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Peter Thiel (Ken Yeung/Flickr)

What Silicon Valley’s billionaires don’t understand about the First Amendment

Some in Silicon Valley have been threatening the ‘uppity’ press with rhetoric about journalists needing ‘to be taught lessons’. That’s not how it works
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Screenshot of Robert Reich from the documentary "Inequality for All"

Robert Reich: It’s time for Clinton and Sanders supporters to swallow some tough medicine

With the Democratic primaries grinding to a bitter end, I have suggestions for both Clinton and Sanders supporters that neither will like.
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Myneisha Johnson and son Kylan -- (Twitter)

Principal flawlessly slams racist busy-body who didn’t want child to receive his murdered mother’s diploma

A critic of a Memphis high school that agreed to let the child of a murdered student accept his mother’s diploma got a lesson in decency — and grammar — after the school’s principal hit back with a blistering response.
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John DeFrancisco (New York Senate)

Wealthy sex assault survivor pledges to defeat GOP lawmaker who won’t let victims sue their abusers

Gary Greenberg, a minority owner of the Vernon Downs racetrack, has pledged $100,000 of his own money to unseat state Sen. John DeFrancisco (R-Syracuse) and other lawmakers.
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'Child hands folded in prayer on a Bible' (Shutterstock)

Ex-class president: I leaked my Christian school’s anti-LGBT policy to expose ‘culture of shame’

“Blind obedience and unconditional deference to authority are core components of Trinity’s internal culture, and the implementation of these values leaves students woefully unprepared for the culture shock they experience after graduating or leaving,” Morgan Faulkner said in an op-ed.
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Michele Fiore (Facebook)

Nevada police union rips Bundy-backing lawmaker for defending pointing guns at cops

“What are you thinking to even suggest in any way, shape or form, to even imply that it would be a valid course of conduct for a citizen to point a weapon at a law enforcement officer?” Nevada Association of Public Safety Officers (NAPSO) executive director Rick McCann said in a letter to Michele Fiore.
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Libertarian vice presidential candidate William Weld (YouTube)

Libertarians turn on VP candidate for saying they’re stereotyped as ‘unattractive people’

Former Massachusetts GOP Gov. William Weld did not endear himself to the audience at the Libertarian National Convention in Orlando on Friday.
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ChickenTrump

Twitter users hatch hilarious #ChickenTrump tag: ‘Make America Cluck Again!’

Twitter users wasted no time cooking up some fowl play on Friday after Donald Trump reneged on his intentions to debate Sen. Bernie Sanders.
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Matt Stewart (WDIV)

Michigan dad freaks out over trans kid using the boys’ bathroom — and yanks his sons out of school

A Michigan father pulled all three of his sons out of school until administrators explain to him why a girl was allowed to use the boys’ restroom.
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Mount St. Helens

This ‘dangerous sleeping giant’ volcano near Mt. St. Helens could imperil half a million people

Mount St. Helens is “recharging” with magma, setting off more than 100 earthquakes in recent weeks — but scientists warn a nearby “sleeping giant” may pose a bigger threat.
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Donald Trump speaks to Sean Hannity on May 18, 2016. (YouTube)

Trump backs out of debate against Sanders after tech company offers to pay for it

Donald Trump reneged on his intention to debate Sen. Bernie Sanders on Friday in a brief statement on his website.
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New Videos

Sonia in JW ad -- screengrab

WATCH: This creepy video instructs Jehovah’s Witnesses to shame their own children into depression

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HBO host Bill Maher and Dilbert creator Scott Adams -- (Real Time screen grab)

Dilbert creator: ‘Crazy clown’ Trump has fooled voters into thinking he’s qualified to be president

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San Diego city attorney candidate Michael Pease is mobbed by police -- Twitter screenshot

WATCH: SD city attorney candidate mobbed by cops at Trump protest as candidate calls protesters ‘thugs’

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'Real Time' host Bill Maher interviews Sen. Bernie Sanders on May 27, 2016. (YouTube)

Maher asks Sanders for strategy to fight Trump: ‘Obviously Hillary Clinton doesn’t have it’

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'Real Time' host delivers the 'commencement address' for the Class of 2045 on May 27, 2016. (YouTube)

Bill Maher’s message for the Class of 2045: ‘The world is your oyster — but the oysters are dead’

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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) appears on 'The Rachel Maddow Show' on Dec. 28, 2015. (MSNBC)

Bernie Sanders ridicules ‘tough guy’ Trump for ducking debate: ‘What are you afraid of?’

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Texas militia member -- (AJPlus screen grab)

WATCH: Muslim-hating bigots practice with bacon-greased bullets and warn ‘don’t f*ck with white people’

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Healy Baumgardner speaks to CNN (screen grab)

WATCH: Trump spokesperson hilariously crashes and burns — again — on CNN

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Opinion

GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to the crowd at a campaign rally on January 27, 2016 in Gilbert, South Carolina (AFP Photo/Sean Rayford)

Masculine insecurities are driving Trump’s train of lies — according to science

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Robert Reich would like to have a word or two with you -- Facebook

Robert Reich is still trying to talk some damn sense into Bernie supporters and it’s still not going well

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Church of Scientology leader David Miscavige and NRA leader Wayne LaPierre (YouTube/screen grabs)

Here are 6 creepy similarities between the NRA and the Church of Scientology

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A photo of my family after my mom had a successful kidney transplant.

Letting go of success and wealth for the real pursuit of happiness

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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, pictured on Nov. 29, 2015 in Manchester, New Hampshire. (Photo by Darren McCollester for Agence France-Presse.)

Bernie Sanders opposes the death penalty for Dylann Roof and teaches us something important

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New Stories

The real reason Bill Clinton thinks Hillary should be president
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Suicide attempts among US army soldiers more likely before combat
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5 things you didn't know about Memorial Day
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Earth, Mars closest in 11 years
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5 refreshing big-batch cocktails to make for the long weekend
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Why the German language has so many great words
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Why 'Game Of Thrones' Is Getting Good Again
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'Average' hurricane season predicted
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Zika threat prompts call to relocate Olympics
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Once dismissed, shark attacks may hit new record in 2016
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Neo-Nazi gang ordered shooting death of Colorado state prison chief: report
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Gawker legal battle against libertarian Trump delegate becomes clash of tech billionaires
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Chicago cops begin using algorithm identifying 'propensity for violence' to tamp down shootings
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Vintage World War II-era airplane goes down in Hudson River
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Dutch health officials want to grow human embryos for 'limited' research
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Feds accused of targeting mothers and children in new immigration raids
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NASA to make second attempt at inflating space station test module
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Senators want Obama to impose sanctions on Congo
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Illinois man charged with making bombs to attack US government
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Here are 6 ways to prevent mosquito bites with Zika fears looming this summer
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Johnny Depp wants divorce 'resolved quickly'
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Peter Thiel's mission to destroy Gawker isn't philanthropy -- it's a chilling taste of things to come
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Tech company offers to pay $10 million for Trump-Sanders debate throwdown
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WATCH LIVE: Protesters in San Diego marching before Trump speech
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Drug war persecution of Colombian coca farmers is much closer to home than you think
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Mars has been emerging from an Ice Age for the past 370,000 years: study
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Siri won't listen to millions of Americans -- here's why
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Bomb scares: Can you judge a threat from the voice on the phone?
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Rosetta spacecraft finds key building blocks for life in a comet
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Undertaker shames child-killing hit-and-run driver: I put him in a 'little white casket' because of you
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US sailor pleads guilty to taking photos inside nuclear submarine
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The trillion dollar question Obama left unanswered in Hiroshima
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Latino groups warn the Democrats: Don't take our votes for granted
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Rights -- not rescue: Want to know what sex workers want? Try asking them
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In the dreams of deaf people, communication is often achieved through telepathy
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From Travelgate to Furnituregate: Your guide to the Clinton scandals of the 90s
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An incident on the subway proved how hard it was for me to adjust to life after prison
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Is 'therapeutic cannavaping' a healthier way to consume medical marijuana?
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Trump's pro-oil agenda poses dilemma for North Dakota's Indians
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Berkeley student details professor's disturbing sexual advances -- and how the university failed her
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