Hep C and drug abuse go hand in hand
As the number of people who inject drugs has soared, the rate of hepatitis C infection has climbed steeply, too
Rhett Miller on a very Old 97s Christmas
Salon also talks with Miller about his solo album "The Messenger," mental health and silencing the lizard brain
FTC complaint filed against Play Store
Groups behind the complaint include almost two dozen consumer and public health advocacy organizations
Are plant-based proteins “meat"?
The word “meat” is becoming the center of a linguistic legal battle
Trump's craziest Christmas yet
Through his sheer vanity and ugliness, the president may help us hold onto what remains of the Christmas spirit
Trump-loving voters rely on fed programs
As the dependency on federal programs has grown, the county has also grown more conservative
Trump's totally real 2018 Christmas list
I've been the best president in history, Santa, and now I want you to do some things for me
Russians "brought" Trump before election
“His involvement with Russia was deeper than he’s acknowledged,” Trump’s former longtime architect said
Trump’s transactions are terrifying
When private deals are everything, the law is irrelevant. This seems to fit with Trump’s worldview.
Good riddance to Trump’s last general
The “adults in the room” were never going to save us from Trump’s tweets and tantrums
Ready for the courts?
Psychologists disagree about using the neurobiology of stress to defend police officers who kill
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This Microsoft Excel Master Diploma School takes you from formulas and functions to macros & pivot tables
Are there just too many Democrats?
At least a dozen plausible candidates will seek the 2020 nomination. Could the GOP's 2016 implosion happen again?
5 ways nixing ACA could be disasterous
Millions could lose coverage directly
Watch your wallets
Are we careening toward the same sort of crash we had in 2008?
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Partial government shutdown likely
Last-minute negotiations failed to yield compromise — now, we're staring into the third government shutdown of 2018
A brief history of "foreign agents"
The initial aim of FARA was long forgotten: the prosecution of Nazis for interfering with American democracy
5 media resolutions for 2019
This year, find ways to be more mindful of your media and tech use — and your kids will catch on
I don't know how to be Catholic any more
The fight for abortion means finding a new place in my faith
Our best reader comments this week
In a chaotic news week, our community talked about Syria, sexual harassment and why Kellyanne should be banished
"Earthrise" (and Apollo 8) turns 50
The second manned Apollo mission was as successful as it was improbable. The true story is even more harrowing
Border patrol turns away congressmen
A group of congressmen were turned away as they attempted to investigate the death of a 7-year-old girl