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There’s even a “Stop Common Core” line on state ballots in upcoming elections.


He’s tried to deal with both this year — with mixed results.


Betsey Stevenson on the origins and cures for the gender wage gap, as well as what to do about outrageously expensive childcare.


The bizarre Putin flirtation scandal, explained in 17 unanswerable questions.


Obama’s pushing for broadband internet to be reclassified for regulatory purposes. Here’s what the hell that means.


Exactly 42 days after the virus was first diagnosed in the United States, the country now appears to be completely Ebola free.


He wants to tie up and beat the n-word … like a slave.


The Obama administration has, for the first time, set a goal for Obamacare enrollment: it wants to get 9.1 million people signed up through the exchanges in 2015.


A previous report found racially skewed marijuana arrests were still continuing, despite promises from a new mayor.


The partisan presidency has created a dirty job that someone has to do, and she’s the one.


Putin used the Ukraine conflict to distract Russians from their weakening economy. But that strategy resulted in sanctions, weakening the economy even further. Russians — and the West — should worry about what will come next.


It’s all about making sure late ‘80s kids were properly educated.


A virus that might be causing paralysis in kids, a mosquito-borne disease that leads to long-term joint pain, and other health horrors we’ve been ignoring.


“Sylvia Plath goes up to the counter, and she doesn’t know what she’s doing in Starbucks.”


Vox’s Joe Posner explains the marathon from inside a mass of 50,000 other runners.