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July 4, 2015

America’s next crippling drought: Why California is our apocalyptic future

If we stay on our current trajectory, we could be facing a 35-year "megadrought" by the end of the century








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Published on July 04, 2015 12:03

Our Founders, alien-obsessed: Adams and Franklin had a thing — really! — for extraterrestials

The American Revolution was rife with space aliens, at least in the minds of many of its principal leaders








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Published on July 04, 2015 11:02

Viral rewind: Glenn Beck celebrates 4th of July with a horrifying “Founding Mothers” segment

The Fox News host said that his segment, in which he declared that men were better than women, was just like Oprah








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Published on July 04, 2015 10:00

Our nation’s most toxic obsession: The violent history of “Real Americans”

From its earliest beginnings to its 1st black president, America has seen too much bloodshed over who truly belongs








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Published on July 04, 2015 06:38

“I won’t see the end of the year”: Backstage at Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead’s final shows

The Grateful Dead were exhausted in spring '95, Garcia most of all. Here's the band's story of those last days








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Published on July 04, 2015 06:38

Genevieve: “I wanted to do it in my own way”

The former Company of Thieves frontwoman on her newly minted solo career and the joys of going pop








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Published on July 04, 2015 06:07

America’s July 4 military nightmare: With our recent history, could we even beat the British today?

America used to win wars. Then came decades of quagmires, stalemates and fiascoes. Are we doomed to failures?








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Published on July 04, 2015 05:06

Ann Coulter is white supremacists’ new hero: The most nauseating revelations from “Adios, America!”

A close examination of her new book's end notes reveals the conservative pundit routinely cites white nationalists








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Published on July 04, 2015 04:04

America’s real founding moment: Why we get Independence Day all wrong

The black fight for freedom is the key American narrative -- and the U.S. as we know it is younger than you think








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Published on July 04, 2015 03:33

July 3, 2015

Why hadn’t I read about the scary side of parenting?

During a time meant for joy, I fell into despair. You shouldn't have to lose yourself to be a mother -- but I did








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Published on July 03, 2015 16:12