The superdelegate sh*tshow: Watch Samantha Bee perfectly unravel the baffling and ridiculous system
"If they wanted, they could use a sorting hat to pick their nominees," Bee says VIDEO
Tuesday, Apr 12, 2016 1:28 PM UTC 0Elections
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Sam Brownback's war on Kansas
The ultraconservatives take control, with an assist to ALEC and no concern for the people
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The Fed needs a revolution: Why America’s central bank is failing — and how we can make it work for us
A bold new plan with links to the Sanders campaign has proposed taking the Federal Reserve, at long last, public
Tuesday, Apr 12, 2016 11:58 AM UTC 0News The Federal Reserve
The Democrats have no soul: The Clintons, neoliberalism, and how the “people’s party” lost its way
Republicans never had one. That makes Democrats' betrayals, deceit and crisis of legitimacy that much more serious
Tuesday, Apr 12, 2016 10:00 AM UTC 0Business Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders
Jackie Robinson, A New Ken Burns Film, Only On PBS
Rollover the interactive infographic to learn more about Jackie Robinson VIDEO
Tuesday, Mar 29, 2016 12:08 PM UTC 0Entertainment PBS, Ken Burns, Jackie Robinson
What the hell was NBC thinking? Glenn Beck, Ann Coulter & the legitimization of the crackpot caucus
NBC and MSNBC have started inviting some of the more noxious right-wing pundits onto their shows of late. But why?
Tuesday, Apr 12, 2016 9:59 AM UTC 0News Media Criticism, Glenn Beck
“This system is so rigged”: Outrage as undemocratic superdelegate system gives Clinton unfair edge over Sanders
Sanders won 8 of the 9 past primary contests by double digits, but Hillary got more delegates. Even MSNBC is angry
Tuesday, Apr 12, 2016 9:57 AM UTC 0Elections Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton
Countdown to the GOP primary’s final showdown: Why California could decide who wins the nomination, and why that’s bad news for Republicans
Donald Trump can't possibly clinch the nomination without California. This is about to get ugly
Tuesday, Apr 12, 2016 2:25 PM UTC 0News Donald Trump, Ted Cruz
Please dump Trevor Noah now: This might be his laziest, most simplistic campaign media coverage yet
"The Daily Show" host has realized that campaign coverage is shallow. Give him a trophy VIDEO
Tuesday, Apr 12, 2016 1:30 PM UTC 0Innovation Video
Violence returns to the Trump campaign: Black protester assaulted by Trump supporters at “New York Values” rally
Only surprised it took this long VIDEO
Tuesday, Apr 12, 2016 12:37 PM UTC 0Elections Elections 2016, Election 2016
Bernie is wrong about super-delegates: Why his tortured Dem Primary arguments try to have it both ways
The Sanders camp has made lots of noise about anti-democratic action in the primary. But there are some problems
Tuesday, Apr 12, 2016 12:00 PM UTC 0News Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton
The absurd torture debate: CIA Director John Brennan’s remarks on interrogations shows how low the GOP has sunk
Torture is immoral and will be illegal for the foreseeable future, but Donald Trump and the GOP won't give it up
Tuesday, Apr 12, 2016 9:56 AM UTC 0Elections Donald Trump, John Brennan, CIA
6 reasons to believe Donald Trump could really blow this thing
The GOP creeps closer to a contested convention with each primary. And in that scenario, all bets are off
Tuesday, Apr 12, 2016 9:00 AM UTC 0All Salon AlterNet, John Kasich, Ted Cruz
They’ll always despise her: The media has its Hillary narrative, and they’re sticking to it
She's untrustworthy. She lies. She's a pawn of the rich and powerful. This is "we-all-know" journalism at its worst
Tuesday, Apr 12, 2016 8:45 AM UTC 0Elections BillMoyers.com, Hillary Clinton
Let’s audit the Pentagon: The U.S. military is lighting our tax dollars on fire
Fifty thousand bucks to investigate the bomb-detecting capabilities of African elephants!? This madness has to stop
Tuesday, Apr 12, 2016 8:30 AM UTC 0Politics TomDispatch.com, Pentagon
Noam Chomsky agrees with Sarah Palin: “When she mocks the ‘hope-y, change-y stuff,’ she’s right”
The esteemed linguist and philosopher examines one of America's most insidious breeds of political corruption VIDEO
Tuesday, Apr 12, 2016 8:15 AM UTC 0Politics AlterNet, Noam Chomsky
“There is Kryptonite for Donald Trump”: Rachel Maddow dishes on the ideal way to handle the GOP front-runner
Maddow spoke at length on 2016 election coverage with Slate's Isaac Chotiner
Monday, Apr 11, 2016 8:38 PM UTC 0Elections Donald Trump, Chris Matthews
“I’m not releasing individual names…yet”: DC Madam’s client details “could effect the 2016 presidential race”
Montgomery Blair Sibley, the DC Madam's lawyer, is fighting to release the escort service's phone records VIDEO
Tuesday, Apr 12, 2016 2:18 PM UTC 0Elections DC Madam, Steve Kornacki, MSNBC
“He should have been an adult and not a madman”: Larry Wilmore panel sets Bill Clinton straight
"Is Bill Clinton wrong?" Larry Wilmore asked his panel. "Or did he just handle it poorly?" VIDEO
Tuesday, Apr 12, 2016 1:55 PM UTC 0Elections
“Zero chance”: Kasich rejects Trump’s vice presidential offer to get him out of the race
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker said he bursted into a fit of laughter after he heard Trump mention his name for VP
Tuesday, Apr 12, 2016 1:53 PM UTC 0Elections Donald Trump
Seth Meyers wishes Jackie Chan and Vladimir Putin appeared in “Rush Hour 4: Russian Hour” rather than the Panama Papers
Still don't understand the Panama Papers? Let Seth Meyers explain it to you VIDEO
Tuesday, Apr 12, 2016 1:37 PM UTC 0Media late night with seth meyers
That’s odd — all the videos in the Jesse Watters’ “Violence in the Classroom” segment share one feature
To question whether you could guess what it is would be a greater insult to intelligence than he is
Tuesday, Apr 12, 2016 1:24 PM UTC 0News jesse watters, School Violence
David Brooks: Political debate belongs within the American people’s “galaxy of warm places”
By which he means, family and Facebook friends, between whom political debate is always warm and cordial
Tuesday, Apr 12, 2016 12:38 PM UTC 0Elections David Brooks, Elections 2016
“If you can’t handle the Colorado delegate process, how are you going to handle the Chinese?” Charles Krauthammer unloads on Trump
"The fact is," he said, "everybody's had the rules for a year, everybody had a chance to go after delegates"
Tuesday, Apr 12, 2016 12:12 PM UTC 0Elections Fox News, Video
“Media can be the greatest force for peace on earth”: Amy Goodman reflects on the 20th anniversary of “Democracy Now!”
When the media "simply acts as a PR machine for those in power, this all has to be challenged," says Goodman
Tuesday, Apr 12, 2016 11:59 AM UTC 0Elections amy goodman, democracy now
Bill O’Reilly demands to know how Trump can help blacks and Latinos get jobs when they all “have tattoos on their foreheads”
"I hate to be generalized about it," O'Reilly said, before generalizing that "it's true"
Tuesday, Apr 12, 2016 11:53 AM UTC 0Elections Bill O'Reilly, Fox News, Video
Robert Reich: Bernie does have a plan to break up the big banks. That’s why the establishment is so rattled
The former secretary of labor explains why the Democratic Party is eager to write the Vt. senator off as a kook
Tuesday, Apr 12, 2016 8:00 AM UTC 0Business Dodd-Frank, RobertReich.org
We let the idiots take the wheel: Donald Trump, Fox News and how we let our democracy rot
Disgraceful state of politics is tied to collapse of education. Philistines are marching, swarming Trump rallies
Tuesday, Apr 12, 2016 6:38 AM UTC 0Innovation Donald Trump, Editor's Picks
Dear straight Springsteen fans: If you’re shocked that Bruce canceled his North Carolina show, you haven’t been paying attention
Bruce's stand against hate in North Carolina isn't a new development—he has a history of LGBT advocacy
Monday, Apr 11, 2016 10:29 PM UTC 0Entertainment Bruce Springsteen, LGBT
Where the boys are: Richard Linklater’s “Everybody Wants Some!!” and what women’s comedies can learn from the art of the bromance
I'm a feminist who loves dude comedies, because they explore a side of friendship women's films rarely get to show
Monday, Apr 11, 2016 10:28 PM UTC 0Entertainment Everybody Wants Some!!
“The Virgin Mary was actually a prostitute”: Cartoonist Chester Brown wants to open a debate about sex work, Jesus and the Bible
Salon talks to the author of "Paying For It" about his new book "Mary Wept Over the Feet of Jesus"
Monday, Apr 11, 2016 10:27 PM UTC 0Entertainment cartoonists, christianitys
Revelations from politicians’ Spotify playlists: Paul Ryan digs Darius Rucker, Darrell Issa thinks Shaq is a good rapper
We can learn a lot about pols from their Spotify playlists. But how the hell did Neon Trees get on Orrin Hatch's?
Monday, Apr 11, 2016 8:47 PM UTC 0Life Spotify, Paul Ryan, Darrell Issa
The Bryan Adams factor: One singer canceling a show won’t stop a hate bill, but these actions add up
When artists move against discrimination bills and laws, they reach voters who might not normally notice
Monday, Apr 11, 2016 8:39 PM UTC 0Entertainment bryan adams, Mississippi, LGBT
Gen X needs to forget about Hillary Clinton: My generation is far too cynical about Bernie Sanders’ message
Unlike the optimistic Boomers and Millennials I see, Gen X-ers are refusing to believe Bernie's for real. But he is
Monday, Apr 11, 2016 8:38 PM UTC 0News Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton
Joe Scarborough is right, and that’s terrifying: The Democratic Primary has been an undemocratic mess
This morning, the MSNBC host railed against a Dem primary stacked in Hillary Clinton's favor. He has a point
Monday, Apr 11, 2016 8:10 PM UTC 0News Joe Scarborough, Morning Joe
Sending them back into danger: Experts blast E.U. plan to deport refugees to Turkey, calling it illegal and immoral
"Member states are literally washing their hands of millions of lives," says rights lawyer on Europe deportations
Monday, Apr 11, 2016 8:00 PM UTC 0News Refugees, refugee crisis, Europe
This is the saddest app yet: The ironically-titled Happy Couple, for partners who don’t actually want to talk
Between hooking up on Tinder and breaking up via text, here's an app that lets you avoid interacting face to face
Monday, Apr 11, 2016 6:36 PM UTC 0Life happy couple, tinder, dating, Apps
The most disturbing thing you’ll think about today: Trump porn parody is Larry Flynt’s response to the “national embarrassment” of GOP politics
Larry Flynt took the pulse of the nation...and the people demanded video of a Donald Trump impersonator having sex
Monday, Apr 11, 2016 6:24 PM UTC 0Elections Election 2016, Donald Trump
An open letter to Michael Savage: How both parties have abandoned the working class — and how we can help
The talk-radio host traffics in harmful reactionary rhetoric. But we have to engage his followers, not ignore them
Monday, Apr 11, 2016 6:15 PM UTC 0News Michael Savage, talk radio
Progressivism doesn’t die with Hillary Clinton: Debunking the myth that only Bernie can foster hardcore liberal ideas
Progressive ideas need to be pushed through organizing the party and pushing legislation, not outsider rebellion
Monday, Apr 11, 2016 6:06 PM UTC 0Elections Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders
“Please don’t abandon us”: How North Carolina indie bookstores — and authors on tour — can fight against the anti-trans bill
If more authors follow Sherman Alexie's—and Bruce Springsteen's—lead, book culture will suffer even more
Monday, Apr 11, 2016 6:05 PM UTC 0Entertainment LGBT, Bruce Springsteen
Pick your poison, GOP: Both President Trump or President Cruz could frustrate the hell out of Republicans
Republicans worry that Donald Trump is too much of a dealmaker, but anti-compromise Ted Cruz could also be trouble
Monday, Apr 11, 2016 5:51 PM UTC 0Elections Donald Trump, Ted Cruz
