Comic Con
Dr. Sheena Howard and Naseed Gifted join Salon's Amanda Marcotte to discuss how comics can speak to issues
The president-elect may have overstated his charitable giving
Trump's foreign policy takes aim at the United Nations now
Trump's tweets go nuclear
Donald Trump has apparently relaunched the global nuclear arms race — on Twitter, and out of sheer blinding idiocy
four methods of bystander
Salon's Amanda Marcotte and D. Watkins sit down deputy director of Hollaback Debjani Roy
Taxpayer-funded capitalism
It’s been a good year for Walt Disney, Marriott, Lockheed Martin and Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank
Amanda Knox
Producer Brian McGinn explains how the Amanda Knox story was transformed by the early rise of social media
Policy changes should be based on merits (and backed by evidence), not on the money
My Little Free Library war
This gift from my wife was supposed to be harmless fun — but now when people stop, all I feel is dread
BLM
Chloe Valdary sits down with Josh Zepps to discuss the shortcomings of the Black Lives Matter movement
Donald Trump in "La La Land"
We should be careful what we romanticize — and look to films like "Moonlight" for a more open future for all
Sex and the Marvel Universe
"Doctor Strange" continues the disappointing, pointless trend of de-sexing Marvel's movie heroes
#Girlbosses: Down but not out
With Hillary Clinton and Nasty Gal's Sophia Amoruso flat on the mat, #Girlboss acolytes wonder is that all there is
A media resolution for 2017
Don't turn to the celebrity #AllLivesMatter crew to speak about the typical black American experience
2016: Best of John Oliver
The long-form reports on "Last Week Tonight" kept us all informed abut the election, opioids and pyramid schemes
Gingrich's long war on FDR
Don't take Newt lightly: He sees Donald Trump as the final stage of his long campaign to undo the New Deal
Will Trump pivot like Franken?
Concerns over Sen. Franken's "SNL" career melted away after his 2008 election. Will Trump's reputation follow suit?
Farewell, George Michael
The star, dead on Christmas at 53, leaves behind a musical and cultural legacy of "stubbornly" sticking up for pop
Take Trump's tweets seriously
Statements from the president-elect don't carry any less weight or significance because they happen on Twitter
The time has come for a reset, and the cult of Trump has provided the occasion and impetus for such a move
22 countries received American crude oil, marking a more than 1,000 percent increase in U.S. oil exports since 2009
Trump and Jewish tribalism
Donald Trump's new ambassador to Israel doesn't get to define my heritage — but his hateful views are not isolated
middle class wants physical
David Sax, author of "The Revenge of Analog," discusses real things and why they matter
What populist revolution?
Despite the campaign rhetoric, Trump's regime looks more like crony capitalism mixed with reheated Reaganomics