The College Board expressed support for the Colorado high school students protesting proposed county school board changes to the AP U.S. History course curriculum.
Sea level rise is only one effect of climate warming. But it's one of the most linear and easiest to grasp. On Conrad Hackett's Twitter feed (a must follow, imo) I saw this study which was produced by Climate Central and then visualized by The Upshot. The upshot is that when it comes to the direct effects of rising sea levels - submersion and regular flooding - all countries are not equal. The impact is heavily weighted toward East and especially Southeast Asia.
Texas Lt. Gov embraces conspiracy theory of ISIS infiltration on the Mexican border over supposed 'Muslim prayer rugs' that was actually an Adidas shirt.
If your Yankees-hating or Jeter-skepticism overwhelms your ability to appreciate Jeter's game-winning, opposite-field, walk-off single in his final home game last night, you might consider re-examining your soul.
Sit back and watch this and allow yourself to be swept up in the moment. Come on. It's good for you.
Winning: "Devin James was hired to represent the city of Ferguson and help officials rebuild the city’s image, but he was fired after officials say they learned he was a convicted killer."
A few days ago we and other news outlets reported on the 'Wisconsin Poll Watcher Militia', a seeming harmonic convergence of two great TPM obsessions, voter harassment and militia. Caitlin MacNeal dives a little deeper to find out just what this group is about. A threat? A Prank? "One or two morons who apparently have access to the Internet"? By the end the distinction between the three options seem less and less distinct.
President Obama said that the U.S. intelligence community initially underestimated the Islamic State and its stronghold in Syria. "Jim Clapper…
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