A CDC report reminds that it can be dangerous -- but the risks are more complicated than we think
A cruel New York Times piece shows how not to pan a book. But there is a way to do it, without appealing to trolls
The GOP convention's host city is a disaster, and a perfect reflection of where Tea Party politics will lead cities
While I may not be your definition of sober, I am mine. So stop telling me what I need
How the politicians and the press overshot budget cuts by more than $100 billion
South Africa invests in contraceptives for elephants in overpopulated areas VIDEO
In November, activists in Maine hope to make their state the first to legalize gay marriage with a ballot measure
Allan Shipman was found guilty of illegal dumping, but he's part of a much bigger problem
In an upcoming Fortune interview, Romney says he will cut funding for the arts if elected
I felt like the last woman in America to have virgin lips. How did this happen, and would it ever change?
Apologies to Emma Goldman, but nobody knows more about political subplots than dance movies
It's comprised of three buildings, but Hafnarhús houses the most contemporary selection
Meet the people from all over the globe who make us laugh and challenge government Orthodoxy
Democrats say The Villages, a Republican-dominated retirement community, is trying to silence them
A photo of a shirtless Paul Ryan is taking the Internet by storm. Why are we so enthralled by politicians' torsos?
Paul Ryan's P90X abs were revealed today. But what does the "P" mean?
Whether deliberate or unintentional, Biden's verbal bombs may not be as terrible as we make them out to be
Recent research conducted by a team of computer scientists suggest certain use patterns cause depression
The gymnast took heat for her hair during the Olympics. Now she's changed her style, and guess what? More critics!
South Africa's police commissioner calls for mourning after mine shooting, but doesn't hold police responsible
On Wednesday, a Sikh shopkeeper was killed near the temple where a white supremacist murdered six people
A 73-year-old German woman could face the death penalty in Florida for drowning her 5-year-old grandson
I wrote the infamous report that led Homeland Security to gut its right-wing terrorism unit
We spend lifetimes developing community assets, then give them away to a corporation for lifetimes to come
Rep. Steve King still thinks Obamacare will decide "whether your life is worth saving"
His goal isn’t to win over voters on Medicare. It’s to make them throw up their hands in frustration
Guitarist Tom Morello responds to Paul Ryan's fandom with a derisive Op-Ed for Rolling Stone
When we wish for modern incarnations of the right's biggest idols, we feed into the myths surrounding them
The country's threat to storm the Ecuadorean embassy to arrest Julian Assange is as unjustified as it is absurd
And it obscures the real problems our country's been facing
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The head of a prominent gun rights group thinks Obama may have set up the Aurora shooting to pass a gun ban
The Dynamish Duo: Romney and Ryan share their deepest, innermost policies with one another VIDEO
The feminist punks get two years in jail -- but set off an international protest against Putin's Russia
Voter ID isn't conservatives' only strategy to thwart minority voters. Just as bad? Laws disenfranchising ex-felons
If you believe Republican Party mythology, he's a Rand-ian messiah who will save America from socialism
He says he never accepted stimulus money for his district ... except he clearly did
Friday's sentence comes amid a wave of protests around the world in support of the feminist rockers
An analysis of the text from the Ecuadorean Foreign Ministry granting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange asylum
A Russian judge has found three members of the punk band Pussy Riot guilty of hooliganism
Misguided nostalgia drives a call for negative literary criticism. No one needs middling reviews of mediocre books
