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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

Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, Paul Ryan

GOP's highway robbery: How self-styled patriots choke future growth, ensure American decline

Reagan knew the importance of highways and infrastructure. Why is today's GOP determined to destroy it?

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The truth about clichés: Why the stigma against them isn't entirely fair

Stock words and phrases often get used to death — but that isn't always the case

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Stop calling soldiers "heroes": It stops us from seeing them as human — and dismisses their experience

"Hero" sounds like praise, but it's not: It glosses over the human cost of war, and keeps us from helping our vets

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America's shameful ebola ignorance: The troubling truth about our attitude toward the virus

The worst-ever outbreak of the virus has western Africa in its grips — but Americans are looking the other way

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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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The future of warfare: Why we should all be very afraid

Imagine an army of robots with the power to decide who and when to kill. Brace yourself, because it's happening

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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 reveal how misinformed Congress truly is

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"Bring the battlefield to the border": How America's immigration wars were poisoned by the military-industrial complex

In post-Constitutional America, the militarization of border control is a terrifying new reality

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Kerry caught on open mic: Gaza is "a hell of a pinpoint operation"

The secretary of state inadvertently expressed candid concern over Israel's ground invasion on Fox News

Woody Allen

Woody Allen: "Nothing keeps people away if they think they'll enjoy my films"

In Allen's world, sexual abuse charges don't have anything to do with poor attendance at his newest film

Secretary of State John Kerry

Kerry: MH17 crash evidence "points a clear finger at separatists"

The Secretary of State shared the U.S. take on the Malaysia Airlines crash on 5 major Sunday talk shows

APTOPIX Mideast Israel Palestinians

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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