Salon's favorite books of 2022
From memoirs about movies and difficult moms to dark academia novels, here are this year's favorite reads
Louie Gohmert pushed Jan. 6 antifa probe
"It was a brilliant leftist op," Gohmert wrote to Mark Meadows, whose boss sent his supporters to the Capitol
Did Biden take a bad deal on marriage?
It was the most joyous celebration I've ever seen at the White House — with disturbing undertones to follow
Musk's free speech hypocrisy exposed
Musk is so committed to free speech he wants to use the power of the state to suppress public info about him
First Nations get conservation
Guardian programs offer one example of how governments can work with Indigenous peoples
States press Biden to lower drug prices
President Joe Biden has endorsed the approach, but his administration has yet to greenlight a state plan
GOP deflects blame for Club Q shooting
During Wednesday's House hearing, Republicans minimized the role bigotry plays in anti-LGBTQ hate crimes
Catholic bishops' abortion shift
Realizing that the faithful aren't following them, bishops adopt a "moderate" strategy — to reach a total ban
Lethal injection: 40 years of failure
Invented on hunches and guesses, America's primary execution method has a dreadful record of cruelty and failure
AG sought list of trans people in Texas
This comes after a year of attacks on LGBTQ rights led by Gov. Greg Abbott and Republicans in the Texas legislature
Debt relief email error hits millions
The error leaves borrowers in limbo until the Supreme Court hears the case next year
Trump holds on to super PAC for himself
After raising millions to help Republican candidates in the midterms, Trump doled out only a small portion of it
Stern is over "whiny" Harry and Meghan
"It's like the Kardashians except boring. You know what I mean?" the shock jock said about the Netflix series
Grant Wahl cause of death debunks rumors
The beloved sportswriter was only 49 when he collapsed Friday in Qatar, while covering the World Cup
GOP "humiliated" ex-NFL cheerleaders
A House Committee Republican memo included explicit images of the cheerleaders emailed by the former team president
Katherine Heigl: "I know my value"
The "Firefly Lane" star talks relationships, the vanity trap, "Grey's Anatomy" and having a "bit of a witch" in her
Mary Trump on why Ivanka ditched dad
"There is always a transactional calculation being made," she said, and Trump is "losing value"
Meadows may be charged with voter fraud
Meadows was registered to vote in at least three states in the past two years
Musk's Twitter isn't paying its bills
Twitter has even begun to auction off furniture and kitchen equipment from its office
Will Smith's bizarre PR trauma platform
Of course Smith would appear on his wife's show ... except she's not present. That's not the only obvious omission
Trump lawyers in "coordinated plot"
The data can be used to "undermine, disrupt, or tamper with elections in a number of ways," experts warn
The 7 must-buy teas from Trader Joe's
Tea + your favorite warm dessert = the perfect holiday pick-me-up
Lake mocked for devastated UPS guy story
"I'll wait until DHL weighs in," a Twitter user wrote
Biden signs Respect for Marriage Act
"The antidote to hate is love," the president said during a White House signing ceremony