baltimore outs confederates
Baltimore has voted to move or destroy monuments to racists and slave-owners
sweet home senate race
Donald Trump has been supporting Luther Strange. But he's also backed by Mitch McConnell, and that's a problem
CEOS pull from Trump
The president’s lame response to white supremacists has spurred more departures from his private-sector advisory co
racists rejuvinated
Members of the alt-right seem to view the Charlottesville response as a major success for their movement
Was the DNC "hack" a leak?
A group of intelligence pros and forensic investigators tell The Nation there was no hack— the media ignores it
Cops enforce gender conformity
Author Andrea Ritchie talks to Salon about how police brutality affects trans and gender-nonconforming people
the mooch blasts bannon
Media darling "The Mooch" laughs it up with Stephen Colbert, even though he's no longer a White House staffer
Thinking beyond Trump
The optimal investment strategy for next decade is for 20 to 30% of new generation to be from noncarbon sources
Freaking out over weed
Fear spreads far too easily when it comes to cannabis
Trump and the Lost Cause
With his demand to "cherish our history," Trump sided with the pro-Confederate cause that sparked the violence
Good intentions aren’t enough
Stop mourning Charlottesville with "this isn't us" and weak cries to "come together." Denounce bigotry instead
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Antarctica's volcanoes
A newly discovered volcano range in Antarctica has prompted a flurry of doomsday predictions
The GOP fractures
Donald Trump refuses to dance with the Republicans who helped get him to the ball
Why sanctions didn't work
North Korea has successfully created technologically advanced missiles — all while avoiding heavy sanctions
Trump at work
A study finds the president's toxicity trickles down to office life
School's back
These apps, sites, and books can help your kid with organization, academics and relationships for next school year
Should we subsidize wind?
The cost of wind electricity will fall from 5.5 cents/kilowatt-hour to 4.1–4.5 cents/kilowatt-hour in 2030
Climate records in 2016
During August, ice-free areas of the Barents Sea (north of Norway and Russia) were up to 20°F (11°C) above average
Nuclear saber-rattling
"We're in uncharted waters."
Charlottesville and the media
Too many journalists were complicit in the rise of Trump and refuse to call the terror in Virginia by its name
Bolling: media bites media
Salon spoke with Professor Jane Kirtley about the merits of the case and its implications for the media industry
A fantastic fall for movies
For starters, the fall slate includes three instances of top shelf directors paired with virtuoso casts
GOP furor towards Trump
Elite and grassroots Republicans are starting to turn on the president
Niecy Nash on TV diversity
Do more and do better, says the star of TNT's dramedy "Claws"