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September 6th, 2014 Paul Ryan's liberal secret: Why he's suddenly endorsing the social safety net Michael Lind In his own, ironic way, Ryan is the true heir of the "progressive" tradition he so likes to criticize. Here's why American warmongers' fatal conceit: The massive insecurity behind their calls for blood Elias Isquith The neoconservative "do something" crowd are really "Know Nothings" -- and fatally misread the decade after 9/11 Shoot first, ask later: Why the concept of "reasonable fear" is anything but reasonable Falguni A. Sheth Courts say cops can shoot out of "reasonable fear." 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The scariest comic book presidents Mark Peters From vapid blowhards to supervillains, a few of the characters to ascend to the highest political office in comics GoFundMe removes abortion fundraiser following anti-choice protest Jenny Kutner The site condoned a campaign for the officer who killed Michael Brown. But a campaign for abortion care? No way! Sean Hannity: I can't encourage military service "in good conscience" while Obama is president Elias Isquith There are limits, apparently, to the Fox News host's devotion to U.S. Armed Forces VIDEO "I wish someone would pull a Ferguson on them": Louisiana cop resigns for racist texts Joanna Rothkopf 15-year veteran Michael Elsbury wrote, "I enjoy arresting those thugs with their saggy pants" The horrifying truth: Our oil addiction is only getting worse Michael Klare, TomDispatch.com Americans are driving more than ever and guzzling more gas, while the White House stands by and lets it happen Jenny Lewis: You go a little cuckoo in your 30s The Weekly Feed The singer-songwriter on her epic case of the sads and how it helped her birth her new LP, "The Voyager" VIDEO Bill Maher: GOP thinks "voting should be legal but discouraged, like interracial dating" Sarah Gray "Do nuts ruin primaries? Yes. Nuts ruin everything" Kmart kicks off September by reminding you that Christmas isn't far away Prachi Gupta "This is not a Christmas commercial..." begins what is very clearly a Christmas commercial VIDEO Erick Erickson seems pretty confused about LGBTQ people in the military Katie McDonough By recognizing that trans people already serve in the armed forces Obama is ... socially engineering? Or something? VIDEO Gwyneth Paltrow reportedly planning to convert to Judaism Daniel D'Addario The actress to consciously couple with a new faith CDC report: 1 in 5 women have been raped Jenny Kutner The percentage of female rape victims has jumped significantly. 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