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June 18, 2015

Robert Reich: Elites are waging war on public education

The former secretary of education on the racket of for-profit colleges and the unfair burden on America's teachers






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Published on June 18, 2015 01:17

Rush Limbaugh’s downward spiral continues: Another demotion, another step toward irrelevancy

The conservative yakker has a new home at one of Boston's cellar-dwelling outposts. This is Rush's life in 2015






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Published on June 18, 2015 01:02

6 ways the war on drugs negatively impacts your everyday life

US drug policy has unequivocally curtailed your basic civil rights, regardless of whether you're a user






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Published on June 18, 2015 00:15

5 ways Christian fundamentalists completely misread the Bible

Christian extremists choose to read the good book literally -- unless it supports crazy ideas like environmentalism






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Published on June 18, 2015 00:15

June 17, 2015

Wesley Stace’s Cabinet of Wonders: The Podcast

Scenes from the May Cabinet of Wonders: Podcast 3, Act One






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Published on June 17, 2015 21:09

June 16, 2015

“The Overnight”: Jason Schwartzman and Adam Scott ask whose is bigger in this edgy all-night comedy

A wholesome new couple meets the cool neighbors -- and breast-pump videos and anus paintings are just the start






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Published on June 16, 2015 16:00

“It’s starting to sound like Luna up in here”: Dean Wareham’s reunion tour diary

Two weeks in Spain after a decade apart. "All killer, no filler!" yells a fan but the road hasn't changed that much






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Published on June 16, 2015 16:00

James Taylor, man out of time: “I feel like I’m a messenger from a prior world”

The songwriting legend talks to Salon about baseball, musicals, songwriting and his new record, "Before This World"






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Published on June 16, 2015 16:00

It seemed crazy to hire a painter with Tourette’s. Boy, did I get a lesson in “broken” and “normal”

Jesse's perfectly painted lines are a constant reminder of the awe-inspiring power of a mind that works differently






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Published on June 16, 2015 16:00

This is the Jeb Bush/Judd Apatow tweet that will turn you off the Internet forever

First Donald Trump wants to run with Oprah. Then Jeb tweets this. This election is already bizarre






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Published on June 16, 2015 15:29