Is Pop Culture Making Us “Meh” About Torture?
With prime-time TV shows and movies normalizing horrific human rights violations, it’s no surprise the CIA interrogation report is so appalling.
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5 of the Craziest Candidates We Elected This Week
These midterms were a doozy. And we’ll be paying for them for years to come.
Where Are the Asians in the Asian Republican Coalition?
A liberal Korean writer with a white conservative boyfriend discovers why the GOP is so eagerly appropriating Asian culture.
George Will Is Really Asking For It
The clueless 'Washington Post' neocon columnist has come up with a new one: "rape privilege." Huh.
How Affordable Is the Affordable Care Act If You Have Health Issues?
A breast cancer survivor got dropped from her health plan because of Obamacare, and worried she'd never find adequate coverage again. And she almost didn't.
Big, Bad Republicans Are Starting Fights With … Girl Scouts?
Radical right-wingers have called for a national boycott of the GSA’s cookies. You’ll never guess why. (Well, you might.)