Missouri tracked women's periods
The state's health department kept a spreadsheet with the dates of the last period of women who underwent abortions
How to stop a war on election "spoilers"
Hillary Clinton says the GOP is grooming a Democrat to make a third-party run. But we can ensure majority rule wins
Ivanka's show has an audience of one
Now that Ivanka can't pretend there's not a gigantic mess in the White House, she appeals to her core audience
Scientists demand "paradigm shift"
"The sites that we think are safeguarding our biodiversity are not really working anymore," said one researcher
Oil companies must cut production by 35%
"This report emphasizes that no company is taking sufficient action to reduce the risk of climate breakdown."
Big problems on small family farms
Direct sales and the organic label are not enough to keep family-scale farms viable.
Trump and al-Baghdadi as mirror images
Author Ian Hughes on why al-Baghdadi's death solves nothing, and how Trump is part of the same global disorder
How hemp is a "gateway crop" for farmers
After the recent legalization of hemp production, new and beginning farmers are following the green rush
The world according to Rakim
In a rare in-depth interview, lyricist Rakim opens up on "Salon Talks" about his debut memoir "Sweat The Technique"
"Even Bernie misses Deadspin"
"Even Bernie misses Deadspin."
Judge won't block Jim Crow-era rules
A lawsuit alleges that the way Mississippi will elect its governor on Tuesday is racist
The Berlin Wall's fall, 30 years later
And the return of war-as-the-answer
For Trump, it really is about the oil
"I still can't believe we left Iraq without the oil," Trump told us in 2013. Now he wants to correct that mistake
Betsy DeVos’s formula for success
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos discusses "expanding education freedom" for American students.
Buttigieg releases disabled rights plan
“Pete knows that we need both a massive shift in federal policies and a more inclusive and welcoming society”
GOP outs purported "whistleblower"
Rep. Louie Gohmert dropped the name during a public hearing while Rand Paul shared it with millions on Twitter
Another step toward "extreme vetting"
A new center will allow immigration agents to access classified information gathered by U.S. intelligence agencies
"Outrageous" and "reprehensible"
"This action harms America's foster children, particularly the 123,000 waiting for adoption."
Beto O'Rourke drops out of 2020 race
The articulate former Texas congressman is throwing in the towel, admitting his campaign never fully caught on
"It happens over and over and over"
"This is the fourth significant spill from the Keystone pipeline in less than ten years of operation."
Finally, a good “Terminator” sequel
"Terminator: Dark Fate" boasts impressive visuals and action sequences, but its best assets are its oldest ones
What happens to shuttered churches?
Lutheran Pastor Marcel Narucki didn't despair in declining church membership — and saw his church reborn
Trump wanted to build megachurch: report
Trump first brought up building an all-glass cathedral with White back in 2006, according to the televangelist
R.E.M.’s Monster: An unsung masterpiece
After 25 years, the follow-up to “Automatic for the People” still holds a complex, elusive emotional timbre