The benefits of nostalgia
Nostalgia is a useful tool to help us transition into the future
Clueless or dangerous? Both
Trump is an ignorant clown and lousy at being president — that shouldn't reassure us about the damage he can do
GOP: wrong on health care
The GOP has outed itself as the party of cruelty and willful ignorance
Best of Salon on "Sopranos"
Years after Tony Soprano's final blackout, we're still trying to make sense of how it all ends
Feelin the Bern
Speaking at the "People's Summit" in Chicago, Bernie Sanders urges progressives to seek more electoral victories
Did Jordan Klepper Solve Guns?
How much Jordan Klepper is the right amount of Jordan Klepper?
Ringling's big cats' new homes
Ringling wants an exemption to the Endangered Species Act's export ban. That's a bad idea for several reasons
What is tech culture even?
The archetype of the "techie" has become commonplace in the past decade in art and in real life. But what is it?
janet Napolitano: inequality
The 10-campus public university system is struggling with worker strikes and contentious contract negotiations
Trump's war in Afghanistan
Trump inherited the Afghan conflict but we needn't renew it to feed his ego. Defund this hangover of a war
Understanding white supremacy
A panel of scholars discusses the historical roots of modern white supremacy — and its most recent reinvention
Reinventing a career at 40
Flywheel Sports CEO Sarah Robb O'Hagan says if you're reinventing your career at 40 you're in good company
Neurology: A double standard?
New evidence that black and Latino patients receive worse care than whites for neurological ailments — and pay more
9 amazing preschool shows
Make screen time count with TV that can actually teach kids quality lessons
Behind the Qatar kerfuffle
Why does everyone in the Arab world suddenly hate Qatar? Is it a uniquely repressive and terrible nation? Um, no
what causes a famine
Many of the world’s major breadbaskets have experienced crop loss due to climate change
Kids: Pawns in Syria's war
Omran Daqneesh, the Syrian "ambulance boy," has now been exploited by both sides in a cruel, shameless PR war
global warming leads to heat
Several heat waves in recent years have resulted in thousands of deaths
trump picks ISIS over Iran
Terror attacks in Tehran signal the launch of a foolhardy U.S.-Saudi war alliance
Dialysis oversight
Patients undergoing dialysis are at risk for low blood pressure, fluid buildup or infections
Vegetarianism is eco-friendly
To protect our warming planet, we must start taking animal products off our plates
Alex Jones's meltdown
Jones on Kelly: “Not feminine — cold, robotic, dead. I felt zero attraction to Megyn Kelly”
India's renewable revolution
India is emerging as a major market for renewable energy
The wrong side of history
My Uncle Bob represented the state in Loving v. Virginia. My family didn't talk about it until after he died