Trump's "progressive" mandate
Trump voters are fed up with Republican trickle-down economics — and congressional liberals see a real opening
Trump is now the drone master
Left-wing critics warned about Obama's dangerous precedent, yet Democrats attacked them. Now look what happened
The media will be quick to downplay the dangerous radicals of the Trump administration
the new know-nothing party
Donald Trump doesn't know how the government works — things he could have learned binge-watching "The West Wing"
We're at all-time highs, and things are only going to make things worse
One of the White House's top voices will be a man who has promoted, and been embraced by, the worst of America
Obamacare: back from the dead?
The ACA may be A-OK after all: Trump is walking back his promise of repealing the Affordable Care Act for a reason
Trump hit on his plans for healthcare, protests and illegal immigration during the interview
The comedian warned the media not to normalize the "alarming" proposals of a Trump administration
The money will fund health care for poor people and reinvigorate California’s tobacco control program
Marriage equality is safe
A dizzying array of social progress is on the chopping block, but same-sex marriage rights aren't going anywhere
Transition: an inside job
Drain the swamp? Instead, Trump transition team is revealed as a brand-new bog of cronyism and influence peddling
A bribe called quest
American companies still pay bribes overseas, but a recent case involving Cognizant shows they are self-policing
What happened in America on Election Day should not be seen as a victory for hatefulness over decency
President-elect Donald Trump is no friend to planet Earth. Here are some reasons why
Whites-only dating policy
I railed against the casual racism of the gay dating scene and considered myself a victim, then I had a closer look
D&D is not a spectator sport
The fantasy game rebooted its rep from nerd hideout to hipster pastime, but passive consumption misses the point
Election night then hate crime
Bias crimes against members of LGBT community are on the rise from Rochester, New York, to Santa Monica, California
HBO's uncomfortable "Divorce"
Salon talks to "Divorce" creator Sharon Horgan about the challenges of finding comedy in a tale of a dying marriage
"Westworld" is woke
Millennials watch "Westworld" with an added layer of awareness that frontiers are closed off to us, economically
Translating Trump for Slovenia
I'm an art historian, not a pundit. But this year I became the go-to Yankee for the tiny, obsessed European country
Hillary's Women Problem?
We asked women on the streets of NYC why Hillary was unable to capitalize on the female vote.
He said his name was Francois, then John, then Bill, but called me by my protagonist's name
Thanks, Obama! And Bill too
Trump's victory is a shock — but its history goes back through two Democratic presidents, and two big GOP wins