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28 arrests in alleged Calif. voter fraud -- Troy Farah -- Noncitizen voting remains rare and does not impact election results, data shows

20 minutes ago

Raising boys to speak up after Cornell -- Nicole Karlis -- Raising boys to speak up after Cornell -- Nicole Karlis -- Parents and therapists say the consent talk is only the start of raising accountable boys

20 minutes ago

"You Can See Everything" is a tragedy -- Coleman Spilde -- Nathan Fielder's remarkable documentary contextualizes fact with fiction to reach sad, vital truths

1 day ago

El-Sayed's fighting style terrifies MAGA - Amanda Marcotte - El-Sayed's fighting style terrifies MAGA - Amanda Marcotte - Republicans don't know how to handle this Michigan Democrat

10 hours ago

The lost art of Black cultural debate - Candice Frederick - The lost art of Black cultural debate - Candice Frederick - A documentary on Harlem Renaissance luminaries offers a powerful reminder of the value of thoughtful disagreement

5 hours ago

Europe's far right is done with Trump -- Andrew O'Hehir -- So much for the transatlantic MAGA bromance. Europe's anti-immigrant, quasi-fascist parties are ready to move on

5 hours ago

Food safety's partisan trust gap -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Ahead of the midterms, voters in both parties fear recalls but split 40 points on oversight

6 hours ago

Maybe Pamela Voorhees has a point -- Melanie McFarland -- The "Friday the 13th" prequel is just a tale of a furious woman fulfilling her fantasies ... and ours

10 hours ago

Ben Shapiro's comeback machine -- Alex Galbraith -- The failed screenwriter is in the business of giving disgraced stars an embarrassing second act

1 day ago

Omar raid makes me fear for my family -- Pablo Andreu -- As Trump targets naturalized citizens, my family wonders if we could be next

11 hours ago

Trump's new QAnon press secretary exposes his desperation -- 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

4 days ago

The real reason MAGA fears Ilhan Omar -- Amanda Marcotte -- Trump is reviving his Obama-era birther conspiracy, this time targeting the Minnesota Democrat

3 days ago

Kelly Clarkson is nobody's idol -- Coleman Spilde -- A fight with Brooklyn small business Art of Play reveals the dark side of celebrity worship

3 days 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

6 days ago

Uncertain future of Erika Kirk's TPUSA -- Mariel Padilla

5 hours ago

Ukraine tensions spill onto Sunday shows -- CK Smith -- Ukraine's president confirms intelligence cutoff, Bessent avoids calling Kyiv an ally, GOP lawmaker demands answers

1 day ago

GOP candidates walk back abortion stance -- Shefali Luthra

5 hours ago

Trump wades into Israel's election -- CK Smith -- Endorsing Netanyahu, Trump suggests Israel's election could shape future U.S. military action against Iran

1 day ago

"No Kings" wants voters, not just crowds -- CK Smith -- "No Kings" wants voters, not just crowds -- CK Smith -- The anti-Trump movement shifts its focus to the ballot box as participants debate its nonpartisan message

5 hours ago

A blue wave could take out Susie Wiles -- Heather Digby Parton -- Trump's chief of staff and 2024 architect could be his scapegoat for the GOP's expected midterm losses

2 days ago

The media's Ilhan Omar blind spot -- Sophia Tesfaye -- How mainstream journalism sanitized MAGA's weaponization of justice against the Minnesota Democrat

2 days ago

Zelenskyy: Trump is letting Putin off -- CK Smith -- Ukraine's president condemns suspension of sanctions, Moscow celebrates the decision, both brace for winter attacks

2 days ago

Why did we give Elon Musk so much power? -- Melanie McFarland -- The filmmaker tells Salon his documentary reveals as much about us as the world's richest man

2 days ago

Busfield's charges dismissed, sort of -- CK Smith -- A New Mexico judge faults prosecutors' grand jury conduct but leaves open the possibility of new charges

2 days ago

Kate Berlant's great American clown show -- Coleman Spilde -- Berlant's brilliant HBO special, "Parmesan," positions her among history's great comics

3 days ago

Your pity laugh built Shane Gillis -- Kelly McClure -- "Saturday Night Live" has something for everyone. Women just never seem to make the list

4 days ago

Elvis Costello's debut still hits hard -- Kenneth Womack -- Nearly 50 years later, "My Aim Is True" captures the restless genius of an artist in motion

5 days 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

8 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

15 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

22 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

24 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

21 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

15 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

10 days ago

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

10 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

15 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

19 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

1 month 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

9 days ago

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

19 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

1 month ago

I miss the restaurant pager -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- I miss the restaurant pager -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- It buzzed, it blinked, it did one job. Then restaurants made waiting for a table another task for our phones

1 day ago

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?

5 days ago

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

6 days ago

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

7 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

12 days ago

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

14 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

15 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

18 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

18 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

18 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

18 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

18 days ago