Fandom makes victims of the greatest
The greatest creations, characters and contraptions have been trashed for the rest of us by small-minded zealots
ESPN's reckoning
ESPN has a talent problem, so it outsourced its content to a dude-bro website not fit for mainstream media
"White Lives Matter" rally in Tennessee
Tennessee braced for potential violence at two "White Lives Matter" rallies, but the second one was later cancelled
13 intimate interview podcasts
If you like "WTF with Marc Maron," you'll love these in-depth interview shows
The classic (improvised) Twin Peaks song
Angelo Badalamenti translated David Lynch's cryptic instructions into a timeless melody—in twenty minutes
How the tax code bypasses women
Federal tax incentives that help small businesses grow effectively exclude the majority of women-owned firms
The 25 best hip-hop protest songs ever
People were quick to call Eminem's freestyle the best thing ever/ Here are 25 tracks that do it better
White House says Trump's accusers lied
Despite over a dozen women accusing the president of sexual misconduct in the past, the White House says they lied
Water damage: Lifetime's "Flint"
Salon talks to one of the women whose story inspired Lifetime's new film about Flint, Michigan's water crisis
Is @realDonaldTrump addicted to Twitter
Examining the president’s Twitter activity
For Trump, words are stupid things
A book about Churchill and Orwell reminds us how potent skilled rhetoric can be
Can Democrats avoid Wall Street?
One corporate Democrat pollster has all the wrong ideas
Who killed reality? Can we get it back?
In the perverse, unreal world of Trump's America, the release of the JFK documents has a special, awful irony
Why we need to save the CFPB
Republicans want to gut the CFPB, which is meant to protect consumers from deceptive financial industry practices
Sea level rise could devastate cities
A new study reveals the impact of Antarctica's contribution to the rise in global sea levels, and how to combat it
The essential ingredient of democracy
Our need for others’ approval can be overpowering — and the biggest threat to our democracy
Why do we let schools hurt our kids?
19 states still allow corporal punishment in public school. We are failing our kids by not fighting it
Fox News' harassment culture still going
Despite ousting Bill O'Reilly, Fox's company culture still allows rampant misogyny, harassment and abuse
First charges filed in Mueller probe
A grand jury approved charges in Mueller's ongoing probe into the Trump campaign's alleged collusion with Russia
Healing postpartum depression with music
Ella Vos plays "White Noise" for "Salon Stage," which takes on the taboo around a mother's mental health
Why Puerto Rico "doesn't count"
In terms of key economic statistics, Puerto Rico doesn’t count to the United States
Article 133 was written for Trump
The Uniform Code of Military Justice has something to teach the commander in chief
Betsy DeVos' latest hire will scare you
Hans Bader exemplifies the love affair between extreme right-wing and corporate ideology in Trump's White House
Kill an unarmed man, get a new badge
Just over a year ago, Betty Shelby killed Terence Crutcher. Today, she's back on the force with a new goal in mind