“Game of Thrones,” season 3, episode 8: A salon

Last night, we moved closer to the season's epic conclusion -- and Salon writers are discussing it all now!

Monday, May 20, 2013 2:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Game of Thrones

Marijuana opponents’ new plan: Kill First Amendment

After failing to stop Colorado from legalizing it, pot foes now want to criminalize drug images and media content

Monday, May 20, 2013 2:00 PM UTC
Politics marijuana, Colorado, Pot

Chinese hackers resume attacks against U.S.

After three quiet months, cyberattacks traceable to a military unit have resumed, despite U.S. warnings

Monday, May 20, 2013 1:45 PM UTC
Technology China, Unit 61398

Poll shows Bachmann trailing in 2014 reelection race

A new PPP poll shows her Dem challenger with a slight lead

Monday, May 20, 2013 1:27 PM UTC
Politics Michele Bachmann

White House lawyer reportedly knew of IRS findings in April

Weeks before an audit went public, the chief attorney knew about conservative targeting by the agency

Monday, May 20, 2013 1:20 PM UTC
Politics Barack Obama, White House, IRS

Must-see morning clip: Facial recognition software identifies “faceprints”

The FBI is working on expanding its database of faces, but big business may be more aggressive VIDEO

Monday, May 20, 2013 1:15 PM UTC
Technology Video, faceprint

There’s hope for progressivism yet

Ten years after America invaded Iraq, we're finally emerging from the dark shadow cast by the neocon movement

, TomDispatch.com Monday, May 20, 2013 1:00 PM UTC
Politics TomDispatch.com, Barack Obama

McConnell: Obamacare will dominate 2014 midterms

“I think it’s coming back big-time," he said

Monday, May 20, 2013 12:57 PM UTC
Politics Mitch McConnell, Kentucky

Georgian police slow to react to mob violence at gay rights march

No arrests have been made in a Friday attack that saw thousands hurl rocks and assault participants at a gay rally VIDEO

Monday, May 20, 2013 12:55 PM UTC
Life Video, anti-gay violence

Bieber booed, Miguel falls on fan at Billboard Awards

Sunday's music ceremony was entertaining for all the wrong reasons VIDEO

Monday, May 20, 2013 12:54 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, billboard music awards

Xenophobia only benefits the 1 percent

"Giant corporations are holding governments and citizens up for ransom" as they squabble with each other

Monday, May 20, 2013 12:48 PM UTC
Business Robert Reich, Xenophobia

“Mad Men” recap: Love, acid and whores. Lots of whores

Don fails an electric Kool-Aid acid test, as his mommy issues climb through every open doorway

Monday, May 20, 2013 12:45 PM UTC
Entertainment Mad Men, don draper, LSD

Three scandals, Beltway style

Sorry, AP phone logs. In DC's game of scandal, you lose to the IRS and Benghazi!

Monday, May 20, 2013 12:40 PM UTC
Politics Opening Shot, Sunday shows

Syrian troops move into strategic, rebel-held town

The latest advance could complicate U.S. and Russian efforts to persuade Assad to end the 26-month-old conflict

, Associated Press Monday, May 20, 2013 12:12 PM UTC
News Associated Press, Syria

Meet GOP’s fringy new star, E. W. Jackson

10 deep, crazy thoughts from the minister -- and Virginia Lt. Gov. nominee -- who has lots to say on gays and KKK

Monday, May 20, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 20
Politics Virginia, E.W. Jackson, GOP

1 killed in Oklahoma tornado

The twister reduced portions of a mobile home park to rubble

, Associated Press Monday, May 20, 2013 11:52 AM UTC
Life Associated Press, Oklahoma

Thousands treated for sexual abuse-related injuries in military

In 2012 alone, as many as 4,000 veterans sought disability benefits

, Associated Press Monday, May 20, 2013 11:49 AM UTC
Life Associated Press, U.S. Military

Peggy Noonan hears a dog whistle

How desperate is GOP? It now fantasizes that Obama’s campaign was a coded order to the IRS to target the Tea Party

Monday, May 20, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 39
Media Peggy Noonan, Barack Obama, IRS

Taylor Swift leads Billboard winners

The pop singer won eight of a possible 11 awards, including top artist and top Billboard 200 album for "Red"

, Associated Press Monday, May 20, 2013 11:25 AM UTC
Entertainment Associated Press, Taylor Swift

DOJ tracked movements, phone records of Fox reporter

Probing leaks over North Korea, the government surveilled James Rosen's every contact with State Department

Monday, May 20, 2013 9:55 AM UTC
Media james rosen, North Korea

“Game of Thrones” recap: “We must do our duty”

Duty gets perverted while innocents try to avoid terrible fates

Monday, May 20, 2013 2:00 AM UTC 12
Entertainment Game of Thrones, TV, Television

Punk, dance music and drugs

The lures of ecstatic communion are strong, but so are the dangers of addiction

Monday, May 20, 2013 12:00 AM UTC
Life Since You Asked, Music, Drugs

My open relationship went awry

Sophia wanted to experiment, so I tried to be game. But it ended badly, with a twist I never saw coming

Monday, May 20, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 50
Life Love and Sex, Life stories

“The Unwinding”: What’s gone wrong with America

A deeply-reported exploration of the past 35 years of American life gauges the human cost of "freedom"

Sunday, May 19, 2013 10:00 PM UTC 20
Entertainment What to Read, Books, Nonfiction

Michael J. Fox wins: The best and worst of the new fall shows

Turns out, yes. Michael J. Fox's new sitcom is going to be much buzzed about. Here's what you'll be watching next VIDEO

Sunday, May 19, 2013 9:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, TV, Television, pilots

Report: Obama to make big speech about drones, Guantanamo

The President will reportedly address White House counterterrorism policy on Thursday

Sunday, May 19, 2013 8:44 PM UTC 13
Politics Barack Obama, Benghazi

First look: The Coens’ marvelous folk-music odyssey

Cannes: Oscar Isaac's breakout performance drives the Coens' arch, magical portrait of pre-Dylan Greenwich Village

Sunday, May 19, 2013 8:30 PM UTC
Entertainment Movies, Film Festivals

New York’s most persecuted subway artist?

Enrico Miguel Thomas is taking legal action against the city after routine harassment at the hands of the MTA

, Hyperallergic Sunday, May 19, 2013 7:00 PM UTC
Social Hyperallergic, Art

Paul Krugman’s right: Austerity kills

Austerity kills -- radical cuts destroy economies and lives, and the honest numbers and economics keep proving it

and Sunday, May 19, 2013 6:45 PM UTC 178
Business Austerity, Books, New Deal

Poll: Obama approval at 53 percent amid IRS, Benghazi controversies

The same poll showed Obama's approval at 51 percent in early April

Sunday, May 19, 2013 6:14 PM UTC 28
Politics Barack Obama, Benghazi, Polling

Sunday shows round-up: All about the IRS and Benghazi

This week's Sunday shows were unsurprisingly dominated by the IRS and Benghazi controversies VIDEO

Sunday, May 19, 2013 5:16 PM UTC 10
Politics Video, Dan Pfeiffer, White House

Colin Quinn’s “Unconstitutional” history lesson

In his new off-Broadway show, the SNL alumnus schools audiences with his irreverent take on the Founding Fathers

, International Business Times Sunday, May 19, 2013 5:00 PM UTC
Social History, Theater, colin quinn

Paul Ryan: “I don’t know” if there was a Benghazi cover-up

"We just need to investigate this for the sake of good government," he added

Sunday, May 19, 2013 4:37 PM UTC
Politics Paul Ryan, Benghazi, Libya

Jon Karl makes things worse

He regrets “inaccurate” Benghazi email but says his story based on it “still entirely stands.” Really. ABC News?

Sunday, May 19, 2013 4:04 PM UTC 63
News Jon Karl, ABC news, Benghazi

James Franco: “I really felt I was in conversation with Faulkner”

The writer, actor and filmmaker discusses the challenges and subtle pleasures of adapting "As I Lay Dying"

, LA Review of Books Sunday, May 19, 2013 4:00 PM UTC
Entertainment LA Review of Books

FBI reportedly joins Bachmann campaign finance probe

The agency is investigating alleged violations by Bachmann's 2012 presidential campaign

Sunday, May 19, 2013 3:09 PM UTC 15
Politics Michele Bachmann, Minnesota

How Guantanamo affects China: Our human rights hypocrisies

The U.S. uses the ideology of human rights as a political tool, embracing -- or ignoring -- it when convenient

Sunday, May 19, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 20
Business China, Guantanamo, Cold War

Facebook “like” on trial in Virginia

A federal appeals court is revisiting a case that asks if a digital thumbs-up qualifies as protected speech

, The Daily Dot Sunday, May 19, 2013 3:00 PM UTC
Social the daily dot, Facebook, Internet

Jindal: IRS officials should “go to jail” for targeting

"You cannot take the freedom of law-abiding Americans...and keep your own freedom"

Sunday, May 19, 2013 2:46 PM UTC 15
Politics Bobby Jindal, Louisiana

Dem Congressman slams GOP for “doctored” Benghazi emails

Rep. Adam Schiff also called for answers as to who allegedly leaked and altered the emails

Sunday, May 19, 2013 2:20 PM UTC
Politics Benghazi, Darrell Issa

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