conspiracy theories Conspiracy theorist RFK Jr. wishes debate tactics could include beating children Mark Frauenfelder

president Cornel West is running for President Jennifer Sandlin

politics Lawsuit: former New York governor Andrew Cuomo groped staffer Rob Beschizza

trump Republican state senator does deeply cringey Yoda impression on stage at Trump rally (video) David Pescovitz

politics Ohio votes for abortion rights and recreational marijuana. Dems doing well everywhere except Mississippi. Rob Beschizza

politics Dem thrashes GOP candidate in local election some media treated like a close thing Rob Beschizza

politics House approves debt limit deal Rob Beschizza

politics Chart of women registering to vote after Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade spells trouble for GOP Mark Frauenfelder

conspirituality We need to talk about Marianne Williamson Jennifer Sandlin

guns Ronald Reagan on Gun Control circa 1989 Elías Villoro

politics Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot out as election goes to runoff between other candidates Rob Beschizza

politics Who killed masking? Elías Villoro

media Right-wing political propaganda posing as local news circulating across country Jennifer Sandlin

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books Toil and Trouble: a brief history of women using the occult as a form of resistance Thom Dunn

the GQP Sen. Ron Johnson turned into a 6-foot poop statue as he silently stood with protestors calling BS Carla Sinclair

books Why is the Christian Right fascinated with children's books from the 19th Century? Elías Villoro

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Drug policy reform U.S. Senate candidate smokes pot in campaign ad Mark Frauenfelder

politics Top New York Dem compares party's own candidate, a black woman, to Klan Grand Wizard David Duke. Rob Beschizza