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Salon: Right-wing obstruction could have been fought: An ineffective and gutless presidency's legacy is failure

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July 20th, 2014
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Right-wing obstruction could have been fought: An ineffective and gutless presidency's legacy is failure

Yes, we know, the crazy House. But we were promised hope and change on big issues. We got no vision and less action

Ann Coulter, Tim Howard

Ann Coulter's real soccer nightmare: How the World Cup awakened our love of a collective

The World Cup taught us it's OK to feel patriotic pride, when we open ourselves up to the world

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My real-life "Footloose": I grew up in a town that banned secular music

As a girl in rural Kentucky, I threw cassette tapes into a fire and was taught that Satan is in "Hotel California"

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Why our brains love the ocean: Science explains what draws humans to the sea

Since time immemorial, humans have been captivated by water. And the reasons go beyond evolution

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Debunking the right's enduring myth: The truth about Richard Nixon and the fight to overturn the 1960 election

Nixon's allies and aides contested the '60 presidential election fiercely -- no matter what Ann Coulter says

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Israel: America's Frankenstein monster

Israel's harshest critics and most ardent defenders agree on one thing: The battle is really about America

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Reinventing the American highway: The promise (and pitfalls) of learning to love tolls

America's infrastructure is dramatically underfunded, and our roads are falling apart. Time to change things up

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The Senate flunks basic biology: Inside a disgraceful hearing

Specious arguments against the Women's Health Protection Act reveals how misinformed Congress truly is

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Organic food's dirty secret: What the "seductive" label fails to tell you

Just because food is labeled organic doesn't mean it's what you're expecting, journalist Peter Laufer tells Salon

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"I am living in a horror movie": What it's like to raise a family in Gaza

My voice is only one of millions suffering through the nightmare in Gaza. Is anyone out there listening?

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Superhero switch-ups: A history of race and gender switches in comics

Thor and Captain America aren't the first comic book characters to change up their gender and race

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Thousands flee Gaza as Israel expands ground offensive

Officials estimate nearly 35,000 Gazans fled their homes over the weekend

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Metronome for the modern age

The soul of Silicon Valley: How Intel built a world of relentless technological change

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What happens when an amoeba "eats" your brain

Neagleria fowleri dwells in warm freshwater lakes and rivers and typically targets children and young adults

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My fertility envy

Watching other women get pregnant stirs insane jealousy in me. And I already have a kid

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Why so many elderly Chinese are collecting trash

Life is rough for retirees in the world's second largest economy

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Study: Kids on screen-time diet lost weight, performed better in school

Research suggests parental monitoring of media consumption can have a lasting effect on a child's development

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New York unveils first-ever regulations on Bitcoin

New rules under legal review would force traders to obtain a "Bitlicense" to conduct virtual currency transactions

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El Niño may not be able to save California

The Golden State issues statewide water restrictions as it prepares for the worst drought in its history

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When Dick Cheney told the truth about Iraq

Before becoming vice president, Cheney acknowledged that Iraq could disintegrate following a U.S. invasion

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