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This illustration photo taken in Los Angeles, California on January 27, 2022 shows a person holding the graphic novel "Maus" by Art Spiegelman. (MARO SIRANOSIAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Where did the book bans come from?

Jon Skolnik

The campaign to get LGBTQ-friendly books and authors of color off the shelves isn't "grassroots" or spontaneous

Thousands of people gather at the White House to protest President Donald Trumps ban on people from seven Muslim majority countries entering the United States in Washington, USA on January 29, 2017. (Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Islamophobia and the insurrection

Juan Cole - TomDispatch.com

For two decades, the FBI ignored white supremacist radicals while spying 24/7 on largely innocuous Muslim Americans

Former President Donald speaks to a crowd during a rally in Texas on Jan. 29, 2022. (Sergio Flores/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Legal experts on Trump's pardon offers

Travis Gettys - Raw Story

Legal experts say Trump's statements at a recent Texas rally may cause him even more legal problems

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Mike Lindell's ties to "COVID quackery"

Alex Henderson - Alternet

The Daily Beast digs into the company with high-level MAGA connections "hawking the snake-oil COVID treatment"

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US linguist and political activist Noam Chomsky (EULER ANDREY/AFP via Getty Images)

Chomsky on GOP's "radical insurgency"

Alex Henderson - Alternet

Trump and his followers have "basically taken over the Republican Party," Chomsky told Al Jazeera's "UpFront"

Cynthia Nixon and Sarah Jessica Parker in "And Just Like That..." (Craig Blankenhorn/HBO Max)

"And Just Like That": WTH Miranda?

Jamie Chai Yun Liew - The Conversation

Inserting queer and racialized people into the mix as ancillary characters is not enough

British actress Helen Mirren (JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)

Helen Mirren on Golda Meir role backlash

Joy Saha

The acclaimed actor opens the conversation about what authentic casting looks like

Small girl writing with felt tip pen while relaxing on the carpet at home (Getty Images/skynesher)

"Test-to-stay" program possible solution

Jane Roberts - Undark

Without clear federal guidance, many parents with young kids in childcare are stuck in a loop of Covid quarantines

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Infusion tubes are seen at the bedside of an intubated COVID-19 patient in an intensive care room at the Asklepios Clinic (Getty Images/Matthias Balk)

We've lost the plot on ivermectin

Keith A. Spencer

Molnupiravir, Paxlovid, and Sotrovimab all treat COVID-19 very well. Why are we fixating on ivermectin?

Joe Rogan and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Spotify's bad image gets worse

Joy Saha

The exodus continues, and even The Rock is no longer supporting the guy he wanted to share tequila with recently

Whoopi Goldberg (ABC/Robert Ascroft)

Experts: "Whoopi is not the enemy"

Alison Stine

Salon spoke to Terrence L. Johnson and Jacques Berlinerblau about race, "Maus" and where we should go from here

(Ty Mecham / Food52)

An eyebrow-raising pest control hack

Camryn Rabideau - Food52

We unpack this eyebrow-raising pest control hack

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Demonstrators gather in Lafayette Square during a demonstration organized by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) protesting President Donald Trump's declaration of emergency powers on February 18, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Zach Gibson/Getty Images)

Biden can't save us from Trump's Big Lie

Amanda Marcotte

Local offices are going to be key to fighting a stolen 2024 election — and Democrats need to win those races

(Margaret Eby / Food52)

TJ’s pizza bread cheese is delicious

Margaret Eby - Food52

Bread cheese is a buttery Finnish treat. Add pizza flavoring and Trader Joe’s? I’m in . . .

Ron DeSantis | GoFundMe logo (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/GoFundMe)

DeSantis wants to "investigate" GoFundMe

Jon Skolnik

Florida governor sides with Canadian truckers who've paralyzed Ottawa for a week, want all COVID rules lifted

Donald Trump (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Trump WH docs seized at Mar-a-Lago: WaPo

Igor Derysh

Boxes of White House documents that had to be preserved under federal law were found at Trump's Palm Beach resort

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Liz Cheney, Donald Trump and Adam Kinzinger (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Mike Pence finally speaks up — too late

Heather Digby Parton

Pence's performance may reassure the media — but RNC pronounces Jan. 6 riot "legitimate political discourse"

Trump supporters take over the steps of the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, as the Congress works to certify the electoral college votes. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

GOP finally stands up — for terrorism

Chauncey DeVega

GOP censure of Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger got little attention — but it's a pivot point in American history

Kari Lake, Donald Trump and Jody Hice (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Election truthers aim for power grab

Igor Derysh

If elected, Trump-truther candidates offer "clear line for election subversion," warns Michigan secretary of state

Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) (Pete Marovich/Getty Images)

Manchin's new reason for killing BBB

Common Dreams staff - Common Dreams

Manchin tells CNN Build Back Better "did not go through the process" — but same is true of infrastructure bill

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Podcast host Joe Rogan (Michael S. Schwartz/Getty Images)

Spotify removes Joe Rogan episodes

Meaghan Ellis - Alternet

After India.Arie calls out Rogan for use of N-word, Spotify dumps episodes — and he admits, "I f**ked up"

Launch of 2017 edition of Tamagotchi toy : 20 years after Aki Maiata created them in 1997 (Chesnot/Getty Images)

11 Infamous '90s school bans

Jake Rossen - Mental Floss

These irresistible fads, toys and trends were once a nuisance in schools and a nightmare for parents

Taylor Swift attends the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images)

T. Swift & the outdated lone songwriter

Helen Reddington - The Conversation

Although the concept of songwriting has changed, it certainly doesn't diminish the talent of today's famed artists

Team Leader Showing The Way (Getty Images/runeer)

Why negotiating gives you anxiety

Mary Elizabeth Williams

The author of "Influence Is Your Superpower" on the the joy of persuasion, and why negotiating isn't that bad

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