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Six months later: What have we learned from Jan. 6? Not enough to stop it from happening again

A new phase of America's endless civil war was launched six months ago. We don't yet know how or when it will end

Right-wing Twitter imitations don't work — and Trump desperately wants back on real social media

The Trumpist media strategy is to «trigger the libs,» which is hard to do if the «libs» never even see you

Republicans want «18 more months of chaos» — followed by the end of democracy

Rep. Chip Roy said it out loud, but the GOP's plan is no secret: Bring democracy to a standstill, then end it

How a Greenpeace undercover reporting team embarrassed ExxonMobil

Two Exxon lobbyists bragged about their political influence and cynical PR ploys. An undercover team caught it all

In the South, the cheese wafer — the savory-shortbread queen of every drinks party — is personal

The angel's in the details of how you make it your own (but you sure do want to try this version with cornmeal)

Biden's infrastructure bill — no matter how «bipartisan» — will not defeat fascism

Biden has a well-meaning strategy: Prove to Republicans that democracy still works. That's not nearly enough

The unchecked power of police unions

Experts believe protections in police union contracts give too many officers the sense they can abuse their power

Briars, brambles and beers: Craft brewers turn to foraged ingredients with wild results

Brewers are infusing their beers with backyard ingredients like mulberries, pineapple weed, pine sprigs and sumac

Dr. Justin Frank: Laughing at Trump is «unhealthy,» and it won't «protect us from reality»

Physician and psychoanalyst says liberals mock Trump because they long to «believe the crisis is resolved»

17 easy, breezy dinners for summer beach days

End a day of fun in the sun with these dinner recipes

«Zola» is a cautionary tale about Black women befriending white women

Here's a film that confirms the same white women that smile in your face be the same ones that come for you later

Searching for answers about what went wrong in Surfside collapse can improve building regulation

Investigators are searching for what caused the tall apartment building near Miami to suddenly fail

The best seafood for the planet is also the cheapest

The most underrated, too

Obama aide Ben Rhodes on the global crisis of democracy: It's real, and we have to fight back

Obama's former deputy national security adviser has been traveling the globe — and Donald Trump isn't the problem

The Roberts Court is destroying voting rights — winning back state legislatures is the only answer

Another coffin nail for the Voting Rights Act — and the only remedy is political victory at the state level

Grilled portobellos get a glow-up

Thanks to their beefy umami and big ego, portobellos have become the darling of the fungus world

My witch-hunt history, and America's: A personal journey to 1692

Revisiting America's first witch hunt — and discovering how much of it was a family affair. My family, that is

Sohla's magic ratio for turning any fruit into a crumble

How to take fruit crumbles off-script with confidence

Rep. Paul Gosar's sister tells CNN he should be expelled from Congress

Jennifer Gosar tells CNN her Republican brother's Jan. 6 excuses are «outrageous, egregious and disgusting»

A brief history of the American cookout

With origins dating back to the 1500s, cookouts — both grilling and barbecuing — are a huge part of American life

How «Rick and Morty» and «Loki» built thoughtful altars to apathy for everything we hold dear

Both shows acknowledge that gods exist. But each questions the zealotry with which we follow them

16 chewy-crispy-buttery cookies for Fourth of July (and any other day!)

Here’s a fundamental truth: Cookies are always a good idea!

#FreeBritney! And while we're at it, free the women of Saudi Arabia too

Britney's case is outrageous — and in Saudi Arabia, virtually all women face the same kind of male subjugation

Fighting back against the age of manufactured ignorance: Resistance is still possible

Republican attacks on «critical race theory» are part of a larger right-wing strategy. Resistance is crucial

The next insurrection: They don't have the votes, but they've got the guns

Republicans don't want an investigation of Jan. 6 — because they hope it will happen again. With more violence

“Utter betrayal”: Angry activists who helped elect Kyrsten Sinema say «she has no values»

Sinema once criticized the filibuster and mocked Joe Lieberman. Now she’s helping kill progressive legislation

Don Jr.: Trump Organization indictment “no different” than Putin persecuting Alexei Navalny

Junior incorrectly identified the imprisoned opposition leader as “Navatny”

The empire strikes back: Mainstream Dems try to crush the left in Buffalo and Cleveland

Progressive Black women are poised to win in two struggling heartland cities — and old-line Democrats aren't happy

The Lillet Blanc spritz is the easy, perfectly light cocktail to make this summer

Ask the Oracle Pour: What should I drink today? All signs point to a Lillet Blanc spritz, for day drinking all day

The absolute best way to make chicken nuggets, according to so many tests

Does the perfect DIY chicken nugget exist?

«Zola» transforms the greatest stripper saga ever tweeted into a masterful, can't-miss odyssey

Examining friendship, race and sex work, this adaptation of the viral thread known as The Thotyssey is spectacular

Bro, say can you see? «America: The Motion Picture» shows we're not just dumb, we're drawn that way

What if Washington were an action hero? With chainsaws? Netflix's patriotic cartoon gives answers we never wanted

NYC mayoral primary descends into chaos — but don't blame ranked-choice voting

Right-wingers seize on NYC snafu to undermine voting rights push — but ranked-choice voting isn't the problem

Brace yourself for the Bill Cosby media redemption tour

In the comedy world he may still be persona non grata. But can TV news divisions resist the ratings he'd pull in?

The connection between soil microbiomes and gut microbiomes

The health of all life on this planet is predicated on communities of minuscule microorganisms working in tandem

Tucker Carlson prepares white nationalists for war: Don't ignore the power of his rhetoric

Fox News' prime-time star and other far-right media voices are ramping up the hate — and denial is no answer

Rising GOP star Ron DeSantis goes after campus thoughtcrime with vague, threatening new law

Likely 2024 contender leads GOP assault on academic freedom with bill aiming to drive «stale ideology» off campus

There’s no wrong way to eat a Levain Bakery cookie (this is a judgment-free cookie zone)

There might be no two people better versed in the many ways to love a cookie than Pam Weekes and Connie MacDonald

The natural way to color food purple

Tackling tarts with a perfectly colored yam
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