Outlander recap: All debts paid
Salon talks to the actor about his time with the Starz series
Trump goes off on the NFL
The president, completely powerless to stop protests, can do nothing but scream on Twitter
NRA uses hurricane to benefit gun owners
NRATV uses fearmongering to promote gun ownership and pro-gun laws during catastrophic events
What makes a jerk a jerk
Ten trapdoors that prevent careful exploration of bad behavior
Who looks like an SOB now?
Trump's Alabama tirade may have backfired for now, but don't forget it's exactly what his followers want to hear
EPA: What environmental racism?
It's a Trump administration twofer: Hurt people of color and roll back environmental regulations
Does work-life balance exist?
Author Eric Barker explains why powering down can help your productivity
How the "center" moved so far right
Obamacare was rooted in Republican ideas — and its history shows how far right both our parties have drifted
The hidden cost of the estate tax
As wealth has become concentrated in fewer hands, Trump plans to cut estate tax altogether
Harvey, Irma and why you need a military
Militarizing homeland security in the climate-change era
6 questions about civil asset forfeiture
Authorities don’t need a conviction or even for a suspect to be charged before seizing a car, cash or a house
California rewrites GOP’s climate plan
California Republicans cross the aisle on climate change reform
Change in bears' diets impact ecosystems
Impacts could ripple through ecosystems
Why your kid should read banned books
Banned Books Week gives families a chance to talk about censorship and decide for themselves what kids should read
Who the repeal of Obamacare would affect
Repealing and replacing may affect millions
5 insulting terms that sound racist
"Ethnic food" and other tone-deaf terms just have to go
Do hurricanes feel climate change?
Harvey, Irma, Katia and José have triggered longstanding questions about any linkage between hurricanes and climate
A borderline intimate education
My professor said our close relationship wasn't "mentoring." So what were we doing?
Big pharma, Big food have made us fat
Despite the wonder of Western medicine, the United States has some of the sickest people in the world
Montana's red-state resistance movement
In "Half the Big Sky," a documentary selection for Salon Films, women bond through protesting Trump
Why spanking kids should be illegal
Author Jillian Keenan talks to "The Lonely Hour" about why she believes corporal punishment is assault
Merkel wins but so does far-right party
Germany voted to put a far-right party into parliament for the first time in half a century
"Mother!" in the age of Trump
God is a vain creep who only wants adoration; a woman suffers. Aronofsky's film is compelling, but not mysterious
When music united a divided nation
Vietnam-era music brought attention to the cultural fissures that were beginning to emerge