The Pentagon's dark money: Billions of federal dollars are vanishing into thin air

French kids know how to play: American parents' obsession with structured playtime is stifling our kids

God doesn't grant wishes: I'm a Christian and I pray — but not the way you'd think

Is a "Star Trek" future possible? "You can have anything you want at any time, anywhere, on demand"

Let's blow up the Democrats: The Sanders coalition is the future -- but requires a third party

Hillary's on the wrong side of history again: Noam Chomsky, Palestinian freedom, and a policy stuck in the past

We may be just this screwed: Donald Trump has an easier path to victory than you think

What just happened in Austria should be a wake-up call for American voters

Missouri targets black voters: This is an un-American and intentional assault on voting rights

An orgasm for the skin: The strange science behind "aesthetic chills"

Donald Trump exposes the GOP's dirty secret: They build everything by nurturing white rage

The right's bathroom privacy lie: Their new "bathroom bill" approach misreads the Constitution -- and decency

Donald Trump’s not-so-silent majority: His backers — extreme and embodying violence — are everything Nixon deplored

Why turnout matters, even in true-blue districts: Large margins of victory make politicians more responsive to progressive goals

Brexit could break up Britain: Why the EU vote could mean the end of Britain as we know it