Why are people lighting off fireworks?
Compared to the first two weeks of June last year, New York City had a 4,000% increase in fireworks complaints.
New animal-brone flu virus in China
Farm animals might be the source of "important pandemic viruses"
Graham lowered his standards for Trump
Graham, who faces an unexpectedly tough re-election battle in South Carolina, keeps on making excuses for Trump
A giant star disappears without a trace
Astronomers have theories as to what could explain the rare and sudden disappearance of a very massive star
Trump applauds fringe QAnon supporter
Lauren Boebert's restaurant, where staff open-carry, was served with a cease-and-desist for opening amid COVID-19
What's in a racist name change?
Food historian Toni Tipton-Martin on what's behind the weaponizing and monetizing of Black ancestors
USPS board member under scrutiny
Bill Zollars is former CEO of YRC Worldwide, which was accused of fraud and just got $700 million taxpayer bailout
Facebook keeps hemorrhaging advertisers
Advertisers flee over the platform's tolerance of hate speech and disinformation. Is Zuckerberg about to cave?
Why labor unions make people less racist
Union members have higher wages compared to other workers. A study finds they change the way you see the world, too
Armed St. Louis lawyer denies racism
"Some of our Black clients" told us "how wrong it was the way the press was writing this up," Mark McCloskey claims
Trump's only plan: Do more racism!
Desperate to distract from the coronavirus catastrophe, Trump and his media allies are going full-on rabid racism
Jeff calls Black scholar a "criminal"
Gates was wrongly arrested in 2009 as he tried to enter his own residence after police received a 911 call
Fox News fires Ed Henry after probe
Henry, who was previously suspended over an affair, was terminated "based on investigative findings"
Mark Cuban mocks Sean Hannity on Fox
“Sean, you gave Donald Trump the ultimate softball question," Cuban says. "And he couldn’t answer it"
Oklahoma approves Medicaid expansion
"They're rejecting that approach in even the deepest of red states"
Weinstein survivors awarded settlement
Weinstein is currently serving a 23-year sentence in a New York prison
What Brad used Trump campaign cash for
Nearly $40 million has reportedly been paid to Parscale's companies through various re-election committees
Foreign leaders: Trump's an easy mark
Carl Bernstein's reporting for CNN is no huge surprise — but it's finally shaking Trump's Republican enablers
COVID jeopardizes OK Medicaid expansion
Oklahoma voters head to the polls June 30 to decide if the state should expand Medicaid
![Lawrence Bell [right], moments after being released from East Jersey State Prison on Sunday, is greeted by his friend Ron Pierce [left], who was also incarcerated for three decades. (Photo taken by Chris Hedges)](https://www.salon.com/app/uploads/2020/06/my-student-comes-home-0630201-768x518.jpg "My student comes home — after 30 years")
My student comes home — after 30 years
Lawrence Bell walked out of prison last weekend, free for the first time since he was 14. This is his story
Progressives: Cut aid to Israel
Pramila Jayapal, Ilhan Omar and Jewish groups join in criticism of Israel's "dangerous" annexation plans
DeVos cheers Supremes' religious ruling
DeVos just issued a rule that could increase relief grants for private schools from $127 million to $1.5 billion
Trump hotel fails COVID hygiene sting
Trump International was one of three Manhattan hotels to fail "Inside Edition" coronavirus cleaning test
