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June 6, 2015

I chose to be a young, single mom

When I told my parents I was pregnant, I prickled with shame. But I was looking for responsibility -- and an escape






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Published on June 06, 2015 17:03

There is no justice: What cops and courts get wrong about the human brain

Neuroscience explains why our justice system keeps sending innocent people to prison — and letting guilty ones go






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Published on June 06, 2015 16:01

It’s time for Marvel to make Magneto black: Use the coming “Secret Wars” reboot to make X-Men get real about race

This summer, Marvel's smashing its storylines together in a massive shake-up that could have meaningful results






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Published on June 06, 2015 15:15

“Sometimes we have to wait 30 years to be discovered”: Dean Wareham interviews Lee Hazlewood biographer Wyndham Wallace

He produced classic LPs. Spector stole from him. Also, "These Boots Are Made for Walking." Honoring Lee Hazlewood






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Published on June 06, 2015 14:13

“We look like our livestock now”: The author of “The Dorito Effect” on the chemically-enhanced junk food we can’t put down

Salon talks to author Mark Schatzker about why the worse our food tastes, the more we eat






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Published on June 06, 2015 12:40

7 most crucial exchanges from Megyn Kelly’s Fox News interview with the Duggar sisters

Kelly's interview with the sisters had a much different tone than Wednesday's with the Duggar parents. Here's how






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Published on June 06, 2015 05:11

The 5 worst chicken hawks in the GOP

Marco Rubio. Rick Santorum. Ted Cruz. All are itching to invade Iraq, and none have served in the military






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Published on June 06, 2015 05:11

“It’s making us feel like the opposition is evil”: How cable news hurts democracy — and how to fix it

TV like Fox News is entertaining, but it's making us hate politics — and each other, UPenn professor tells Salon






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Published on June 06, 2015 05:11

The NYT’s 1 percent problem: Media bias goes much deeper than Fox News vs MSNBC

There's a reason the NYT's Upshot ran more stories on reclining airplane seats than on payday lending






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Published on June 06, 2015 04:25

June 5, 2015

The one perfect tweet which put Megyn Kelly’s new Duggar interview in context

"This is like watching Scientology defend itself"






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Published on June 05, 2015 19:38