Better Call Saul star on "brutal" season
Salon talks to the star of AMC's "Breaking Bad" spinoff as the show heads into its penultimate season
The meandering path of human evolution
In “Transcendence,” Gaia Vince provides an epic account of the biological and cultural evolution of humanity
Democrats, don't embrace disinformation
Some Democratic allies are weaponizing disinformation tactics favored by the right
Trump declares war on the Chesapeake Bay
Clean-up funding cuts and lax EPA oversight of the polluted "national treasure"
Daubert: science enters the courtroom
Decades ago, two parents sued a drug company over their newborn’s deformity — and changed courtroom science forever
Fact-checking NPR's Bernie takedown
Mara Liasson's sketchy attack on Dem frontrunner wasn't just biased — it was driven by startlingly poor research
Israelitas: from fringe to mainstream
A messianic religious group now makes up the third-largest legislative bloc in Peru's Congress
Danny Elfman on "Batman" to Coachella
"Me getting into film music was a case of a fan getting pulled into the sport," the composer tells Salon
From a Vietnam protest to prison
We broke into the draft board and burned their records, stopping thousands of young men from dying in Vietnam
Quarantines, face masks and fear
School districts across the U.S. have scrambled to respond to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus
Key detail of Sanders' records missing
The Vermont senator landed in the hospital at the beginning of October 2019 after suffering a heart attack
Why Americans are afraid to have babies
The birthrate is declining, and young Americans don't see a future for themselves. This doesn't bode well
Working for Trump tough on dating life
“For the young aides in this White House, one solution seems to be to meet and marry each other"
Winning Nevada, Bernie is on a roll
Here's what it was like in Vegas on caucus day, when Sanders solidified his Democratic frontrunner status
Will tuition be free in the U.S. again?
A 2019 survey shows 60 percent of Americans want tuition-free public colleges and universities
Mick: US "desperate" for more immigrants
“We are running out of people to fuel the economic growth that we’ve had in our nation over the last four years"
Fireflies: on the road to extinction
Light pollution impacts mating success and courtship behavior in fireflies, says recent study
Progress or pinkwashing?
Women-focused capital financing is supposedly aimed at ending the corporate gender gap.
How I stole my bike back
Only one in 10 bicycles in Portland are recovered. A mix of luck and cleverness set the odds in my favor
On the NFL and criminal justice reform
From ads to documentaries, the issues of criminal justice are portrayed in simplistic and highly political ways
Why Chef Lidia cooks: "Food is memory"
Ahead of the 40th anniversary of Felidia, Chef Lidia looks back on her extraordinary journey through a new cookbook
Salsa is the secret to this easy soup
Top each bowl with a dollop of sour cream and a slice of lime
"Where are you, USA?"
"What is it going to take for the U.S. to rise up like this?"
How Warren fought back at media erasure
The media's failure to cover certain candidates – including Harris and Yang – can become a self-fulfilling prophecy