Sign of the immigrant times
Anheuser-Busch says Bud is bi-partisan brand: Super Bowl ad features immigrant founder Adolphus Busch's story
Madwoman in the desert
There are high high-end bars and low high-end bars; both are enough to make a deeply committed social drinker weep
The U.S. has long depended on foreign-born physicians to shore up its ranks and work in rural and urban areas
Puppy Bowl's cutest moments
Brown puppies, white puppies, small puppies, big puppies, all breeds of puppies. Did I mention there are puppies?
Romancing the subgenre
A gay romance author dishes pop culture, happy endings and the magical power of dark days
Protest music
Donald Trump might be the reason you find your next favorite artist
We need to put resources into movement building rather than attempting to pass national minimum wage legislation
Your brain on fake news
Obvious BS should set off our internal scam detectors, but it turns out the human brain has a workaround for that
Look Again
Fascinating world views from a Pakistani rickshaw to a Scottish festival of fire
Fascinating world views from a Pakistani rickshaw to a Scottish festival of fire
"We're headed to a dark place"
Salon talks to poet Rita Dove about why degrading language and the arts threatens democracy and humanity
Sometimes the hacker is a country, and pointing fingers between world superpowers is always a dangerous game
Fake news and fake history
Trump's lies about crime, Muslims and immigration aren't meant to make sense — only to confirm his followers' fears
As if cheeseburgers, fries and microwave popcorn weren’t enough of a dietary worry, now you have another concern
No high hopes for weed laws
November’s law legalizing recreational weed has added a new set of challenges for regulation
Federal appeals court says no
Justice Department's appeal of travel ban repeal is denied by federal court: legal battles will continue for days
Experts say file taxes early
It's tax time: prepare early to avoid procrastination, reduce identity theft, and get your refund sooner
Relief groups vow to fight ban
Even before this weekend's judicial order, humanitarian groups had begun battling the effects of Trump's ban
Definitely fear the Reaper
Donald Trump doesn't fear the reaper: on SNL, Alec Baldwin's Trump has grim sidekick in Steve Banon
Faced with an anti-choice administration, here’s one way to take care of ourselves
Steve Bannon's war on Islam
Bannon has long yearned for a civilizational conflict between the West and the Muslim world. Now he may get it
SNL has a Sean Spicer surprise
Kristen Stewart hosts SNL, but Melissa McCarthy steals the Spicer show
Texas "sanctuary" war heats up
Texas GOP cracks down on Austin's sanctuary policies, putting anti-immigrant persecution ahead of public safety
Evangelicals' alignment with Trump shows their affinity for power over morality