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Why did we give Elon Musk so much power? Melanie McFarland - 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

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Katie Zacharia lasted just five days - Brian Karem - Katie Zacharia lasted just five days - Brian Karem - UPDATED: After half a "Scaramucci," Trump has had enough of his hapless new White House press secretary

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

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MAGA just wants to watch people die -- Alex Galbraith -- Every Trump policy comes with a body count. Is that the point?

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Zacharia too incompetent even for Trump -- Troy Farah -- Trump fired his latest White House press secretary after less than a week on the job

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

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Talarico hoax buried Paxton's scandal -- Sophia Tesfaye -- Right-wing influencers pushed fake Talarico rumors, while report on Paxton donors disappeared

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

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French students are in the streets. Donald Trump and Fox News are freaking out -- 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

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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

4 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

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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

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The internet isn't dead. It's even worse -- Troy Farah -- Ukraine didn't knock out Russia's digital troll army, but the attacks say a lot about our fears of being online

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Election deniers urge Trump: go extreme - Dion Nissenbaum, Votebeat - Votebeat - A vocal group of activists has Trump's ear, but it remains unclear how the president will respond

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Democrats' key to midterm victory -- Heather Digby Parton -- The party is successfully linking kitchen table issues to Donald Trump's corruption

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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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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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Paxton fans Talarico conspiracy theory - Eleanor Klibanoff - The Texas Tribune - Talarico was recovering from flu. Paxton supporters said the Democrat was being treated for mental illness

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

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

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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

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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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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

12 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

19 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

21 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

18 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

12 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

7 days ago

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

7 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

12 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

16 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

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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

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

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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

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?

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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

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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

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

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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

12 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

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

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

15 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

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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

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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

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