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A «traitor» to the American death machine faces years in prison — while the killing goes on

Daniel Hale exposed the widespread murder of civilians in the drone war. But do Americans really want to know?

Trump cranks it up at CPAC: Why raising the spectacle of right-wing madness right now is so scary

While there is nothing new under the right-wing sun, Trump is still trying to up the ante

Historian Annette Gordon-Reed: Jan. 6 was a «turning point» in American history

Pulitzer-winning Harvard historian on the battle for the past and the fragile state of American democracy

Could genocide really happen here? Leading scholar says America is on «high alert»

Alexander Laban Hinton on his new book, Trump's snake metaphor and the rising danger of white-power movements

Is a hot dog a sandwich? Food pros weigh in

It’s just one of those questions that will never be put to rest

The importance of being Sylvie, a Loki unlike any other, who named herself

Female tricksters are rare. Marvel's choice to introduce Sylvie, and have her steal the show, is significant

Ohio's GOP Senate contenders desperately try to out-Trump each other — it could hurt them

Ohio candidates scramble to kiss Trump's ring, «or another part of his anatomy.» GOP insiders say it could backfire

Democrats, heed the warnings: 18 months to a Republican Congress — unless you fight

A GOP win in 2022 isn't inevitable. But it's extremely likely — unless Democrats act boldly, and right now

When evangelical snowflakes censor the Bible: The English Standard Version goes PC

How a Bible edition aimed at right-wing evangelicals has quietly scrubbed references to slavery and «the Jews»

Great work, useful idiots of the media: Most Americans buy the unsubstantiated «lab leak» theory

Rapid spread of lab-leak theory shows the right is still browbeating the media into spreading misinformation

As the Delta variant spreads, Republican reluctance will mean thousands more deaths

Deluded by their Great Leader, many Americans won't get the shots — while the rest of the world begs for them

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
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