Stop using the Colbert Defense
The cry of “it was just satire” is more and more common. Why it’s on the rise and why it's not a real defense
be a "mean dad"
With a new memoir, comic Tom Shillue reveals what his tough-love upbringing got right
Trump and Sessions conspire
If Jeff Sessions and Donald Trump did conspire against the former FBI Director, it could be grounds for impeachment
Maher-Marlow interview
Maher and the Breitbart editor agree there would have been outrage if Obama was Caesar and got stabbed. But he was
Strike four for Uber
CEO Travis Kalanick is out, but Uber's problems won't be solved with just a new hire
10 years ago: An email scandal
From the Salon Archives: The time 88 White House officials used off-the-books RNC email accounts
Exposing leakers
The Pentagon Papers exposed government official's tendency to lie about policy
Maher takes down coal
The "Real Time" host said that President Trump should be focusing on jobs at Kohl's, not the coal mines
G.O.P. yard sale principles
It’s official: Republicans have become an all-or-nothing party committed to going down with Trump’s ship
Debunking poverty myths
Fast food is not just for low-income earners
Stone and Putin on Cold War
"Please do not try to drag me into anti-Americanism," Vladimir Putin says to Oliver Stone
Trump's conflicts of interest
From Chinese trademarks to more plugs by Ivanka Trump, the conflicts just keep on coming
{olitics of Sanders and Corbyn
Blairites and Clintonites must bring themselves to admit that “third way” centrism is a relic of the past
Going back on pot
Opinion: The Attorney General's marijuana policy is backwards and dangerous.
Trump's infrastructure scam
Scorning serious proposals, the White House offers a Trump University plan for employment
Fantasies of impeachment
The smoking gun is not coming; it's up to us to save our country
Summer anthems are changing
Consider these the anti-summer anthems.
May continues warm streak
We're on a warm streak this year — and that doesn't bode well for the future
Fires in the plains
Wildfires in the Great Plains were considered rare until recently
Out of his league
The Trump official looked visibly flustered defending the administration's drastic budget cuts
Style of the first lady
Kemal Harris, costume designer for Robin Wright on “House of Cards,” talks about the evolution of her iconic style
Sally Hawkins as Maud Lewis
The two-time Oscar nominee talks about playing a different kind of superhero
Buffalo Tom revisits the '90s
Salon caught up with the frontman in the studio to discuss the band's early victories and MTV embarrassments
Cocktail straws detect drugs
A Boston entrepreneur made headlines in 2012 for a similar product