Is prison really solving anything?
A new study says incarcerated people show affected cognitive abilities and self-control after just three weeks
Is there still an American center?
History provides a lesson about how the United States can return to bipartisanship and a civil political discourse
Ryan Zinke puts animals in danger
A year in office, and he’s targeted eagles, elephants and other species
Trump's California troll
Trump's an expert at hijacking headlines with culture-war stunts. His California invasion is just one more
Trump's new gun policy: Do nothing
Days after the Parkland massacre, Trump talked big about gun control. Now he has fully surrendered to the NRA
Democrats split on banking deregulation
So much for a unified Democratic economic message, as red-state moderates rush to give banks everything they want
Will Trump help Saudis go nuclear?
A new lobbying effort threatens to upend the Middle East
Polls say people want gun control
Recent polls show that a majority of Americans support stronger gun laws in the wake of the recent deadly shooting
For Trump lawyer, things get more Stormy
Trump lawyer Michael Cohn is entering a legal vortex of his own doing, and things are about to get Stormy
A record-breaking run
Two films by African-American directors top the charts
Your NCAA bracket: A reverse Turing Test
As we outsource much of our lives to machines, March Madness remains an affirmation of our humanity
"Papa Machete" dances with the blade
Meet a reclusive master of Tire Machèt and watch him train in "Papa Machete," streaming now on Salon Premium
Confessions of a bystander
To what extent should we be held responsible for witnessing abusive behavior and not speaking up?
"Fake news" smear effects the real world
Trump's neologism is being appropriated to propagandize around the world
GOP: See No Evil in Russia investigation
GOP members say it's time to close down their Russia investigation, Democrats are sure to disagree
Lamb has slight edge on Saccone: poll
If Trump were banking on tariffs to boost Republican chances in Pennsylvania, his strategy didn't pay off
The math behind the perfect free throw
Small differences account for a shooter’s consistency
Why is Scientology trying a comeback?
The controversial religion gets a new platform
How NYT disproves Friedman on Saudi
Last year, the Times' columnist delivered a glowing profile of the Saudi regime. Dogged reporting shows the truth
What is the NRA exactly?
The NRA is actually a bundle of organizations, each with a different purpose
Jerry Brown schools Donald Trump
California is the opposite of the Trump administration in some ways — and it's working
NatGeo admits: We were racist
The magazine examined its archives and confronts its racist portrayal of people around the world — mostly of color
Betsy DeVos: Master of nothing
What did her "60 Minutes" interview show? That she can't be trusted to stand up for her ideals
Another government shutdown looms
The government has until March 23 to resolve its issues