Words from Biden's climate team nominees
In Delaware, Biden introduced the "brilliant", "qualified," and "barrier-busting" group nominated for key positions
Pandemic lessons for the rest of us
Or vaccine thinking applied to all of American life
How socialism made the vaccines possible
The COVID-19 vaccines are a "triumph for capitalism" that relied heavily on "years of public-sector funding"
"Eurovision," the holiday laugh we need
The movie is a relief from winter and COVID, but Ferrell also offers viewers the opportunity to learn something new
Overcoming cliched disability depictions
Writers should reimagine roles for characters with disabilities, who have been limited to four tropes for years
The rise and fall of Tab, OG diet soda
Before there was Diet Coke, there was Tab – but now it's joined the other casualties of 2020
George Floyd and the white gaze
This essay on the police killing of George Floyd, COVID-19 and Black bodies was one of Salon's Best of 2020
In defense of persimmons
In which I realize the staple I had growing up is often seen as a "weird little tomato" or eaten incorrectly
Can Biden restore the EPA?
The Biden administration must reverse Trump deregulation efforts and reenergize EPA employment
The best TV shows of 2020
The worst year still gave us some incredible TV. Salon's TV critic shares her top 10 favorites
Ski resorts work to stay open amid COVID
How to stay open amid the pandemic is an issue resorts across the U.S. are facing
Big Pharma needs an Appalachian elegy
Sorry, J.D. Vance: The solution to my home region’s problems do not rest in any proverbial bootstraps
The real stories of "Hillbilly Elegy"
Editor of "Appalachian Reckoning" on why J.D. Vance's simplistic tale of uplift became a national phenomenon
John Kerry talks about saving the planet
Kerry shared his views on climate migration, open borders, the threat of nationalism, and more
Traffic agency is "asleep at the wheel"
Safety advocate says that the agency "continues to take a back seat to whatever the industry wants"
"Bridgerton" boss on race, incels & more
Showrunner Chris Van Dusen spoke to Salon about race-bending history, ruination and that revealing ending
Study: Rich tax cuts don't trickle down
Tax cuts for the rich increase inequality and don’t grow the economy or decrease unemployment, research shows
Firefighters pumping oxygen
Firefighters have not been commonly counted among the ranks of front-line health care workers getting infected
Treating people, not disease, in care
Treatments that reduce suffering & incorporate patient values aren’t common in kidney disease care. That’s changing
The most distant galaxy upends physics
A new study confirms GN-z11 is the oldest and most distant galaxy humans have ever sighted
Is a Green New Deal planet possible?
Big Energy will keep on fighting against cleaner, greener policies. But it can be stopped
Mark Meadows and the dinosaur
Meadows' disclosure forms don't mention his income from a Colorado dinosaur park — and that's not the weird part
"Ridiculous" border wall contracts
Awarding contracts before acquiring title to land in Texas has led to millions of dollars of costs in delays
Trump wants "$2000 + $2000" checks
Trump's economic populist rhetoric is outflanking Democrats from the left and infuriating his own party