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This college student combats online sexual harassment by creating Wikipedia pages for women scientists

Meet Emily Temple-Wood VIDEO

Katie Levingston Friday, Mar 11, 2016 6:12 PM UTC 0
original video

Carpool Karaoke is going primetime: Watch some of James Corden’s most glorious moments so far

Adele's January appearance is the most watched late night clip ever VIDEO

Katie Levingston Friday, Mar 11, 2016 11:30 AM UTC 0
Carpool Karaoke, late late show

This is how the GOP imploded: The real story behind the conservative crack-up, and the creation of Donald Trump

Donald Trump used right-wing rhetoric to steal the conservative base. But this crack-up has been a long time coming

Heather Cox Richardson Sunday, Mar 6, 2016 11:00 AM UTC 0
Donald Trump, Republican Party

I was wrong about Donald Trump: Camille Paglia on the GOP front-runner’s refreshing candor (and his impetuousness, too)

Yes, he remains thin-skinned and easily riled. But his fearlessness and brash energy also seem necessary and rare

Camille Paglia Thursday, Mar 10, 2016 10:40 PM UTC 0
Elections 2016, Editor's Picks

The pundits were way off on Trump: Watch them falsely predict his demise again and again and again

"He went from the unthinkable to the inevitable" VIDEO

Katie Levingston Wednesday, Mar 9, 2016 6:45 PM UTC 0
Elections 2016, Donald Trump

Trump vs. Cruz, pick your poison! This is why the GOP’s screwed

There are only two options left: The hated Cruz or turning the party over to Trump. Here's what the GOP should do

Paul Campos Wednesday, Mar 9, 2016 10:58 AM UTC 0
Donald Trump, Nate Silver

David Letterman would finish off Donald Trump: Yes, we miss Jon Stewart, but no one deflated demagogues like Dave

Dave shut down Limbaugh and O'Reilly, and ended John McCain's hopes. He's the no-BS satirist who'd silence Trump

Sophia A. McClennen Tuesday, Mar 8, 2016 10:58 AM UTC 0
Jon Stewart, David Letterman

ICE is increasingly targeting young people: This high school student was detained on her way to school

She and her family fled Honduras after threats of rape and violence from police VIDEO

Katie Levingston Monday, Mar 7, 2016 7:31 PM UTC 0
Kimberly Pineda Chavez

The Democrats are about to blow it: This election is about new millennials, not aging baby boomers

Dems are misreading the electorate. Play 2016 like a transformative election, and the winner could be next Reagan

Shawn Lawrence Otto Monday, Mar 7, 2016 12:30 AM UTC 0
Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders

Homework is wrecking our kids: The research is clear, let’s ban elementary homework

Homework does have an impact on young students — but it’s not a good one

Heather Shumaker Saturday, Mar 5, 2016 11:00 PM UTC 0
Parenting, Homework, Books

Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton and the Democrats’ dilemma: Does the party even care about big ideas anymore?

Bernie stands alone: He has proven the power of economic populism, but to a party still deaf to what he has shown

Rick Perlstein, Washington Spectator Saturday, Mar 5, 2016 2:29 PM UTC 0
Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton

Watch the female stars of “Hamilton” perform feminist quotes

This is a Women’s History Month treat VIDEO

Katie Levingston Friday, Mar 4, 2016 6:23 PM UTC 0
Hamilton, Hamilton musical

Here’s where Samuel L. Jackson, Chloe Sevigny, Omari Hardwick and more celebs are moving if Trump is elected

Some chose different continents — or planets VIDEO

Katie Levingston Friday, Mar 4, 2016 2:00 PM UTC 0
Video, Elections 2016

F**k it, I’m rooting for Donald Trump: It’s what the GOP deserves, and what we all deserve if we don’t mobilize

I don't want to live in Angry, Stupid America. But a Trump nomination would force us all to get serious and fight

Steve Almond Thursday, Mar 3, 2016 6:16 PM UTC 0
Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders

Trevor Noah on Iowa’s insane arm kids with guns bill: “Beliebers vs. Directioners is gonna get a whole lot more interesting”

"The Daily Show" is as horrified as the rest of America of this latest gun insanity VIDEO

Brendan Gauthier Wednesday, Mar 2, 2016 10:43 AM UTC 0
daily show with trevor noah

“The legal system in this country is not a joke — it’s not a toy for rich idiots to play with”: 15 times sue-happy Trump threatened lawsuits

He threatened to sue Bill Maher, Rosie O’Donnell, a Miss USA contestant and the Palm Beach airport VIDEO

Katie Levingston Tuesday, Mar 1, 2016 5:06 PM UTC 0
Elections 2016, Donald Trump

Samantha Bee lets smug liberals have it — and she’s right: “If you didn’t vote in 2010, you built” Trump and Tea Party

Liberals who only vote in presidential elections -- and let GOP run wild in midterms -- are a massive problem VIDEO

Brendan Gauthier Tuesday, Mar 1, 2016 12:22 PM UTC 0
Video

Please give Samantha Bee “The Daily Show”: They squandered Jon Stewart’s legacy by giving the show to the wrong host

"The Daily Show" could have chosen Samantha Bee to replace Jon Stewart. They chose Trevor Noah instead. Oops

Steve Almond Tuesday, Mar 1, 2016 12:00 AM UTC 0
samantha bee, Trevor Noah

This is why Stacey Dash’s Oscars appearance was so cringeworthy

Dash should never ever be the “Academy Director of Diversity Outreach" VIDEO

Katie Levingston Monday, Feb 29, 2016 6:58 PM UTC 0
Stacey Dash, Fox News

Broad City’s top 5 feminist moments

Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer don't talk about being feminist, they just are VIDEO

Katie Levingston Monday, Feb 29, 2016 11:00 AM UTC 0
broad city, abbi and ilana

Noam Chomsky for secretary of education: Bernie Sanders needs to make this revolutionary call for our public schools

In his days before politics, Sanders had savvy, progressive thoughts on education. Here's a White House agenda

Nikhil Goyal Saturday, Feb 27, 2016 7:00 PM UTC 0
Bernie Sanders, Education

3 bills you should know about: Iowa, Virginia, and South Dakota tackle controversial proposals

Children and guns, sex and reading, and transgender bathroom access VIDEO

Katie Levingston Thursday, Feb 25, 2016 7:53 PM UTC 0
Iowa, Virginia, south dakota

Another Common Core disaster: Corporate-education reformer John King is exactly the wrong man to be secretary of education

John King's policies hurt schools, students and communities. Why is Obama letting him run education policy?

Nikhil Goyal Thursday, Feb 25, 2016 1:00 PM UTC 0
Education, john king

Stephen Colbert opens up on Donald Trump: “I’m not sure if I’m horrified or entertained”

"This billionaire having his way with our election is shocking and unthinkable," Colbert says, even to billionaires VIDEO

Brendan Gauthier Thursday, Feb 25, 2016 12:08 PM UTC 0
Video

77 years of Hollywood whitewashing: A history of white actors taking roles meant for actors of color

Whitewashing in films is not new — but why is it still happening? VIDEO

Katie Levingston Thursday, Feb 25, 2016 11:00 AM UTC 0
original video, Oscars

Beyond condoms: 4 more ways to cut the risk of catching an STD

Condoms are fine for most people, but if you want to really minimize your risk, here are a few steps to consider

Carrie Weisman, Alternet Wednesday, Feb 24, 2016 11:58 PM UTC 0
AlterNet, stds

“Kill, beat, shoot, punch, rough up, bomb”: Trump’s encouragement of physical violence is escalating

Yesterday he said he would like to punch a protester "in the face." VIDEO

Katie Levingston Tuesday, Feb 23, 2016 7:28 PM UTC 0
original video, Donald Trump

What “Downton Abbey” tells us about Obamacare

The hit BBC show has something to teach all of us about the Affordable Care Act

David Morris, Alternet Tuesday, Feb 23, 2016 10:15 AM UTC 0
AlterNet, Downton Abbey

John Oliver lays bare the South’s abortion-clinic nightmare: “Mississippi now has four times as many S’s as it does abortion clinics”

Doctors and patients treated as sex offenders: "It's a move that's now commonly known as a reverse-Cosby" VIDEO

Brendan Gauthier Monday, Feb 22, 2016 1:40 PM UTC 0

Remember when people met IRL?: This couple’s romance began in fourth grade, decades later they reconnected

She even kept their seventh grade break-up letter. VIDEO

Katie Levingston Monday, Feb 22, 2016 11:30 AM UTC 0
original video

Donald Trump’s rageful white cult: Race, fear and the GOP front-runner’s slick manipulations

Fox News and a radicalized GOP created Trumpmania. They must slay it before it consumes us all

Chauncey DeVega Monday, Feb 22, 2016 11:00 AM UTC 0
Donald Trump, Elections 2016

America’s shameful state of decay: Sanders is campaigning on rebuilding the country’s infrastructure — will it work?

Sanders is promising an FDR-style public works program to rebuild our crumbling infrastructure. Here's how

James Luchte Sunday, Feb 21, 2016 8:30 PM UTC 0
Bernie Sanders

This “smart” vibrator wants to tell you about your orgasm

Teaching women about the body’s sexual responses is great. But the "smart" sexy path isn't for everyone

Carrie Weisman, Alternet Sunday, Feb 21, 2016 8:00 PM UTC 0
AlterNet, Vibrators, Sex

Welcome to Smell Dating: Sniff out your perfect mate?

Smell Dating attempts to match couples by pheromones. Is that really all it takes to make a relationship work? VIDEO

Cynthia McKelvey, The Daily Dot Sunday, Feb 21, 2016 6:00 PM UTC 0
the daily dot, Smell Dating

Corporate reformers wreck public schools: Billionaire foundations and Wall Street financiers are not out to help your kids learn

Both parties embrace all the wrong education reform ideas. Why is it so hard to invest in kids and teachers?

Nikhil Goyal Sunday, Feb 21, 2016 4:59 PM UTC 0
Education, Education Reform