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Lifetime Achievement Award honoree Alex Trebek poses in the press room at the 38th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards held at the Las Vegas Hilton on June 19, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (David Becker/Getty Images)

Beloved "Jeopardy!" host has died at 80

Mary Elizabeth Williams

The late game show host was the smart guy even for dumb times

Amy Coney Barret and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump team hoping Barrett helps rig vote

Jake Johnson - Common Dreams

"Hopefully Amy Coney Barrett will come through," a legal adviser to the Trump campaign said

Robocalls told 800K voters to stay home

Jack Gillum, Jeremy B. Merrill - ProPublica

Robocall tracking firm says more than 3 million calls were made telling residents to "stay safe and stay home"

(Shutterstock)

Trump voters don't have climate anxiety

Emily Pontecorvo - Grist

In key swing states, the climate-related issues that hit closest to home remain deeply polarizing

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel keep a vigil near India-Bangladesh fencing border during a patrol ahead of India's 70th Republic Day celebration at Lankamura village, on the outskirts of Agartala, the capital of northeastern state of Tripura on January 24, 2019. (ARINDAM DEY/AFP via Getty Images)

Border walls as a psychological weapon

Jessica Wapner

Border walls provide "scapegoating at the societal level," psychologists say

Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Democrats won a battle, but not the war

Chauncey DeVega

America's celebration is justified. But Biden's painful, partial victory is only the beginning of a long conflict

Michiel Huisman and Kaley Cuoco in "The Flight Attendant" (Phil Caruso/HBO)

Best TV & movies on HBO Max in November

Ashlie D. Stevens

Take a break from Steve Kornacki and escape by streaming these series and films on HBO Max

A budtender (right) shows cannabis buds to a customer at the Green Pearl Organics dispensary on the first day of legal recreational marijuana sales in Desert Hot Springs, California. (Getty/Robyn Beck)

A big blow to the failed U.S. drug war

Julia Conley - Common Dreams

"Huge night against the War on Drugs": Oregon's decriminalization is an unprecedented step foward

People celebrate at Times Square in New York after Joe Biden was declared winner of the 2020 presidential election on November 7, 2020. (KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)

Alabama cop urges murder of Biden voters

Alex Henderson - Alternet

The Flomaton, Alabama, police captain was placed on administrative leave before resigning over the Facebook post

Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Why losing is "psychic death" for Trump

Matthew Rozsa

"We are entering a very dangerous period," one psychologist warned

A ballot inspector prepares ballots to be counted from the Los Angeles primary election in the tally area at Piper Technical Center March 4, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Getty Images)

Trump is too easy for late-night hosts

Brett Wilkins - Common Dreams

The president's desperation was easy fodder for critics in politics, the press and entertainment

Joe Biden and Stacey Abrams (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Winning the South: It's almost here

Paul Rosenberg

Biden's squeaker win in Georgia wasn't a one-off. It was the result of years of hard work that's changing America

Anthony Fauci, Al Gore and Donald Trump (Getty Images/Salon)

SCOTUS unlikely to bail out Trump

Steven Mulroy - The Conversation

Judges can intervene in elections, but the Supreme Court really prefers not to

(Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

The face of radical-Republican contempt

David Cay Johnston - DCReport

McConnell, Trump and their cronies are going to make life hell for Biden and everyone else

People watch the voting results at Democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's election night event at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center November 9, 2016 in New York City. (Elsa/Getty Images)

An unprecedented exercise in democracy

Tom Conway - Independent Media Institute

"The will of the people is that you count the votes, and add them up, and you have a winner"

A tree sprouting in a forest (Getty Images)

Wild ginseng is at a crossroads

Emily Cataneo - Undark

American ginseng is imperiled by overharvesting. Locals are racing to preserve the plant—and its economic potential

Voters wait in line to cast their vote at the Covered Bridge Condominiums on November 03, 2020 in Lake Worth, Florida. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Polling place no-shows

Larry Buhl - Capital & Main

Election watchers say acts of conflict were not especially greater in number than any other election year

People going about leisure activities on a Sunday afternoon and daily routines while wearing face masks (Diego Cupolo/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

How Montana changed its mask strategy

Katheryn Houghton - KFF Health News

Rising caseloads have forced an evolution in the efforts to persuade people to mask up.

Huey Newton and Ice Cube (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Ice Cube helped launch my education

Darryl Robertson

Listening to Ice Cube sparked my interest in Black activists and issues, which my mentor then deepened and guided

Strawberry Pie (Ten Speed Press)

It's pie season! Take this master class

Joseph Neese

Whether you bake chocolate bourbon pecan or sweet potato pie, you can't go wrong. But the secret's all in the crust

Cinnamon Swirl Quick Loaf (Meghan McGarry/Buttercream Blondie)

This cinnamon swirl loaf is no-fuss

Joseph Neese

Take comfort to a whole new level this holiday season with a loaf made from ingredients already in your home pantry

Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Is this really the best we can do?

Terry Schwadron - DCReport

This muddled conclusion uncovers fundamental flaws in how we select a president

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Jerry Falwell (R), President of Liberty University, (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

The rise and fall of Trump and Falwell

Ashlie D. Stevens

In the Falwell dynasty and the Trump presidency, many Christians found representatives who promised worldly power

A woman sprays prosecco onto the crowd as people celebrate on Black Lives Matter plaza across from the White House in Washington, DC on November 7, 2020, after Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Jubilant celebrations erupt nationwide

Common Dreams staff - Common Dreams

"The fight isn't over. But man, this feels good right now"

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