Clouds on Mars
Barely visible water-ice clouds coast across Mars’s skies in new videos from the Curiosity rover
Whitney could have been saved
The film explores Whitney's tragic end, storied career, her personal life and nuances about her sexuality
Sky Gazing
In preparation for the total solar eclipse, amateur astronomer Jason Kendall gives safety tips
How the Stones went disco
"Keith went mad, but it sounded great on the dance floor"
the science of seeing
Proteins in your skin can detect light, which is why humans get tired at night and have energy during the day
Trump slams Boston protesters
"Looks like many anti-police agitators"
Wilco's call to white America
Following Charlottesville, Wilco releases poignant song aimed at insidious fear of change
10 Best late-night Trump slams
From Bee to Colbert and from Kimmel to Jefferies, these are the 10 best Trump late-night Trump takes
The End of "Halt & Catch Fire"
The mark of a great series is that the end works well enough on its own
Back to school
From ABCs to empathy, kids need all sorts of skills to start school. We can help!
Taylor Swift is not my hero
Swift's win in her sexual assault case is a good thing, but that doesn't make it a political awakening
Annulment in Westeros?
Salon talks to two professors about the implications of a significant clue dropped during "Eastwatch"
Assange is a Russian puppet
More evidence reveals how Julian Assange is a tool of Vladimir Putin
Pot and poverty
It's not a plot to keep the people down
White collar white supremacy
Working-class white nationalists and supremacists are being outed and fired, but the professional class is safe
Social smoking's danger
Cigarette smoking is deadly, even if done in moderation
The life-changing eclipse
Total solar eclipses have the power to touch us deeply and reverberate through our life in unexpected ways
Is Sebastian Gorka out next?
Former Breitbart News writer Gorka may find it hard to stay in White House with his protector Bannon ousted
The Confederate mystique
Let Ulysses S. Grant explain: The Confederacy was "the worst cause ever," and "a stupendous crime of treason"
Silicon Valley worker revolt
While tech growth is expanding mightily — especially for Tesla — and their workers are demanding fairer treatment
Charities dump Trump
So far 16 charities have pulled out of holding their events at Trump's club
Jesse Jackson's still fighting
Salon sits down with Jackson to discuss his strategy to resist the Trump administration's war on voting rights
Can the gov't ban hate speech?
"Heightened Scrutiny" is a podcast exploring landmark SCOTUS cases. This episode: Free speech and fighting words
Maher trolls Confederates
“Real Time” host shows “heritage people what it would be like if you had to walk by a statue you didn’t like"