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President Joe Biden speaks during the the 59th inaugural ceremony on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. During today's inauguration ceremony Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States. (Patrick Semansky-Pool/Getty Images)

"Unity" with Trumpers? It's a trap

Chauncey DeVega

Joe Biden's inaugural address was soaring, Lincoln-esque oratory — but his vision of national unity is dangerous

Coronavirus vaccine vials in hospital (Getty Images)

"Trial & error" in Vaccine distribution

Elizabeth Miller - Undark

Rural clinics face unique challenges in connecting perishable vaccines with residents who often live miles away

President Donald J. Trump (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Neglecting history could bring him back

Jim Sleeper

This national trauma should remind us that history is more than the rear-view mirror. It's also our necessary armor

Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

How will historians remember Trump?

Matthew Rozsa

Historians will remember Trump as an aspiring dictator who failed because he was too dumb to understand COVID-19

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Donald Trump on the phone in the Oval Office (Getty Images/Alex Wong)

Trump's second failed coup

Bob Brigham

Bombshell New York Times report: Trump tried to oust acting AG to overturn the election results

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Calls to cancel student loans continue

Jake Johnson - Common Dreams

"Biden can cancel all $1.7 trillion of student debt by executive order," said The Debt Collective

Steve Bannon, former White House Chief Strategist, attends the media conference Nordiske Mediedager 2019 in Bergen. (Gonzales Photo/Jarle H. Moe/PYMCA-Avalon/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Despite bans, Bannon is still on Apple

Lydia DePillis - ProPublica

Bannon broadcasts election denialism and apocalyptic calls to action several times a day via Apple’s podcast app

A pro-Trump mob floods into the Capitol Building after breaking into it on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. A pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol, breaking windows and clashing with police officers. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

Fired for storming the Capitol?

Elizabeth C. Tippett - The Conversation

Non-unionized workers in the United States — about 90% of all workers — are employed at-will

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Tom Cotton (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Cotton: Not an Army Ranger after all

Roger Sollenberger

Arkansas senator has repeatedly said he served as "a U.S. Army Ranger in Iraq and Afghanistan." That's not true

un peeks out from behind the clouds in woman's head. (Getty Images)

Your brain is free at last! Now what?

Melanie McFarland

For five years an Orange Menace camped out in our brains. Now he's gone, what is possible? TV might have answers

Mosquito on the nose of cat (Getty Images)

Catnip does more than get cats high

Matthew Rozsa

A new study reveals that cats may use plants like catnip and silver vine to help ward off mosquitos

Firefighters and paramedics with Anne Arundel County Fire Department wear enhanced PPE, during the coronavirus pandemic, as they treat a patient in cardiac arrest as a result of a drug overdose on May 6, 2020, in Brooklyn, Maryland. (ALEX EDELMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

"Stealth" opioid overdoses on the rise

Nicole Karlis

The opioid crisis and the pandemic are at least psychologically linked, as isolated people turn to drugs to cope

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Donald Trump and Don Jr. (Getty Images/Chip Somodevilla/Scott Olson)

Don Jr. picks up where his dad left off

Jon Skolnik

Don Jr. is taking on the family mantle of tweeter-in-chief to level fallacious attacks at President Biden

U.S. President Joe Biden prepares to sign a series of executive orders at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office just hours after his inauguration on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. Biden became the 46th president of the United States earlier today during the ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

After Trump overdose, media must refocus

Dan Froomkin - Press Watch

Political media must pivot from "What did the president just say?" to a focus on what's actually getting done

Adarsh Gourav in "The White Tiger" (Tejinder Singh Khamkha/Netflix)

"The White Tiger" is terrifcally cynical

Gary M. Kramer

In this Netflix film, Balram dares to take advantage of every opportunity to change the hand society dealt him

Pro-Trump protesters and Proud Boys march in front of the Capitol Building on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

Proud Boys turn on the police

Roger Sollenberger

Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs once dined with Lindsey Graham at Trump's D.C. hotel. Now he's under arrest

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Bernie Sanders and Mitch McConnell (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Screw McConnell: Nuke the filibuster now

Amanda Marcotte

As McConnell kicks off his plan to filibuster Biden's presidency, his tool for obstruction needs to be taken away

(Rocky Luten / Food52)

Bringing a forgotten recipe to life

Charles Dabah - Food52

How serendipity, food memory and family brought a forgotten recipe to life

A protester dressed like the Statue of Liberty stands with a fist raised on the grounds of the Capitol Building on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. A pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol earlier, breaking windows and clashing with police officers. Trump supporters gathered in the nation's capital to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Donald Trump in the 2020 election. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

America must avoid a collective amnesia

Heather Digby Parton

That feeling of a dazed stupor may be the first signs of a national hangover: America must avoid collective amnesia

Supporters of Q-Anon and crowds gather outside the U.S. Capitol for the "Stop the Steal" rally on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump supporters gathered in the nation's capital today to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election. (Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

QAnon believers struggle with reality

Igor Derysh

“Well I’m the official laughing stock of my family,” one QAnon follower said after Joe Biden was sworn in

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Mitch McConnell; Charles Schumer (Getty/Alex Wong/Mark Wilson)

Filibuster face-off: Who'll blink first?

Jon Skolnik

Schumer: Dems to introduce a new bill to “renew democracy”

Paul Davis live-streaming during the Capitol Riot on January 6th, 2021. (Photo illustration by Salon/Instagram)

Capitol riot lawyer unleashes Kraken

Roger Sollenberger

"This is not a Sidney Powell lawsuit," Paul Davis assures court. True! Powell didn't argue for abolishing Congress

President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks at the Queen Theater on December 28, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. Biden will be inaugurated as the 46th president in a scaled-down ceremony in Washington D.C. due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on January 20, 2021. (Mark Makela/Getty Images)

Biden calls for a united front on health

Julie Rovner - KFF Health News

Biden made it clear that combating the covid-19 pandemic will be his top priority

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) (Getty Images/ Jim Lo Scalzo-Pool)

Texas GOP vows to fight Biden's agenda

Bryan Mena - The Texas Tribune

Some Texas Republicans in Congress called for bipartisanship, but many others criticized Biden's early policy moves

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