1. James Bennet Moves to Times Editorial PageA replacement editor has yet to be named. 
  2. breitbart.com
    Turmoil Continues at Breitbart Over Response to Alleged Assault of ReporterMichelle Fields isn’t the only person at the website who’s disappointed with how they’ve responded to her claim that she was assaulted by Donald Trump’s campaign manager.
  3. Will ‘Trumpism’ Take Over the GOP?Trump isn’t saying much of substance right now. But that doesn’t mean an infrastructure might not pop up to help him fill in the blanks.
  4. Florida Mayors Demand Climate-Change Questions at Miami Primary DebatesA bipartisan coalition of Florida mayors really doesn’t want to see the ocean swallow their cities. 
  5. The Sad History of Modern Stop-the-Putative-Nominee CabalsThere have been several “anybody but ____” efforts in living memory to deny a presidential nomination front-runner the prize. But they’ve all failed.  
  6. Climate Change Could Kill Half a Million by 2050The world will have less to eat.
  7. Did Donald Trump Break Political Journalism?Or maybe he’s its savior. 
  8. the urbanist
    These Are the Cities Within New York CityPart industrial park, part adult playground.
  9. Whom Will You Blame for President Trump?A list of potential scapegoats for when the White House gets a gaudy, gold-plated makeover.
  10. early and often
    Donald Trump and Megyn Kelly Are Getting Along Tolerating Each OtherHe’s not participating in her special, but he was nice about it.
  11. Sea Levels Are Rising at Their Fastest Rate in 28 CenturiesThe oceans are rising faster than at any time since before the Assyrian Empire, and it’s all our fault, scientists reported on Monday.
  12. Yahoo Searched for Ways to Cut Costs — Layoffs Were the Top ResultThat search engine you sometimes use by accident just fired a bunch of people at digital magazines you don’t read.
  13. Marco Rubio Admits the Liberal Media Had a Point About His Awful DebateRubio admitted that impersonating a robot obsessed with Glenn Beck was not a good debate strategy.
  14. media
    GOP Settles in for a Long Campaign With TrumpHis success has stirred confusion throughout Fox and ignited a war between Bill O’Reilly and Megyn Kelly.
  15. the national interest
    Supreme Court Halts Obama Power PlanThe presidential election might determine the fate of the planet. No pressure.
  16. Bernie Sanders Won Iowa Because the Media Says He DidThe only thing truly at stake in Iowa is the media narrative it generates.
  17. Rupert Murdoch Is Leaving Roger Ailes Alone to Handle the Trump CrisisThe Fox News honcho fully owns the debacle. 
  18. early and often
    Why Is Trump Boycotting the Fox News Debate?He may have been trying to prep for a lackluster debate performance, but now he’s accusing the network of being childish.
  19. media
    Trump’s Debate Boycott Throws Fox News Into ChaosIt’s risky for both sides, but Trump has already scored a historic victory against the network.
  20. ink-stained wretches
    How the New York Daily News Became Twitter’s TabloidThe paper is reinventing the attention-grabbing, old-school front page as an agenda-setter on social media. But can that be a business model?
  21. cityscape
    Can Andrew Cuomo Be a Less Toxic Robert Moses?Most of what he can do is not building but repairing.
  22. Obama Wins Another Battle in His War on CoalBut this thing is probably headed for the Supreme Court.
  23. the environment
    Bolivia’s Second-Largest Lake Is Now a WastelandIt has basically disappeared. 
  24. Climate Denier David H. Koch Leaves American Museum of Natural History’s BoardHe’s been a board member for 23 years.
  25. the disrupted
    Leon Wieseltier Teaming Up With Steve Jobs WidowIt will be a journal focusing on how technology affects our lives. 
  26. the national interest
    Hottest Year Ever Creates Crisis for Climate-Science SkepticsWho will rise to the challenge of continuing to deny science? George F. Will will!
  27. it’s getting hot in here
    Scientists Confirm That, Yes, 2015 Was Ridiculously Hot and Not NormalMore than 1.6 degrees hotter than the 20th-century average. 
  28. climate change
    Obama to Freeze New Coal Mines on Public LandMitch McConnell will be furious.
  29. Today in Doomsday: Alex Becomes First January Hurricane in Almost 80 YearsThe end is nigh.
  30. fox news news
    Rupert Murdoch Reasserts Control Over Fox NewsMurdoch is looking over Roger Ailes’s shoulder.
  31. media
    After April, Al Jazeera America Will No Longer ExistSince no one was watching the network, this was probably inevitable. 
  32. media news
    The New York Times Picks a New Media Columnist to Replace David CarrIt’s political reporter Jim Rutenberg. 
  33. Philly’s Big News Outlets Are Going NonprofitThe Inquirer, Daily News, and Philly.com are trying to stay out of the click frenzy. 
  34. bye!
    For Sale: The New RepublicHe just couldn’t make it work.
  35. media
    Rolling Stone Moves to Dismiss UVA LawsuitThe magazine denies that it provided identifying information about three men wrongly accused of rape.
  36. running wild with bear grylls
    Watch Obama Eat an Already-Chewed SalmonDrinking his own pee, however, is out of the question. Even if Bear Grylls asks him.
  37. media beef
    CNN Ignores Climate Change in GOP Debate Republicans may be so sure they’ll kill implementation of the Paris agreement that they consider it not worth talking about. But what’s CNN’s excuse?
  38. the national interest
    The Paris Climate Deal Is President Obama’s Biggest AccomplishmentFive reasons why Paris will top Obama’s legacy.
  39. global warming
    Will the Paris Climate Accord Really Change the World?Some are celebrating the agreement as the end of the fossil-fuel era, while others worry it’s all just empty talk.
  40. paris climate talks
    Nearly 200 Countries Reach Historic Climate Accord in ParisFor the first time ever, most of the world’s governments have now committed to reducing their greenhouse-gas emissions.
  41. media
    NPR’s Diane Rehm Is Retiring Next Year The longtime host will stay on through the 2016 election.
  42. the national interest
    The Case for Optimism in ParisWhy the climate accords are the start of something big.
  43. paris climate talks
    Can the Paris Climate Talks Save Our Planet?Negotiators are optimistic they’ll reach a historic agreement, but symbolism may end up trumping science.
  44. Why Breaking News Means Old Stories in Your Facebook Feed What’s really at stake isn’t social media’s relationship to time — it’s news’ relationship to it.
  45. media
    John Heilemann and Mark Halperin Ponder Game-Changing Deal With MSNBCThe cable network wants to simulcast the duo’s Bloomberg TV politics show, but will two rival networks be able to reach an agreement that benefits all? 
  46. paris attacks
    Paris Climate Summit Will Still Be HeldDespite the implications of Friday’s attacks, France insists the upcoming conference is “an essential meeting for humanity.”
  47. environmentalism
    Did Obama’s Decision to Nix the Keystone XL Pipeline Help Save the World?Empty symbolism? Or a turning of the tide in the climate fight?
  48. GQ Is the First Victim of Condé Nast Budget CutsLayoffs hit the men’s magazine Friday, and apparently Glamour is next.
  49. New York Attorney General Takes on Exxon MobilEric Schneiderman wants to find out if the oil company suppressed climate-change research.  
  50. China Burns Way More Coal Than Previously BelievedNew data show China has been burning up to 17 percent more coal per year than previously thought.
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