
Opinion & Essay
Time for the Democrats to refocus
Just like John Gotti, nothing sticks to Donald Trump. That’s a shame, because anyone watching saw circumstances indicating that the Trump campaign had extensive ties to Russia
6 years ago
Trump’s new lie: ‘Complete and total EXONERATION.’
Ignore for now what we don't know about the report and bear in mind everything we already know. Because it's all there, hideously so, in plain sight.
6 years ago
The many facets of ‘The Few,’ at Theatre Horizon
The ‘Few,’ by MacArthur “genius grant” fellow Samuel D. Hunter, strikes common chords about loneliness and connection and continues through April 7.
6 years ago
The politics of fear: How it manipulates us to tribalism
There is a longstanding history of the fear of “the others” turning humans into illogical ruthless weapons, in service to an ideology.
6 years ago
The Electoral College is trending. Guess why.
At least three Democratic presidential hopefuls — Elizabeth Warren, Beto O'Rourke, and Pete Buttigieg — are currently calling for the artifact's abolition.
6 years ago
Does most of your paycheck go to rent? That may be hurting your health
New data on health across the U.S. shows that high housing costs are harming Americans’ health – and that some communities are affected more than others.
6 years ago
Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg (who?!) elevates our civic discourse
"Mayor Pete" from South Bend, Indiana, is a welcome addition to the swelling Democratic roster.
6 years ago
With all that’s going on in the world—from climate change to wanton violence and political turmoil—I simply don’t have the energy to watch Saturday Night Live.
6 years ago
Women’s fight against sexual harassment didn’t start with #MeToo
While the success of #MeToo testifies to the power of social media, as a scholar who studies feminism, I know it’s not the first movement of its kind.
6 years ago
As a young woman, Annabel Liu defied her father's demand that she study medicine. He could never see that her passion was writing — something she did until the day she died.
6 years ago
Millennials are $1 trillion in debt, but better at saving than previous generations
New findings from the New York Federal Reserve reveal that millennials have now racked up over $1 trillion of debt.
6 years ago
Big dollars do not equal big brains
Rich people are no smarter than the rest of us. They’re just better at cheating.
6 years ago
Is Joe Biden in tune with the times, or past his prime?
In Iowa, where the presidential primary season traditionally begins, a statewide poll has anointed Joe Biden as the Democratic front-runner, with 27 percent support.
6 years ago
Abortions rise worldwide when U.S. cuts funding to women’s health clinics, study finds
Researchers have found that the global gag rule has actually made women in sub-Saharan Africa twice as likely to have an abortion.
6 years ago
Bravo! Democrats refuse to reward Fox News’ propaganda
These debates, which begin in June, should be hosted by legitimate journalistic organizations. Fox News, a font of fact-free agitprop, is demonstrably illegitimate.
6 years ago
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