August 04, 2014 Archive August 2014
These adorable kids are completely baffled by an ancient typewriter
400,000 people in Ohio told to avoid drinking tap water containing toxins
The truth about Internet slang: It goes way back
"Getting Schooled": Back to teaching in the era of Common Core
American nurse with Ebola to leave Liberia Tuesday
I can't stop cheating on my husband
Scientists revolt against one of Europe's most ambitious research projects
US sent Latin youth undercover in anti-Cuba ploy
5 findings about USAID travelers' program in Cuba
For Michael Phelps, there's no place like home
Justices silent over execution drug secrecy
5 things to know about Ebola outbreak in W. Africa
This is why Washington is awful: Senators congratulate themselves for giving Israel more money
The media's big torture lie: "Enhanced interrogation" and the politics of false equivalence
5 worst right-wing moments of the week — Donald Trump freaks out about Ebola
Top P.R. firms will no longer represent climate deniers
Must-see morning clip: John Oliver blasts New York Times for big conflict of interest
Cole attack suspect presses US for secret records
How far should Google go to find child porn?
Texas' HB 2 back in court -- and the stakes are higher than ever
Senate Republicans prepare to unveil pro-torture report
"I could kick his butt": Why Mitch McConnell is in serious trouble
This is climate change: Ohio's water crisis was a man-made disaster
Why does "The Strain" distrust doctors so much?
Ayan Hirsi Ali: Bibi Netanyahu deserves Nobel Peace Prize for Gaza campaign
Heritage Foundation founder publishes error-filled Op-Ed in defense of trans fats
Wingnuts run the GOP now: Tea Party haters got everything they wanted on immigration
"They were war crimes": The specific, legal case for international charges against Israel
Texas' public school disaster: How segregation and cuts are gutting the system
Women get ripped off because people lie to them
Paul Krugman cheers the Obama victory everyone else forgot
The truth about science vs. religion: 4 reasons why intelligent design falls flat
Reagan's crony returns to spew his drivel -- on MSNBC?
Big oil companies pay an absurdly low tax rate
Republicans' mad Iowa dash begins: A presidential pander-fest for the ages
Tucker Carlson's "uptight" rules: His wisdom on single parenthood and statutory rape
Free idea for anti-rape campaigns: Stop blaming victims for drinking
The Kardashian index and the 10 best #alternatesciencemetrics tweets
How Mark Zuckerberg sells snake oil
GOP Rep. Mo Brooks: Dems are waging a "war on whites"
The country's largest environmental group is profiting from oil drilling
Please do not freak out about birth control being linked to breast cancer
The truth about anti-Semitism: A liberal millennial's second thoughts
Trey Gowdy's Benghazi setback: New humiliation for GOP's scandal hunter
How not to avoid a bad online review
Israel has broken my heart: I’m a rabbi in mourning for a Judaism being murdered by Israel
Why a Paul Feig all-female "Ghostbusters" reboot could be better than the original