biden: brains behind un vote
The vice president is alleged to have played a big part behind the scenes of Friday's controversial vote
Christie has hopes and dreams
Christie thinks he'll "be tapped as the skilled manager" once Trump's White House management team proves disastrous
Best of Politics
We recap the best of Salon Talks in politics during 2016
GOP cowards on parade
What conservative principles? Donald Trump humiliated his GOP opponents, and now they grovel before him
Fears of a purge have been raised at the Department of Energy. But what happens when science conflicts with belief?
trump: it's my economy now
He hasn't even become president yet, but Donald Trump really wants you to think he's helping the economy
Tens of thousands of Americans are working abroad, and there's no word on how safe they'll be under President Trump
It's becoming very expensive to become a vet, and it's not a lucrative career
2016 was rough
David Bowie, Prince and George Michael are just a few of the musicians who passed away in 2016
NYE
Psychologist Jeff Gardere sat down with Salon's Mary Elizabeth Williams to discuss being alone on New Year's Eve
White (supremacist) Christmas
Fox News and Breitbart spent the holiday weekend sliding outrageous white supremacist ideas into the mainstream
Tip of the corruption iceberg
Trump lavishes self-praise for one irrelevant maneuver — but four years won’t be enough to untangle his conflicts
Here comes the sun
In an era of cheap Asian solar panels, can the U.S. sustain a solar-energy manufacturing base without subsidies?
The shocking results of the election forced everyone to revisit their assumptions
One group of people can be trusted to steer through hyper-partisanship and corporate self-interest
Actress, writer and mental health advocate Carrie Fisher of Star Wars fame died at age 60
One of the biggest winners of 2016 will likely be solar power
"My identity is a boy. If I was them, I would let every person in the world go in"
Carrie Fisher, force for good
Princess Leia made her a symbol, but Fisher's writing and unapologetic wit made her real in a way no film could
Wham! bam thank you ma'am
From a closeted gay man at the height of the AIDS crisis to an icon, he was always your man
What do I owe my mother?
I was on the beach when news of my mother's stroke reached me. Did I really have to cut my vacation short?
"The OA": Captive in suburbia
Netflix's eerie new binge-worthy series "The OA" is about trapped young people looking for an escape
the white working class myth
The is a dog whistle, not a demographic
Democrats may make statements in advancing their goals, but the GOP doesn't want it publicized