* Kerry sees everybody winning in the Iran deal—if Congress can keep its finger off the trigger. * What Trump would do as president. * The CIA said it was getting out of the torture business, but Panetta's correspondence suggests otherwise. * David Graeber: To overcome the circle of violence, we
When the media talks about social media, it’s always about young, white Americans. We spoke to a wider sample—including a sex worker, a pastor’s wife, a rapper—to see why people do what they do online.
* China outsources to South Carolina, where wages are offset by subsidized cotton, tax breaks, and cheaper energy. * The biggest corporate donors are supporting two candidates: Bush and Clinton. * Jeb's latest "misspeak" about overfunding for women's health suggests a troubling problem with debates looming. * Nine
* Republican candidates gather in New Hampshire without Trump and make bombastic statements of their own. * Stupidity in politics is old, going back to "bunkum" (1820s) and earlier; at least today we don't have duels. * Nearly 50,000 people have given to Ben Carson's campaign,
* Obama to unveil tough environmental regulations, attempting to stake out an uncompromising position. * Monday's Clean Power Plan announcement is one step, not a giant leap, for climate action. * In the new age of espionage, old-style human spying proves useful against advanced cryptography. * Profile of Darren Wilson, who
The video for “Other Side of the Boundary” by Springtime Carnivore, directed by Eddie O’Keefe, wraps what could’ve been 21 different videos for the song in one mesmerizing, unique montage. Eddie O’Keefe previously directed Springtime Carnivore’s “Creature Feature”—about the ghosts of five masked swimwear pageant
* College Board sugarcoats US racial history after conservatives threaten to drop AP courses. * Photo series shows how, in 250 years, the Mason-Dixon Line never really faded. * A painter scours Iowa for remnants of the Underground Railroad. * Jewish settlers set fire to two houses in the West Bank, killing a
* Cameron vows to protect British holidaymakers and secure UK borders. * Planned space missions include asteroid redirection and Martian archeology. * Your app is probably lying when it shows Uber drivers near your location. * Trophy hunters like Walter Palmer are a big reason why we still have lions at all. * How an
* Barney Frank: Progressives shouldn't support Bernie. * Trump would rather end his campaign than face scrutiny—and then cash in on his new brand. * A 2004 profile of Donald Trump, PR genius. * White House curtails expectations of a Snowden pardon. * Critique and database of publicly disclosed information on what
* Inside a cat circus. * Americans are downsizing their calories, ending decades of food-gorging and weight gain. * NATO holds a rare emergency meeting to address the threat ISIS poses to Turkey. * Boston spurns Olympics—and precedent—by citing costs prohibitive to hosting 2024 Summer Games. * An open letter from Musk,
