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Student protests that started in Paris suburbs have spread to at least six countries. There’s no single cause, and that may be the point. @andrewohehir.bsky.social on a generation that says democracy hasn’t delivered.

“The larger goal here is to normalize the idea that women’s citizenship isn’t legitimate and to instill the idea that women should feel lucky to be “allowed” even the few rights they have.”

If Minaj becomes Trump’s press secretary, credit her drive to outdo a bigger New York rapper.

Abdul El-Sayed hits back when Republicans come after him, from Fox News interviews to a Senate debate with Mike Rogers. Could that be the Democratic Party’s breakthrough? Journalist Brian Beutler joins @amandamarcotte.bsky.social on #StandingRoomOnly to discuss. Watch now: https://bit.ly/4jEFnZP

With U.S. and Israeli elections days away, the Iran war may be entering a more dangerous phase.

Right-wing media is crying foul over Lula’s win, floating conspiracy theories.

The term for deny, attack, reverse victim and offender gives survivors language for abuse.

The backlash against tipping is loud. Restaurant gratuities are holding steady. What are diners really mad about?

Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård revive the simple tenderness missing from the big screen.

Even if they can't repeal the 19th Amendment, opponents of women's suffrage are gaining power in the GOP.

Youth protests in Europe and India signal a deepening crisis. For most people, democracy hasn't delivered.

A day after Obama campaigned for Democrats in Michigan, Trump escalated his attacks on Abdul El-Sayed.

Blanche accuses CNN host of asking "gotcha questions" as she presses him on Trump's election interference in Alaska.

"The Dropout" star turns the Elizabeth Holmes doc into a metafiction labyrinth unlike any other.

Viral medical horror stories could scramble Republican Sen. Roger Marshall's odds in the Kansas Senate race.

With the GOP staring down brutal midterm math, the network's host is getting cranky.

When was the last time you heard a whole album in one sitting?

Trump encourages GOP turnout while the administration files lawsuits over voting disputes in California and Alaska.

The Minnesota Democrat rejected the president's accusations and accused him of spreading conspiracy theories again.

The CDC is accused of hiding measles deaths. Kennedy is busy campaigning for the GOP.

The defense secretary broke the 34th president's globe — and provided an inadvertent metaphor.

Recent spots by Abdul El-Sayed and Vivek Ramaswamy show a choice between service and cruelty.

On Long Island, Chris Gallant’s response to racy leaked images shows the real scandal isn’t his.

A federal judge on Thursday ordered the president to sit for a deposition by Dec. 11.

The billionaire rap mogul has spoken his accomplishments into reality his entire career.

The Tongva, the Indigenous people of the LA Basin, have lost land and water for centuries.

With a blue wave on the horizon, Republicans are turning on each other — and it’s getting ugly.

Many Republicans have kids who won't talk to them — and they blame their offspring.

“Fox’s fear-mongering is a performance for the converted, intended to escape the studio through Trump’s Truth Social feed and whatever the mainstream press can be induced to cover.”

FEMA officials have said states better have the cash to prepare for emergencies.

Netflix’s hit drama recalls eras when presidents and their spouses were intellectual equals.

The vice president drops the Christian act, but he still fails at bullying Democrats. https://www.salon.com/2026/10/21/jd-vance-is-americas-worst-insult-comedian/

On Long Island, Chris Gallant’s response to racy leaked images shows the real scandal isn’t his.

As Ken Russell's infamous film closes its first week run, moviegoers look toward a bright future.

As early voting begins, the network lurches from French protests to fixating on Ilhan Omar.

The alleged pay-to-play scheme rocks the Trump administration before the midterms.

Melania Trump co-signed an executive order billed as a win for women’s health. But the order reverses a Biden-era research push and advances a pronatalist agenda.

“Vance’s stream of insults ring particularly noxious when considering that he spent the summer portraying himself as a heartfelt Catholic convert whose salvation has imbued him with a newfound sense of Christian grace,” @amandamarcotte.bsky.social writes.

Live music is better on your own terms. You don’t need anyone else to enjoy a show.

Ratings and journalistic credibility are suffering amid reports of editorial meddling.

Eminem made a career out of pissing the right people off. His latest collaboration turns that skill on his fanbase, to predictably mixed results www.salon.com/2026/10/21/e...

The Eagles quarterback's health crisis exposed a double standard that goes far beyond the NFL.

Morgan Wallen cost Tate McRae some goodwill. Kid Rock may cost Eminem even more.

The first lady co-signed the president’s order, a serious setback for women’s health.

The vice president drops the Christian act, but he still fails at bullying Democrats.

Bari Weiss came to CBS News to fight ideological conformity. The question now is whether she just changed which ideology gets the benefit of the doubt.

Three pots, an unreasonable number of toppings and one very good excuse to gather.

How mainstream journalism sanitized MAGA's weaponization of justice against the Minnesota Democrat.

Nathan Fielder's remarkable documentary contextualizes fact with fiction to reach sad, vital truths.

As "Marie Antoinette" turns 20, Eleanor and Sofia Coppola's documentary reveals new resonance.