PLEASE DON'T RUSH TO GET A THIRD COVID SHOT
This week, Pfizer released early results showing that a third dose of its Covid-19 vaccine with BioNTech can dramatically increase...
AMERICAN EDUCATION IS FOUNDED ON WHITE RACE THEORY
In June, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a bill that prohibits “race scapegoating” and “race stereotyping” in K-12 education, as...
MASKS ARE MANDATORY AGAIN ON CAPITOL HILL. IT'S NOT GOING WELL
The act of wearing a mask has been a point of political contention for as long as the pandemic has ravaged the country, and the halls...
OLIGARCH OF THE MONTH: RICHARD BRANSON
Music-and-travel tycoon Richard Branson didn't quite make it to space in July, though he came pretty close: From his VSS Unity space...
THE GREEN KNIGHT IS A DELIGHTFULLY GORY MORAL TEST
It is Christmas Day in a great castle. King Arthur and Guinevere and their knights are feasting, when a green man on a big green horse...
THE REVOLUTION THAT WASN'T
For the American left of the 1960s and early 1970s, the past refuses to stay past. Two of the most popular films nominated for Best...
PIG CUTS STRAIGHT THROUGH AMERICAN FOODIE HYPOCRISY
It's about time America became disenchanted with foodies. Pig, Michael Sarnoski's foodie noir about loss, love, and labor in Portland,...
CUBA'S ELITES HAVE FAILED THEIR COUNTRY
When the protests against the Cuban government broke out across the island on July 11, one of President Miguel Díaz-Canel's first reactions...
THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL NEEDS TO SUCCEED WHERE TECH'S UTOPIAN PROMISES FAILED
As the multitrillion-dollar infrastructure bill wends its way through Congress , its exact parameters and legislative outcome remain...
“BOTH SIDES” JOURNALISM WILL NEVER DIE
Over the last six months, Republicans have tried to rewrite the history of the January assault on the Capitol, casting a violent attempt...
HOW TO LIVE IN A BURNING WORLD WITHOUT LOSING YOUR MIND
It was the middle of June, and my mother had just died. “It's 112 degrees in Seattle,” someone told me. “Fuck you,” I recall responding....
MITCH MCCONNELL DUSTS OFF THE GOP'S DEBT CEILING SCAM
With much of Washington focused on griping over an infrastructure bill and the makeup of a House committee that will investigate the...
DID FBI INFORMANTS THWART OR ENCOURAGE THE PLOT TO KIDNAP GRETCHEN WHITMER?
“OK, well how's everyone feel about kidnapping?” a 37-year-old weight lifter and militia member named Adam Fox asked last July, over...
MORE REASONS TO HATE THE DENTIST
Few people enjoy going to the dentist. But generally speaking, we don't question what's done to us when we're there. On Episode 33...
DOES ANYONE UNDERSTAND THE DEMOCRATS' MIND-BENDINGLY COMPLICATED CARBON TARIFF BILL?
In the past week, the United States and Europe have tossed a once-obscure climate policy into the spotlight: carbon tariffs, or “border...
BIDEN FINALLY FINDS HIS TRUST-BUSTER IN JONATHAN KANTER
After six months of indecision , President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday-finally-a nominee for one of the most crucial positions in...
MORE REASONS TO HATE THE DENTIST
Few people enjoy going to the dentist. But generally speaking, we don't question what's done to us when we're there. On Episode 33...
EDGAR ALLAN POE, CRANK SCIENTIST
There's never been a more curious work in Edgar Allan Poe's oeuvre than his 1848 epic, Eureka: A Prose Poem. A freewheeling attempt...
HOW TUCKER CARLSON AND A STORY ABOUT A POSSIBLY FICTIONAL TRANS PERSON FUELED TWO WEEKS OF VIOLENT, RIGHT-WING PROTESTS
The scene at Los Angeles's Wi Spa on Saturday was disorienting: Anti-trans feminists carrying signs with slogans like “protect female...
WHY DOES CONGRESS LET THE IVY LEAGUE OPERATE AS A MONOPOLY?
In a unanimous decision last month , the Supreme Court ruled that universities' long-standing practice of colluding through the NCAA...
FHP: 77-year-old bicyclist killed after being hit from behind by car in Oviedo
A bicyclist is dead after being hit from behind by a car in Oviedo Saturday morning. Read more ...
Silver Alert declared for missing 82-year-old Indiana man
The Huntingburg Police Department is investigating the disappearance of Raymond Underwood, an 82-year-old white male, 5 feet 11 inches tall, 185 pounds, gray hair with brown... Read more ...
DOC says Linn County inmate escaped work release
Anyone with information about Leo Alan Ray's locations should call police. Read more ...
What's the difference between heat stroke and heat exhaustion?
Stay hydrated and stay in cool areas. Read more ...
Catherine Oxenberg feared daughter had suicide pact with NXIVM sex cult
"Dynasty" actress Catherine Oxenberg reveals how she wrested her daughter India away from the clutches of Keith Raniere's sex slave group NXIVM. Read more ...
Biden spending over $2B to halt border wall construction amid migrant crisis
A GOP report issued found that at least 20 percent of the $10 billion received by the Pentagon for border wall construction has been spent on guarding construction sides and... Read more ...
Conservative talk show host Larry Elder leads in crowded California guv...
Larry Elder polled at 16 percent while Caitlyn Jenner has 4 percent of backers. While Gov. Gavin Newsom still has 48 percent of support, 43 percent of people polled said they'd... Read more ...
At march for slain National Guard member, family cries out for justice
The family of slain 19-year-old Chrys Carvajal took to the streets Saturday, chanting and asking the community to come forward with tips on who fatally shot the National Guard... Read more ...
No bail for man accused of killing witness in a murder case
A West Humboldt Park man accused of killing a witness set to testify in a murder case was denied bail during a hearing broadcast on You Tube /on/ Saturday. Read more ...
Baltimore firefighter undergoes surgery after falling through floor, union says
The cause of the Penn North fire is under investigation, the fire department said. Read more ...