes -- As dementia reshapes family life, my household finds comfort, routine and connection in an unlikely TV ritual

21 hours ago