Posturing, straight-talking, pandering, stooping: We use a lot of action words to describe the foibles of politicians on the campaign trail, and today David Plotz, CEO of Atlas Obscura and host of the always-insightful Slate …
First they came for your complementary alcoholic beverages and hot meal, then they took away your snacks, blankets, and pillows, and began charging you for checking luggage and—in some cases—your carry-on. Now the airlines are …
So there’s this article going viral right now about a Florida metal dude named Geoff Gaylord who took a lot of drugs and then turned himself into the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office asking for the death …
In case you haven’t heard, the conspiratorial right is getting its panties in a bunch over the latest dystopian conspiracy theory: Jade Helm 15. This particular theory holds that the federal government–under the guise of …
Privileged America often turns a blind eye to the less privileged. How many people earning over $75K are really concerned about the masses of individuals earning less than $20K, $10K…one dollar? Whenever there is a …
How does one who sits from afar tell a group of angry people they know nothing about the proper way to be angry? Baltimore is a special city indeed: The “Charm City” is known for its …
David Simon, creator of HBO’s “The Wire,” has spoken out on today’s violence in Baltimore. Taking to his preferred method of public communication, Simon posted to his blog today that this moment of boiled over …
In what is quickly becoming a very ugly situation in Baltimore, protests have grown violent in the wake of Freddie Gray’s funeral. Gray–a black man who died of spinal injuries under suspicious circumstances while in …
In honor of the 420 holiday, NBC’s Meet the Press devoted its “Nerdscreen” segment to the marijuana vote, or, more specifically, how “the rules regarding those green plants are strongly colored by the red/blue divide …
when i was about 10 (for context, about 1987, in west tx) my parents wanted to go on a proper vacation. we chose cali. we did the whole thing, saw some family, went to the …
Ambassador Akbar Ahmed, the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University’s School of International Service, recently reported on findings from his fieldwork in Europe over the past two years and gave a preview …
As a consumer, if a shop is open to the public you assume that business owner has matured socially, spiritually, ethically, and morally to accept all persons, potential repeat customers, as well as potential word-of-mouth …
Hip Hop big cheese Method Man made an appearance on MSNBC‘s NewsNation today in what was supposed to be a plug for his new Adam Sandler movie The Cobbler. Due to this morning’s shooting of …
Facing the rise of ISIS in the Middle East, Boko Haram in Nigeria, recent terrorist attacks in Paris, and extremist groups elsewhere, the United States and its allies are grappling with how to combat extremism …
The “Disneyland Measles Outbreak of 2014/15” has scourged the United States with over 100 infections in 14 states and counting. After years of hysterical bullying by the anti-vaxxer crowd, sensible people are beginning to take …
today america, we see who we really are. we look in the mirror and see our two black swollen eyes, the mark of the abused. we examine our swollen hands, the mark of the abuser. …
it is a seriously cold ass snowy day in Colorado Springs (like 5 or so degrees) but i’d really like to go see Ms. Makepeace announce her 2015 candidacy for mayor so i bet myself …
my family–on both sides–has a strong military tradition. tho, i don’t think any of us individually joined out of ‘tradition’, we were just making the best decisions we could relative to our contexts. i happened …
Chris Hayes interviewed KKK Grand Wizard Frank Ancona tonight in a disturbing segment. A Ferguson, MO grand jury decision is soon expected in the killing of unarmed teenager Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson, …
As you can probably tell by the adoring news pieces, photos, and statuses in your various newsfeeds, today is Veterans Day. Veterans Day is the day that America takes a break from forgetting about its …
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