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Salon: GOP's moronic inferno: The real reason cranks and shills rule the party

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July 30th, 2014
Herman Cain, Ann Coulter, Sarah Palin, Ted Cruz

GOP's moronic inferno: The real reason cranks and shills rule the party

Why do only angry Republicans have any power in their own party? The answer lies in its pivot to the South

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Rick Perlstein: "Ronald Reagan absolved Americans in a priestly role to contend with sin. The consequences are all around us today"

From climate change to foreign affairs, Reagan pushed America toward easy lies, just as reckoning seemed possible

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I'm a lesbian marrying a man

Friends don't understand: My sexual orientation never changed. I simply fell in love with a very unexpected person

Lily Eskelsen García, Arne Duncan

"Stupid, absurd, non-defensible": New NEA president Lily Eskelsen García on the problem with Arne Duncan, standardized tests and the war on teachers

Arne Duncan has met his worst nightmare -- an NEA president armed with facts and guts. She tells Salon what's next

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Harry Reid trolls Ted Cruz, Tea Party: Can he spook House Republicans out of passing a bill?

The Senate majority leader is feeding Republicans' worst fears about passing a border bill

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4 reasons you should never ask a woman why she's single

The question is more loaded than people realize. Here's why you should avoid it altogether

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6 obscene celebrity rants in support of Israel's assault on Gaza

Joan Rivers has called for the Palestinian region to be "wiped out," while Bill Maher likens Hamas to a crazy woman

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5 wild consumer conspiracy theories, debunked

From killer microwave ovens to banned 300-mpg cars, here's the truth behind some more popular urban myths

Ocean Acidification-Alaska

More proof that climate change is ruining seafood for everyone

Climate change is seriously threatening our fisheries and the communities that rely on them

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Latin America's militaries are making a frightening comeback

Bloody coups may now be practically unthinkable, but experts say the risks to democracy are real

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How beavers can save the American West

Their dams provide innumerable ecological benefits. So why haven't they been restored to their natural habitats?

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"Happy Christmas": Anna Kendrick and Lena Dunham celebrate Yuletide in July

Kendrick, Dunham and Melanie Lynskey shine in a surprising Christmas comedy from indie auteur Joe Swanberg

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Thank god "The Bachelorette" is finally talking about sex

Now that a contestant has revealed that he and Andi "made love," maybe the show can stop playing the prude at last

Stephen A. Smith

ESPN suspends Stephen A. Smith over domestic violence comments

The sports pundit, who came under fire for suggesting that women "provoke" abuse, will be off air until Aug. 6

Martha Stewart

The real Martha Stewart explains her drone

It's love at first sight.

Abortion Mississippi

Mississippi's last abortion clinic to remain open — thanks in part to a Reagan appointee

The victory was the work of reproductive justice advocates in Mississippi, but the Reagan appointee helped

Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh

Science identifies precisely when the GOP went off the rails about climate change

A study claims that the Republican position on climate completely flipped in the early 1990s

National Security Agency Director Gen. Keith Alexander

America's former spy chief is getting filthy rich "consulting" on cybersecurity

Gen. Keith Alexander stepped down from the NSA in March, now he's raking in the dough as a "cyberconsultant"

Billionaire's dire warning: Solar flares could ruin everything

GOP megadonor is scared that a solar flare will knock out the U.S. power grid. Could his fears be justified?

Mark Levin

Conservative star Mark Levin attacks "whores" at Chamber of Commerce

The perpetually enraged talk radio star is furious with the Chamber for endorsing a female Democrat VIDEO

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