Room for doubt in Oscar Pistorius series
"There’s so much more than a crime story," Daniel Gordon, who filmed the series over four years, tells Salon
Democracy dies without data
The government can’t level the playing field if it doesn’t know who’s playing
Welcome fall with apple spice loaf cake
Walnuts lend a nice crunch to every bite, and a hint of bourbon adds a sophisticated layer of warmth
Trump approves final drug import plan
The final plan clears the way for six states to implement a program bringing medications from Canada
Crucial races that will flip the Senate
Here are six key races you should be paying attention to
The quiet sufferers of "mask anxiety"
Most people with mask anxiety wear them anyway — they just feel like they can't breathe or get panicky
Vaccine success may hinge on messaging
A Covid-19 vaccine is coming. Will public health messaging be enough to convince Americans to get it?
The president wants you dead
It's not adequate to say that Trump's regime is stupid and incompetent. That's true — but the malice runs deeper
GOP tries to block defunding of police
Republicans are using threats, histrionic pledges and legislation to scare cities considering police reform
Dems want to limit SCOTUS term
The move would ensure two Supreme Court justice appointments per every four-year presidential term
Medicating isolation
Drug use in the COVID-19 moment
On being an unapologetic Black woman
Naomi Osaka is working hard to normalize being an unapologetic Black woman, and I'm here for it
Warren: SCOTUS rush is Trump's last gasp
"This kind of sleazy double-dealing is the last gasp of a desperate party," Warren said.
It’s official: Trump picks Barrett
Her confirmation would consolidate a conservative majority on the nation’s highest court
Embrace the comfort of "sick day" food
Even if you're feeling A-okay, indulge in a hot bowl of soup, served up with Saltines and some ginger ale
"The Comey Rule" will trigger Trump
The Showtime series will "piss off people on the left and the right," the actor says in his "Salon Talks" interview
Legal experts alarmed by Barr's actions
"The attorney general is a threat to American citizens having free and fair access to the vote"
Latest Texas polls are ominous for GOP
Some pundits continue to describe Texas a "deep red state," but at this point "light red" may be more accurate
Judge rules on TX straight ticket voting
Democrats sued the state in March to overturn the Texas Legislature’s removal of straight-ticket voting.
Is it time to kill calculus?
Math curricula are designed to shepherd students toward calculus. Some mathematicians think this path is outdated
One hundred seconds till the apocalypse
John Hersey, Hiroshima, and the end of world
Election officials consult fraud expert
Republicans consider Hans von Spakovsky the leading expert on voter fraud
Secret panels will pick COVID vaccines
A secret panel of experts are tasked with reviewing crucial data on the safety and effectiveness of COVID vaccines
Behind Trump's push for civil war
Scholar James Scaminaci III on the deeply rooted and dangerous visions of race war now driving the far right