Facebook's threat to public health
"Superspreaders" of health misinformation have no barriers to going viral on the social media giant
The Iran hostage crisis, 40 years later
Director Barbara Kopple spoke to Salon about interviewing Carter, the hostages, Delta Force & Iranians for the film
The unsung heroes of video game history
"You might think that a lot of major figures . . . were white men" but research revealed a more inclusive backstory
An Uber Eats glitch underpays workers
A programmer-turned-delivery driver discovered that the app isn't accurately accounting for distance traveled
Hannity thinks Trump is “batsh*t crazy”
"If you were hearing what I'm hearing, you'd be vaping, too," Hannity allegedly told a friend
Forget TV – embrace the audio drama boom
Interest in non-fiction podcasts took a dip at the start of quarantine, but downloads of fiction podcasts went up
Wolf serves at DHC illegally: GAO report
Trump's often found it easier to appoint his friends temporarily than have them permanently confirmed by the Senate
New info. about Trump-Stone phone calls
The GOP-led Senate Intel report sheds even more light on the interactions than the Mueller report and Stone's trial
USPS pause changed "nothing": union head
"Employees were told that...nothing was going to change in our office,” Iowa union chief Kimberly Karol tells Salon
Can Dems boot Green candidates in Texas?
The Democrats are largely targeting Green Party candidates because they have not paid filing fees
Investor in Kentucky is Kremlin "proxy"
Republican Sens. Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul from Kentucky have voted against keeping sanctions on Rusal in place
McEnany defends Trump’s praise of QAnon
"Does he want the support of that group?" Fox News host Sandra Smith asked as she grilled McEnany
Fox judge: Doesn't look good for Bannon
"It doesn't look good for him right now," Napolitano says on Fox News
Palin: Harris "prostituted" herself
"I would've gotten a lot better coverage had I compromised my convictions," Palin tells Fox News' Tucker Carlson
Trump loses another fight over his taxes
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last month that Trump is not immune from criminal prosecution
Steve Bannon arrested on fraud charges
Bannon follows Paul Manafort to become the second Trump campaign head indicted for money laundering
DNC "Ladies Night" takes women seriously
On convention's third night, women's issues—immigration, climate change, child care, gun violence—took center stage
How to combat science deniers
Donald Trump — and ardent science deniers — use words like "alarmist" to characterize top disease experts
Putin's prize pupil is almost ready
Donald Trump has studied authoritarian stagecraft with the Russian master. The 2020 election poses his biggest test
Religion can't interfere with mask rules
"Do mask mandates violate the free exercise of religion? The answer is no."
Trump praises QAnon cult in White House
Crossing a hallucinatory line, Trump links delusional conspiracy theory to his protest crackdown and border wall
Greenpeace on Dems: "Not impressed"
"Republicans have no plan," says Greenpeace. But Democrats have ditched a plan to end subsidies for fossil fuels
Trump falls behind China in tech war
Author and journalist Dilip Hiro on how Trump's onslaught of "China bashing" is a losing battle
History repeating
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