Trump: affirmative action baby
President often claims he's "like, a smart person" — but he didn't get into Wharton on his academic merits
Democrats' abortion feud
While party hedges, pro-choice groups insist that ditching women's rights won't save red-state Democrats
Sex offenders and the law
Does banning a sex offender's access to social media violate the First Amendment?
The importance of the South
The influx of progressive demographic groups makes the South a strategic necessity
Books without words
Some of the greatest stories have been told in pictures
Whiteness will fade
Author Sheryll Cashin explains how cultural dexterity is spreading despite Trump
Body count comeback
Corporate media routinely repeat Pentagon kill estimates that defy reality
Cali all in on renewables
"When it comes to our clean air and climate change, we are not backing down"
The lie of adult supervision
If they’re the adults in the room, we’re doomed
No 9/11, no President Trump
In the event of a crisis — as post-Sept. 11, 2001 America shows — our democratic institutions fail spectacularly
Texas sheriff takes on P.C.
Tracy Murphree says he's protecting his constituents with his controversial rants. Not everyone sees it that way
A new approval rating low
Trump's approval ratings hit a new low again — now, only 33 percent of voters approve of the job he's doing
Step up to higher education
Salon talks to filmmaker Amanda Lipitz about her new documentary "Step," a Sundance favorite
think about it
When you think about it for a minute, it's hard to picture a scenario where Trump's in charge of any narrative
The military calls out Trump
The letter said that if the ban were implemented it would "compromise the integrity of transgender troops"
"National park revisionism”
Top White House alt-right apostle Steven Miller tries to rewrite historical poem’s promise to immigrants
Moms do a 98-hour workweek
A new study shows working mothers work overtime, all the time
GOP: Slash legal immigration
"They're not going to come in and immediately go and collect welfare"
Trump was pres in "Sharknado"
Maybe if he had actually played the role, we wouldn't be in this mess
Securing Democracy on twitter
The Alliance for Securing Democracy has a new tool that it says can track Putin's propaganda
Trump and the EPA
Betsy Southerland is leaving the EPA because of the policies of its new administrator, Scott Pruitt
Fetus Lawyers out of work
A federal judge has ruled a law that would put teenage girls on trial for seeking abortions unconstitutional
Trump's "real news" propaganda
Lara Trump launches "real news" show to list President Donald Trump's achievements
Pot legalization hits congress
The Marijuana Justice Act proposed by Sen. Cory Booker marks a turn in democratic policy