War of the (financial) worlds
Let the markets go wild while the people go down
How capitalism's defenders defend it
Defenders of capitalism criticize kinds of capitalism that lack the particular adjectives that matter most to them
Trump’s autocratic legacy
Death threats against Republicans who oppose Trump are not just the result of angry people
The COVID vaccine's uneven distribution
Health officials are alarmed at the vaccine roll-out's uneven distribution in spite of political efforts at equity
Can we exit the dystopian train already?
It's not the show's fault that it dropped as the world was coming apart. But that doesn't make us want to watch it
Robinhood rebuked by Dems and GOP
Robinhood is being condemned by lawmakers for freezing Gamestop trading amid pressure from Wall Street bigwigs
Pregnant women advised against COVID vax
The guideline exempts women at high risk for exposure, such as frontline health care workers
Meadows sold off stock after election
Meadows came to Congress as one of the wealthiest new members, and his current financial distress is mysterious
Embrace the Dutch art of doing nothing
Author Olga Mecking talks to Salon about how radical doing nothing is in the face of toxic productivity culture
The Oracle Pour has spoken: French 75
Ask the Oracle Pour: What should I drink today? All signs point to the French 75
Reporter ejected from Greene's town hall
A reporter was ejected and nearly arrested after asking Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene a question at her town hall
Horror of "The Night" comes from within
Filmmaker Kourosh Ahari & star Shahab Hosseini spoke to Salon about the eerie psychological thriller set in a hotel
Why Biden's Sunday bagel stop matters
Joe Biden went for a bagel last weekend. Some restaurant owners are hoping an industry-wide bail out is next
No, we can't forget what happened
"Moving forward" without a public reckoning is an act of willful blindness — and a massive historical mistake
GOP back Trump, even as nuts take over
Sorry, but the GOP won't tear themselves apart — they're too attached to power to let Trump and QAnon break them up
FBI: Armed extremist plotted Dem attacks
Homeland Security warns of “heightened threat” from right-wing domestic terrorists “emboldened” by Capitol riot
"Keep her away from children"
CNN's Alisyn Camerota begs GOP leadership to do something about Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who stalked a teen
Hospital lobbyist cements influence
Carmela Coyle is a power player in the state Capitol whose clout has grown during the pandemic
America must reject Trump's Big Lies
Trump isn't Hitler, but he used a similar strategy to try to poison democracy. Republicans must reject his lies
Should U.S. declare a climate emergency?
If Biden followed the example of 38 other countries, would it blaze a path to meaningful action?
Why did Meadows turn on Cawthorn?
Former North Carolina congressman and younger man who replaced him have a long history. Somehow it went south
The bad doctor, the senator and Trump
Trump commuted the sentence of a Medicare fraudster who lavished gifts for years on New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez
The rubble of empire
Doctrines of disaster and dreams of security as the Biden years begin
Biden pushes new climate change agenda
Biden is also establishing climate change as a national security priority