
Ilhan Omar Is Learning The Wrong Lesson From The Trump Era
All those insults and vulgarities and rants and racisms piled up to produce a historically bad president. They mattered. And it's a dynamic the new generation of progressive leaders should learn from.

Howard Schultz, Go Back To Davos
The Starbucks CEO is what happens "when the guardians of an unsustainable status quo masquerade as change agents."

It's Not Fake Video We Should Be Worried About — It's Real Video
From the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to the Syrian civil war, we've learned that a real video can be just as misleading as a fake one.

25 Things BuzzFeed News Tried And Loved In 2018
Some of these things may change your life.

Here’s How The Chief Palestinian Negotiator Described His Last Meeting With Jared Kushner
Let’s get the bad news out of the way first: It’s possible that Jared Kushner may not successfully broker a Middle East peace deal.

The US Is “Working On” Extraditing Fethullah Gulen, Turkish Foreign Minister Says
Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu also talked down the odds of a confrontation between Turkish and US forces in northern Syria, despite a Pentagon warning.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Says It’s Impossible For Iran To Repress Its Own People
Javad Zarif went from defiant toward the Trump administration’s pressure campaign to extremely defensive of accusations of repression during a talk at the Doha Forum.

Here Are The Big Midterm Election Races That Are Still Undecided
Somehow, the midterms aren’t over — there are a handful of big Senate and gubernatorial races that are still too close to call.

Scammers: They’re Just Like Us
Many successful people were once like Anna Delvey, in ways big or small. They just made it to the other side.

Which Ex–Trump Administration Official Are You?
You're...fired.

In Defense Of The Emotional Support Hamster
For once, regular people have found a way to exploit a poorly worded federal regulation to their advantage — something the rich and powerful do constantly, almost as a matter of principle.

Amazon Is Buying Whole Foods, And The Grocery Industry Is In Big Trouble
The e-commerce giant sent shockwaves across the retail industry on Friday, announcing its biggest move yet into brick-and-mortar stores.

Amazon's 20 Best-Selling Toys Include 15 Fidget Spinners And 4 Fidget Cubes
In the top 20: 15 fidget spinners, 4 fidget cubes, and Adolescent Groot.

Couches Matter. Let's Talk About Them.
You’ve probably gone through at least one emotionally taxing couch-shopping experience. Discuss.

United Airlines Voluntarily Removed $1 Billion Of Market Value Tuesday Morning
Stock in the airline slid by almost 4% in early trading as investors faced the potential for serious damage to its reputation.

Airlines Treat You Badly Because They Can
After a decade of mergers and takeovers, there's not much competition left in the US airline business.

The Obama Admin's “Worst Deal Ever” With Australia Really Is Pretty Bad
Australia is taking some Central American refugees, and the US is helping Australia clear out its offshore refugee detention facilities — which many insist are a massive violation of international law.

As Silicon Valley Spoke Up On The Immigration Ban, Corporate America Stayed Quiet
The tech community debated whether its leaders should say more, but most corporate giants just said nothing at all.

As Trump Was Being Inaugurated, Walmart Began A Round Of Corporate Layoffs
As Donald Trump was being sworn into the presidency, Walmart began notifying corporate staff that they would lose their jobs.

Here's Donald Trump's Response To Being Called A "Sexual Predator" In 2006
"Donald seriously, you know all about sexual predators and things like that.... You are one!"