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"Twenty Feet From Stardom," "Lean In," And The Role Of Ambition In Women"s Professional Success

“You gotta have that narcissism, that ego,” Bruce Springsteen says of what it takes to be a lead singer early in Twenty Feet From Stardom, the excellent new documentary about backup singers from director Morgan Neville that opened on Friday. “It’s a pretty long walk.

Latinos Learn English Faster Than Previous Immigrants, Study Finds

Kirsten Gibson is an intern for ThinkProgress. A new study demonstrates that Latinos are learning English faster than past immigrants in a country without an official language. The study, conducted by Joseph Salmons of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Miranda E.

Now That Plan B Is Available To All Women, Conservatives Want To Restrict It On The State Level

Earlier this month, the Obama Administration dropped its fight to restrict over-the-counter emergency contraception for young women. Now, Plan B will be available without a prescription for women of all ages — but that move hasn’t exactly made social conservatives happy.

New York Muslims Mount Legal Challenge To Ubiquitous NYPD Surveillance

Just as the trial is wrapping up in one major challenge to New York Police Department practices, another is ramping up.

June 19 News: U.S. Coal Exports Just Set A New Monthly Record

United States coal exports set a new record in March, driven largely by increased demand from Asia. [EIA] Coal exports from the United States in March 2013 totaled 13,6 million short tons, nearly 0,9 million short tons above the previous monthly export peak in June 2012.

Congressman Claims People Struggling To Survive On Food Stamps Are "Intentionally Buying Overpriced Food"

Steve Stockman (R-TX) argued in a press release on Tuesday that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides cushy benefits to recipients and accused Democrats protesting proposed cuts of engaging in a “left-wing publicity stunt intended to make it appear proposed cuts to food

"Anchorman: The Legend Continues" Will Be About The Perfect Subject: The Rise of Cable News

I’m trying very, very hard not to get too excited for Anchorman: The Legend Continues because of the considerable risk of disappointment I’m running, but the first full-length trailer for the movie is absolutely not helping my efforts to contain my enthusiasm: Ferrell, for all that he

Anti-Abortion Group In Ohio Is Fundraising By Selling Assault Rifles

Personhood Ohio, a far-right group attempting to outlaw all abortions by defining life as beginning at conception, is still attempting to get a “personhood” amendment on the state ballot after falling short last year.

Beltway Interest Group Cash Floods Major State Judicial Elections, Investigation Finds

As interest groups have funneled more and more secret spending into elections of all kinds, judicial races have been no exception.

Defining "White" And "Hispanic" In Majority-Minority America

The Census Bureau released its latest population data last week, providing a portrait of the nation through July of 2012. Among the most interesting findings was that, for the first time, deaths among white Americans exceeded births.