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In preparation for Mueller testimony before Congress, we present Roy Zimmerman's explanation of the real meaning of the mysterious Covfefe tweet

Seth takes a closer look at the president lying about his reaction to a racist chant at one of his rallies

“For that kind of money,” Kurt Vonnegut cracked on the CBS Evening News about the Apollo 11 moon landing, “the least NASA can do is discover God.” At the time of the mission, civil rights activists, anti-Vietnam War protesters and even top scientists were skeptical of its purpose and doubtful of its value. Contributions of women and black people like test pilot Ed Dwight were diminished and buried for years. Nostalgia lends itself to glossing over the protest and unrest of the time.

Your Scholastic Aptitude Test score is hugely important. But what does it *really* measure?

Senator Bernie Sanders talks with Rachel Maddow about the overwhelming audiences for his campaign events, the exhausting pace of the campaign, and spontaneous generation of as many as 200,000 grassroots volunteers nationwide helping spread the word

A new rap video on the evolutionary origins of emotions and mental illness. Based on the recent book Good Reasons for Bad Feelings (check out this Patreon post on the topic).

Is it possible to defeat Donald Trump's chief enabler by arguing that he is an obstacle to Trump's ability to implement his program? 

Music video by Sheryl Crow performing Bob Dylan's Everything Is Broken

It’s easy to buy things online, and even easier not to think about how they get to you. John Oliver discusses what happens when you click “buy now.”