A year of Trump's War on Terror
The Trump administration has dramatically escalated global conflicts, and civilian deaths — with no end in sight
Baby powder battles
Revealing memos have helped to ignite a burst of litigation against the pharmaceutical and consumer products giant
"Stark" budget outlook bad for students
Louisiana could slash a staple financial aid program that helps more than 48,000 in-state students
America's election process is broken
Think every vote counts? Think again
Obama's "final year": An illusion
A sad documentary from inside the bubble of American power
"Disaster capitalism" in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is privatizing its power utility, and it's causing controversy
Earn a Passive Income on the Side
Robert Parry: More than a muckraker
A legendary reporter who broke the Iran-contra story, Bob Parry left the mainstream media and blazed his own path
Fake news evades Facebook's changes
Facebook has recently implemented changes that will impact news networks, and some fake news sites may evade them
Corruption you missed this week
Reports that got lost in the chaos
Pregnant women and marijuana
With looser cannabis regulations and legality in some states, the research on pregnancy and pot is worth revisiting
The Beatles' guru, enlightenment and me
How studying and working for Maharishi Mahesh Yogi changed my life
Boredom can be healthy
Go on, use your imagination
Trump says memo vindicates him in probe
Plus, Nunes reportedly didn’t read the FISA applications
The night Jimi Hendrix plugged in
In 1966 a "slightly gawky, unknown left-hander" had the nerve to step onstage with Cream
University scrutiny over vaccine trials
Southern Illinois University suspended its vaccine research when a professor bypassed routine safety oversights
Paul Ryan deletes tweet on $1.50 raise
He tweeted the news, and a backlash ensued
Why Medicaid requirements threaten lives
Forcing poor Americans to work to receive healthcare benefits could gut Medicaid and have devastating effects
Uma Thurman breaks silence on Weinstein
In a new interview, Thurman revealed details about an alleged attack and a car crash on the set of “Kill Bill”
The Multiple Lives of J.K. Simmons
Salon talks to the star of Starz's "Counterpart" about the challenges of playing two versions of one man
Peak oil is back and better than ever
Will we run out of crude oil supply — or demand?
Seven racist movies your parents love
They're beautiful. They're classics. They're essential cinema. They're racist.
The 20 best debut album lead-off tracks
How Beyoncé, The Beatles and other legends kicked off their careers with greatness
North Korea’s literary fiction factory
North Korea's domestic propaganda is largely ignored abroad and also very difficult for South Koreans to understand