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Trump's QAnon hire shows his desperation - Amanda Marcotte - Trump's QAnon hire shows his desperation - Amanda Marcotte - Like presidential aide Natalie Harp, Katie Zacharia treats Trump less like a boss and more like a savior

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Why the GOP needs a 'secret vegan' Ashlie D. Stevens - Why the GOP needs a 'secret vegan' Ashlie D. Stevens - Trump and Paxton have turned a false claim about his diet into a masculinity test. Why does eating meat matter?

1 hour ago

The biggest Republican lie - Kirk Swearingen - For 50 years, the GOP has told Americans they are better on the economy. That was never true

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Officials urge get ballots in pronto - Dion Nissenbaum, Votebeat - Votebeat - Belt-tightening mail delivery measures could lead to more ballots being rejected

2 hours ago

Who really controls Greg Abbott? -- Amanda Marcotte -- The Texas governor's war on public schools is bankrolled by donors who want a Christian state

22 hours ago

What remains after everything changes -- Kristen Millares Young -- An excerpt from Kristen Millares Young's "Desire Lines" on marriage, motherhood and renewal

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MAGA's classical cover story -- Curtis Dozier -- The Trump administration keeps borrowing ancient prestige to make its brutality look noble

20 hours ago

America's final annexation -- Mark Kawar -- The country's approach to territorial expansion has changed since it acquired the Northern Mariana Islands in 1986

1 day ago

What will Trump do after the midterms, with nothing left to lose? -- What will Trump do after Election Day? -- Brian Karem -- Expect lies, threats and empty bluster. He's becoming politically insignificant — but still dangerous

1 day ago

Abdul El-Sayed is the Democrat who keeps dominating Fox News -- Abdul El-Sayed keeps dominating Fox News -- Sophia Tesfaye -- The Michigan Senate candidate masterfully baits Donald Trump after leaving Fox hosts swooning

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Trump's "Camp Donald" grift is designed to outlast his presidency -- "Camp Donald" is the next Trump grift -- Heather Digby Parton -- Trump's plan to turn his Florida golf club into an official presidential retreat — and reap the benefits

1 day ago

Trump gets richer while gas prices soar -- Troy Farah -- The Iran war and energy crisis aren't problems for the president. They're a business model

3 days ago

Billionaires love Trump's AI rebrand -- Troy Farah -- Trump and his tech bros want to turn us all into video game wallpaper

1 day ago

Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with cancer -- Troy Farah -- It follows the first major medical procedure of the pope's tenure

16 hours ago

Online politics get weird in Wisconsin -- Grace Panetta

16 hours ago

Is Susan Collins a "Teflon" candidate? -- Grace Panetta

16 hours ago

Judge scolds Trump DOJ over tree removal -- CK Smith -- Judge scolds Trump DOJ over tree removal -- CK Smith -- After 430 trees are cut down for a new golf course, a federal judge says the government has lost its credibility

2 hours ago

Feds search Ilhan Omar's D.C. home -- CK Smith -- DOJ confirms a criminal investigation into the Minnesota Democrat weeks before the midterms

1 day ago

France is on fire. Fox News freaks out -- Andrew O'Hehir -- A mass uprising against neoliberal budget cuts captures the world's attention — and fuels right-wing paranoia

2 days ago

Paxton's security travel cost millions - Zach Despart - ProPublica - Records show the Texas attorney general has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million

3 days ago

In "The Debut," midlife is a new start -- Coleman Spilde -- In "The Debut," midlife is a new start -- Coleman Spilde -- Julianne Moore's character in this A24 comedy finds a new passion, and herself, on the local stage

1 hour ago

The journalism thriller isn't dead (yet) -- Coleman Spilde -- Aaron Sorkin's "The Social Network" semi-sequel takes on much more than Facebook

2 days ago

Josh Hartnett always had what we needed -- Coleman Spilde -- In "Verity," Hartnett once again subverts expectations in a way Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise can't manage

4 days ago

Behind these hazel eyes: A $15K bird -- CK Smith -- In viral post, Clarkson says Brooklyn shop gave her the "Pretty Woman" treatment. The store tells a different story

1 day ago

Blair arrested for biting flight crew -- CK Smith -- The "Cruel Intentions" actress was arrested after an alleged midair assault. Her rep cites a medical emergency

1 day ago

TV never left "The Twilight Zone" -- Melanie McFarland -- Author Alan Sepinwall tells Salon how the show's creator, Rod Serling, changed entertainment

3 days ago

SNL: "Public executions are back" -- CK Smith -- The cast took aim at Hegseth's public executions and Nazi imagery and with Trump's Nobel Peace Prize complaints

2 days ago

The rock critic who preferred pop -- Kenneth Womack -- Nik Cohn's new book "Corner Boy" reveals the godfather of rock criticism as music's contrarian

5 days ago

We have no business running a school - Jennifer Smith Richards, Jodi S. Cohen, Jennifer Berry Hawes, Milo Strain, Carli Brosseau - ProPublica - Our reporting has shown how easily people have founded their own private schools in barns, strip malls and more

10 days ago

The controversy of Tim Tebow & LifeSurge -- CK Smith -- Christian star is taking heat over Life Surge, but dozens of celebs lent credibility to questionable financial org

16 days ago

Fast food and the private equity fallout -- Alex Galbraith -- The places Americans once loved for being cheap are a lesson in what buyouts do

19 days ago

Texas unplugs over 900 Flock cameras - Ayden Runnels - The Texas Tribune - Texas unplugs over 900 Flock cameras - Ayden Runnels - The Texas Tribune - Fourteen cities and counties have dropped Flock contracts or cut their number of cameras

16 days ago

Man City scandal isn't about soccer -- Andrew O'Hehir -- It's a tangled tale of global corruption and cynicism, and we're all complicit

9 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

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

1 month ago

A bipartisan healthcare fix -- Howard Dean, Larry Bucshon -- Holding insurers accountable could be a point of agreement in a divided Washington

5 days ago

Leave the Greenland sharks alone -- Troy Farah -- A bounty on 1,000 fish hearts is as barbaric as it sounds

4 days ago

Christa Pike needed competent doctors -- Austin Sarat -- Lethal injection is a cruel procedure. If it's going to be done, doctors should be allowed to administer it

10 days ago

Don't buy the AI miracle pitch -- Troy Farah -- Trump and Silicon Valley are selling the idea that AI will save us. It's a dangerous bet

13 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

27 days ago

Russian plague catches Trump's eye - Troy Farah - Russian plague catches Trump's eye - Troy Farah - A 28-year-old lab technician's could be a highly fatal disease but a cause of death has yet to be released

4 days ago

The cost of scheduling conversations -- Nicole Karlis -- What's lost when spontaneous communication declines?

13 days 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

28 days ago

Your soup needs a little drama -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Your soup needs a little drama -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Puff pastry dots, herby sauce and the crunchy little extras that make all the difference

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The real stakes of the AI drive-thru -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- As McDonald's automates and Chick-fil-A sticks with people, hospitality is up for grabs

2 days ago

Trump may kill free chips and salsa -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Tariffs on tomatoes could turn one of dining's smallest gestures of hospitality into a line item

6 days ago

Your soup needs a little vinegar -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Before reaching for salt, add acid

8 days ago

We're over restaurant slop -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- From ghost kitchens to AI menus and PE slop, diners are hungry for food that feels like somebody meant it

10 days ago

Generic food lost its stigma -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Private label used to mean settling. Aldi and other store brands turned it into a reason to shop

12 days ago

For better soups, start in the oven -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Roast first, simmer later

15 days ago

The women reshaping kitchen culture -- Francesca Giangiulio -- From the Chef's Table Festival, chefs with different styles show there's no one way to lead

16 days ago

My affair with witchcraft -- Sarah Herrington -- Reeling from two break-ups — romantic and spiritual — I went to a local witch's Halloween healing event

13 days ago

"Where will you spend eternity?" -- S.J. Stover -- An evangelical theater experience like "Sleep No More" meets Dante's "Inferno," as interpreted by Franklin Graham

13 days ago

I smell dead people -- Kelly McClure -- You may believe that ghosts don't exist because you've never seen one, but eyes aren't the only indicators

13 days ago

What owning a cemetery taught me -- Sarah Gundle -- Despite being featured on Zillow Gone Wild, the house — a renovated church — sat on the market for nearly a year

13 days ago