Double Talk
On multiple Sunday news shows Trump's lawyer insisted the president wasn't being investigated, and blamed Twitter
superhero classics of tomorrow
"Wonder Woman"? "Iron Man"? "Deadpool"? Before the superhero bubble bursts, it's time to take stock
Pop punk and Pollock
Watching a Rancid and Green Day concert, I note their parallels to the Abstract Expressionists and beyond
Why many cancer patients don’t
Sometimes optimism is better than honesty
Behind closed doors
On "Face the Nation" Bernie Sanders criticized the Republicans for their closed-door process, and he wasn't alone
taking back art from the 1%
In an age of rising financial inequality, artists are using their work to follow the money
my flawed trip to the ER
As soon as the doctors confirmed there was nothing physically wrong with me, they sent me on my way
Walking it back
Significant delays in the appointment process caused the controversial law enforcement figure to withdraw
Bulls**t studies: It's yuge
In many ways this discipline goes back to Socrates — but as professor Carl Bergstrom explains, it's urgent today
here's how to reduce opioids
The science and the knowledge base are there. What is needed is political will
Americans are resisting Trump
Support for Trump's agenda of xenophobia, racism and contempt for civil liberties continues to plummet
Dutch dads lean out
It's not only mothers who have achieved an enviable work-life balance, thanks to this innovative workplace policy
Renewable energy in danger
The Department of Energy has ordered a staff report to show renewable energy harms the electric grid
Understanding white supremacy
Our panel of scholars on what we get wrong about white supremacy, and whether persecuting racists does any good
How same-sex parenting works
There may be fewer differences than initially thought
McSorley's: a bar called home
Career bartender Geoffrey Bartholomew and his son Rafe bond over the spot they call home: McSorley’s Old Ale House
Mr. 1 Percent, Tim Cook
No ally of progressives, the Apple CEO's anti-tax sentiments reveal how entrenched in the corporate elite he is
trump's new world order
Call it the Petro-Powers vs. the Greens
Using big data to fight abuse
Predictive analytics may help prevent violence against kids, but it comes with risks
the FBI line
Since the 1970s, bureau directors try to maintain a discrete distance from the president
Stone and Putin on democracy
On Russia's LGBT community, Putin claims, "There is no discrimination against them whatsoever"
10 years ago: Clinton q&a
From the Salon archives: The time Hillary Clinton told us "I will not become president until January 2009"
Democrats need a civil war
Papering over the party's internal conflicts only led to defeat. Without open debate, victory will never come
Jeff Sessions hearings
The attorney general's testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee was more smoke and mirrors