The Year in Sex (or Pop Goes the Weasel) The Year in Sex (or Pop Goes the Weasel)
When Robin Thicke, Miley Cyrus, R. Kelly and capitalism killed sexual liberation.
Dec 26, 2013 / JoAnn Wypijewski
Bill O’Reilly’s War on Christmas Bill O’Reilly’s War on Christmas
O’Reilly wants us to put Christ back in Christmas. In that case, economic inequality should take center stage on December 25.
Dec 24, 2013 / Robert Scheer
A Climate Truth-Tellers Honor Roll of 2013 A Climate Truth-Tellers Honor Roll of 2013
What would our national conversation on climate change sound like if this kind of honesty broke through with any regularity?
Dec 24, 2013 / Wen Stephenson
Sympathy for Justine Sacco Sympathy for Justine Sacco
Justine Sacco’s tweet was outrageous. So was the online mob campaign that turned her into the most vilified woman in the world.
Dec 23, 2013 / Michelle Goldberg
Police Use Tear Gas on Protesters Following Teen’s Death in Custody Police Use Tear Gas on Protesters Following Teen’s Death in Custody
Police violently dispersed a crowd of about 150 people in Durnham, North Carolina, during a vigil in which supporters demanded answers after the death of a teenager, who managed to...
Dec 23, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
De Blasio Picks Another Insider for Child Welfare Chief De Blasio Picks Another Insider for Child Welfare Chief
And maybe that's perfectly OK.
Dec 23, 2013 / Jarrett Murphy
Scott Walker Goes All ‘Duck Dynasty’ on the First Amendment Scott Walker Goes All ‘Duck Dynasty’ on the First Amendment
The ACLU accuses Walker of “bogus appropriation” of free speech arguments to defend offensive acts by government.
Dec 23, 2013 / John Nichols
Ted Cruz: Block Immigration Reform to Help Republicans in 2014 Ted Cruz: Block Immigration Reform to Help Republicans in 2014
Senator Ted Cruz admitted his opposition to immigration reform is guided by partisanship.
Dec 23, 2013 / Lee Fang
A Look Back at the Year in Crazy, Part One A Look Back at the Year in Crazy, Part One
Ted Cruz, George Zimmerman, Rick Perry, ugh.
Dec 22, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow
Why Is ‘The New Republic’ Taking Money From an NSA Contractor to Run Defenses of the NSA? Why Is ‘The New Republic’ Taking Money From an NSA Contractor to Run Defenses of the NSA?
Benjamin Wittes of the Brookings Institution loves the National Security Agency and takes money from Northrop Grumman to blog about it in The New Republic.
Dec 20, 2013 / Rick Perlstein