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An opposition activist holds the Russian Constitution book in front of the monument to Soviet-era opposition legendary bard Vladimir Vysotsky during a protest in the center of Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

The growing political crisis in Russia

Regina Smyth - The Conversation

The Moscow elections of September 2019 were a referendum on President Vladimir Putin's ruling party.

Students attend the climate strike at Philadelphia City Hall. Philadelphia was just one of the dozens of cities in which young people went on strike. (Amanda Marcotte)

On the ground at the climate strike

Nicole Karlis, Amanda Marcotte, Keith A. Spencer

Salon writers across the US report back from the Climate Strike

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This pressure cooker has more functions than an Instant Pot.

(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

“Chimerica” is dead

Marshall Auerback - Independent Media Institute

“Chimerica” is dead — even if Trump’s trade war ends in a draw.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announces  the co-founding of The Climate Pledge at the National Press Club on September 19, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Amazon)

"Huge win" but "not enough"

Julia Conley - Common Dreams

"Today, we celebrate. Tomorrow, we'll be in the streets."

Journalists Jodi Kantor (L) and Megan Twohey attend the Hearst 100 at Michael's Restaurant on December 11, 2017 in New York City. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Hearst Magazines)

How they brought down Harvey Weinstein

Amanda Marcotte

Jodi Kantor speaks about her and Megan Twohey's new book "She Said," about the toppling of Harvey Weinstein

Youths chat at a cafe modeled after the "Central Perk" cafe in the "Friends" sitcom (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Why millennials and Gen Z love "Friends"

Melanie McFarland

This Gen X sitcom endures because it sells younger fans on the appeal of working through life in second gear

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies before the House Education and Labor Committee at a hearing on 'Examining the Policies and Priorities of the U.S. Department of Education' on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 10, 2019. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

DeVos nixes positive view of Islam

Igor Derysh

Middle East studies program run by prestigious N.C. schools under threat over focus on "positive aspects of Islam"

Sylvester Stallone stars as 'Rambo' in RAMBO: LAST BLOOD (Lionsgate/Yana Blajeva)

"Rambo: Last Blood": A MAGA fever dream

Matthew Rozsa

Right wing "Rambo" propaganda is alive and well in "Last Blood"

Seann William Scott as Evan in the Momentum Pictures’ horror thriller BLOODLINE (Photo courtesy of Momentum Pictures)

Seann William Scott goes dark and gory

Gary M. Kramer

Salon talks to the actor known for goofy roles about playing a vigilante in the new Blumhouse production

The View (ABC)

McCain walks off stage on “The View”

Tana Ganeva - Raw Story

McCain said she did not appreciate “people on the left” who defended Assange for publishing secret documents

One Big Cookie (Skyhorse Publishing)

How to make a cookie as big as a plate

Howie Southworth, Greg Matza - The Quintessential Cast Iron Cookbook

Technically, this recipe makes 4 dinner plate-sized cookies. But, you’ll likely not need that many in one sitting

Justin Trudeau, Kay Ivey and Ralph Northam (AP Photo/Salon)

White people have a blackface problem

Bryan Crable

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's newly-surfaced blackface photos point to a problem deeper than surface mockery

Tucker Carlson (Fox News)

Carlson backs Kelly amid Trudeau scandal

Shira Tarlo

"She just made the mistake of not seeming quite offended enough in a TV segment by certain Halloween costumes“

Betsy DeVos and Ben Carson (AP Photo/Julio Cortez/Getty Images/AFP/Saul Loeb)

Ben and Betsy's lessons in transphobia

Amanda Marcotte

While Trump grabs headlines, his Cabinet members quietly use transphobia to shore up white evangelical support

Chris Cuomo interviewing Rudy Giuliani on CNN's "Cuomo Prime Time" (CNN)

Rudy: I asked Ukraine to probe Biden

Shira Tarlo

Seconds later, the attorney denied he had asked the foreign nation to probe his client's rival for the White House

Donald Trump (AP Photo/Getty Stock/Salon)

Dems: Military spent big at Trump resort

Matthew Rozsa

The president faces renewed allegations of conflicts of interest between his official office and personal business

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined at left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., arrives to speak to reporters during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

"Moscow Mitch" backs election security

Matthew Rozsa

However, Chuck Schumer says the new funding isn't "a substitute" for passing "comprehensive bipartisan legislation"

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio ends 2020 bid

Shira Tarlo

"I feel like I have contributed all I can to this primary election, and it's clearly not my time," de Blasio says

Donald Trump, Pat Cipollone and Bill Barr (AP Photo/Getty Images/Salon)

Trump's Ukraine fiasco: How bad is it?

Heather Digby Parton

Trump's arm-twisting of Ukraine's president is likely an impeachable offense. But Bill Barr, GOP have his back

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Donald Trump (Getty/Chip Somodevilla)

Impeachment inquiry or something else?

Terry H. Schwadron - DCReport

As the House Judiciary Committee pursues a case against Trump, Democratic leaders dodge the "I" word

Donald Trump (Getty Images/Salon)

Game theory expert: It's not 3-D chess

Chauncey DeVega

NYU game-theory scholar Steven Brams says Trump's unpredictability would work better in poker than in politics

Chris Murphy speaks on the floor of the Senate, June 15, 2016, where he launched a filibuster demanding a vote on gun control measures. (AP/Senate Television)

The Senate filibuster explained

Daniel Wirls - The Conversation

Sen. Warren said the filibuster stands in the way of gun reform. It does, and so much more.

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