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Archives for October 2014

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Sorry, Mark Halperin — Jeb Bush winning California isn’t going to happenSorry, Mark Halperin — Jeb Bush winning California isn’t going to happen
archives

Even if it somehow did happen it would be in the context of such an enormous landslide that nobody would even care.

By Matthew Yglesias
Culture
The Strain, season finale: We talk to showrunner Carlton Cuse about the finale and seasonThe Strain, season finale: We talk to showrunner Carlton Cuse about the finale and season
Culture

After that surprisingly grim season finale, we needed some answers.

By Emily St. James
TV
The Affair is the best new show this fall. Watch the first episode for free here.The Affair is the best new show this fall. Watch the first episode for free here.
TV

Showtime has a gem in its hands in its new drama The Affair. Here’s your first look.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Video
Why recording the police is so importantWhy recording the police is so important
Play
Video

When police use force, someone should be watching.

By Dara Lind and Joss Fong
Culture
The NBA just scored a huge new TV deal with implications way beyond sportsThe NBA just scored a huge new TV deal with implications way beyond sports
Culture

5 lessons from the league’s eye-poppingly gigantic new television broadcast contract.

By Matthew Yglesias
Marriage Equality
The Supreme Court rejected same-sex marriage cases from 5 states. Here’s what that means.The Supreme Court rejected same-sex marriage cases from 5 states. Here’s what that means.
Marriage Equality

It doesn’t mean the issue won’t go to the court.

By German Lopez
Criminal Justice
John Oliver rips into the scandal of for-profit policingJohn Oliver rips into the scandal of for-profit policing
Criminal Justice

Under a racket called civil asset forfeiture, the cops can take cash, cars, and even homes without proving their owner committed any crime.

By Timothy B. Lee
Gone Girl is the most feminist mainstream movie in years
Culture

The film is a bracing corrective to years of thrillers that reduce their female characters to victims.

By Emily St. James
Money
5 things you should know before getting a mortgage5 things you should know before getting a mortgage
Money

Housing investments can be riskier — but also more lucrative — than their staid reputation indicates.

By Matthew Yglesias
Health Care
This researcher gave 10,000 women free birth control. Here’s what she found.This researcher gave 10,000 women free birth control. Here’s what she found.
Health Care

“A lot of women know about the IUD but there is so much misinformation.”

By Sarah Kliff
Culture
A shocking, horrifying act on Homeland aims to build empathy for the indefensibleA shocking, horrifying act on Homeland aims to build empathy for the indefensible
Culture

Carrie’s latest act may have gone too far for some viewers, but it makes sense from a storytelling point of view.

By Libby Hill
Syria
The real ideology driving ISIS isn’t Islam or caliphate revivalism: it’s ultraviolenceThe real ideology driving ISIS isn’t Islam or caliphate revivalism: it’s ultraviolence
Syria

As an organization it may be rational and strategic, but its members have shown over and over they’re in this to kill people, and do it gruesomely.

By Max Fisher
Criminal Justice
The Supreme Court’s next assault on protections against discrimination: housingThe Supreme Court’s next assault on protections against discrimination: housing
Criminal Justice

The disparate impact theory is at stake, meaning it could soon be a lot easier to get away with policies and practices that harm minorities.

By Jenée Desmond-Harris
Education
Germany’s experiment with making students pay for college is officially overGermany’s experiment with making students pay for college is officially over
Education

And that’s not even the most interesting part of how it makes higher education affordable.

By Libby Nelson
Culture
These 10 screengrabs show the brilliance of Amazon’s series TransparentThese 10 screengrabs show the brilliance of Amazon’s series Transparent
Culture

Reviewing the whole season, episode by episode, in screencaps.

By Emily St. James