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July 16th, 2014 I was poor, but a GOP die-hard: How I finally left the politics of shame Edwin Lyngar I hated government -- even as it was the only thing trying to save me. Here's how, one day, I finally saw the light Andrew Ross Sorkin helps awful company's CEO justify skipping out on taxes Jim Newell Wall Street's favorite NYT reporter helps a tax-dodging company's CEO somehow come across as the victim Jon Stewart roasts Hillary on "The Daily Show" Daniel D'Addario In last night's interview, Stewart -- for once -- was far from deferential Tenure haters' big delusion: Why Campbell Brown and co. are wrong about teaching Gabriel Arana Fixing our schools doesn't work like that Hilary Swank movie. Here's why it's way more complex than firing teachers Medical marijuana's big break: "I don't think he ever wanted to touch this issue" Elias Isquith Leading reformer explains how they forced NY's hand -- and why we'll soon have a president toking for the cameras! 5 atheist and Muslim billboards that drove the Christian right nuts Katie Halper, AlterNet Evangelicals are no strangers to inflammatory signs. Some people can dish it out a lot better than they can take it I made my husband try a sex robot Tracy Clark-Flory Can the crowdfunded Autoblow2 deliver on its promise to revolutionize male sex toys? I asked my husband to find out The truth about the immigration "crisis": Our drug policies and U.S.-backed tyrants created Central America's culture of violence Patrick L. Smith If you want to really understand what's happening at the border, revisit the violence we visited upon the region "Alive Inside": Music may be the best medicine for dementia Andrew O'Hehir A heartbreaking new film explores the breakthrough that can help severely disabled seniors: It's called the iPod VIDEO Iggy Azalea's post-racial mess: America's oldest race tale, remixed Brittney Cooper As a white female rapper mistakes appropriation for artistry, here's how black women remain pushed to the sidelines I'm sorry for coining the phrase "Manic Pixie Dream Girl" Nathan Rabin In 2007, I invented the term in a review. Then I watched in queasy disbelief as it seemed to take over pop culture Jon Stewart to Hillary Clinton: "It sounds to me like you're running for president" Sarah Gray Stewart grilled the former Secretary of State on last night's "Daily Show" VIDEO A "crisis" of our own making: America's disgraceful response to child refugees Joshua Holland, BillMoyers.com Wingnuts are hurling epithets at fleeing children, and media coverage of their plight is no less repugnant Florida police department rocked — again — by officers' alleged Klan membership Don Terry, Southern Poverty Law Center Two Fruitland Park cops are out of a job after the Florida Police Department was tipped off by the FBI Rick Perry's inexplicable Beltway media resurgence Eric Boehlert, Media Matters The Texas guv is earning raves for his attacks on Obama. Why does the press treat GOP campaign losers like winners? Lesbians are more likely to get vaccinated, but also to drink excessively Jenny Kutner A new HHS study breaks down key health trends by sexual orientation, revealing major differences across groups Chris Kluwe is suing the Minnesota Vikings Elias Isquith Former player and vocal LGBT ally wants the team to release an internal inquiry into alleged systemic homophobia Watch: Now that the World Cup's over, here's how to recycle all of your unwanted soccer crap Lindsay Abrams UCB comedy doesn't want your leftover fad items to end up in a landfill VIDEO Jill Abramson opens up about the New York Times: "Is it hard to say I was fired? 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