What to know before planning a gathering
After getting the COVID-19 vaccine, there are still safety guidelines to consider
CO2 at highest in 3.6 million years
Despite the lockdown resulting in a slight reduction in emissions, Earth is now at a geological highpoint for CO2
Chomsky is surprised by Joe's presidency
"I must say that what Biden has done so far is a rather pleasant surprise to me"
Three months later: We can't forget
The Capitol invasion was a national trauma — with no catharsis. Collective amnesia won't make fascism go away
Sexism, hypocrisy & Jill Biden's tights
Conservatives seem intent on positioning certain clothing as "seductive" to shame the liberal women wearing them
MyPillow CEO vows Trump will return
Lindell's company may lose $65 million this year, and he faces a massive lawsuit. At least he's got Diamond & Silk
Hannity left Gaetz "for dead": report
Gaetz has made 127 appearances on the Fox News primetime host's show since August 2017, according to Media Matters
Trump probably isn't happy about this
The letter was remarkable, not for what it said, but what it didn't say
Wayne LaPierre's bad day in court
NRA head slapped down by judge for not answering questions — and $60,000 law firm bill for "Russia" unexplained
Escobar: Send Stephen Miller to prison
Rep. Veronica Escobar says the former Trump advisor should be in jail over "heinous human rights violations"
The best comedy on TV is "Everything"
Season 2 of the Freeform/Hulu comedy finds humor in real-life struggles without diminishing their importance
Who should cover sexual assault stories?
Journalism benefits from journalists who understand the real-life stakes of the issues they cover
Fauci: we're racing to stop a surge
In an interview, President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser warns of an impending surge in cases
Biden's gun control plan wins GOP praise
Biden's gambit of putting pressure on lawmakers to respond to our staggering gun violence might be working
Poll: GOP at lowest level since 2012
Democrats are seeing the largest advantage over Republicans in nearly a decade
GOP wages war against US children
The attack on trans kids is the latest front in the multi-decade Republican war on children
"DEFECTOR" GOP threatens voters for cash
WinRed's manipulative tactics are still being used by other Republican organizations looking to boost donations
Sports still hostile for LGBTQ Americans
Sports remain a highly visible reminder that homophobia and transphobia persist
Why would anyone buy crypto art?
If you look at the reasons people buy art, almost none of them have to do with the physical work
Are we finally done with lockdowns?
As new variants emerge, doctors weigh in on the path to ease restrictions
My life-changing foray with fungi
In the mushroom, a writer finds lessons for living through one of humanity’s most trying times in recent memory
What racism costs white people
Salon talks to Heather McGhee about what the GOP has to fear from multiracial coalitions organizing to benefit all
Brain health repercussions of COVID-19
A new study reveals troubling long-term brain and psychiatric aftereffects in COVID-19 patients