The mystery of the wombat's cubes
Curiously, there are evolutionary advantages to the wombats' having cubic bowel movements
Republicans: Not a party but a mob
Only a handful of Republicans have renounced Trump, or his mob of violent supporters. That's who their party is now
Phasing out fossil fuels
Nations that once stockpiled nuclear weapons are now stockpiling fossil fuels. Can a new treaty change that?
NRA laid groundwork for Capitol riot
Militia groups, QAnon, Capitol rioters and anti-lockdown protesters are all linked by toxic NRA ideology
Why is science so polarizing?
“Listen to the science” isn’t just a bumper sticker anymore — it’s Biden’s official White House policy
Oscar winners go noir in "Little Things"
Oscar winners Denzel Washington, Rami Malek and Jared Leto make the most of what ultimately is a poor script
How masculinity explains Trump
A recent study found that support for "hegemonic masculinity" could be used to predict one's love for Trump
Was Roger Stone behind the Capitol riot?
Stone was linked to several "Stop the Steal" events, and has ties to organizers behind the Jan. 6 rally and attack
Rita Moreno wants a Latinx "Moonlight"
Filmmaker Mariem Pérez Riera and the star herself spoke to Salon about making the new Sundance Rita Moreno biopic
Watch Louise Linton as a killer cannibal
It's so awful, and yet we can't stop watching
AOC to Cruz: You almost had me murdered
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fiercely rejected support from Sen. Ted Cruz, saying he “can sit this one out"
MTG blamed fires on secret space laser
Greene linked the claim to the Rothschilds, a wealthy Jewish family targeted by anti-Semitic conspiracy theories
You can't "both sides" an insurrection
The Washington Post ran a "both sides do it" headline — but only the GOP is tacitly supporting Trump's failed coup
Will Dems finally ignore GOP's trolling?
Republicans are concern trolling President Biden on his promises of "unity." They should be ignored
Trump continues to threaten democracy
Just because he’s leaving office doesn’t mean Donald Trump will stop being a threat to democracy
Progressives push Biden to go further
"We have to make the most of the opportunity," Rep. Ro Khanna, former co-chair of Bernie's campaign, tells Salon
Russia probe may have survived Bill Barr
Indictment of a Roger Stone-connected operative may signal that Robert Mueller's spinoffs are still bearing fruit
Will Biden end the war on children?
Trump's treatment of immigrant children was shocking. The effect of U.S.-led wars on children's lives is much worse
The government Donald Trump left behind
Trump’s successes in cutting taxes, rolling back regulations and reshaping the judiciary will cast a long shadow
Republicans baptized in crazy
Trump’s legacy: from QAnon lunatics to fanatical evangelicals, the Grand Old Party is out of its mind
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