When objects become extensions of you
Whether they are tools, toys, or mirror reflections, external objects temporarily become part of who we are
Why Trump's coup attempt would fail
Salon spoke with economists about what kind of economic situations beget successful coups
Mass Incarceration and Covid-19
One study in June linked 16 percent of Covid-19 cases in Chicago and across Illinois to Cook County Jail.
I miss airport food
Don't laugh; the best part of flying was patronizing a chain eatery before boarding
GOP is losing ground in Texas suburbs
Experts say demographic growth is fueling a change in counties like Fort Bend, Collin and Williamson
"The Reagans" is a shallow, familiar act
Showtime's series about the Reagans' rise to power covers well-known ground but falls prey to the stardom narrative
Our work is just beginning
After four years of running in place, November 2016 seems like a lifetime ago
Joe Biden is the PTSD president we need
A man who's been hurt can be the person to help us heal
What happened to Pelosi's challenger?
Nancy Pelosi's opponent was once touted as a west coast answer to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. What happened?
The myth of the Latino vote
Mischaracterized and underrepresented in the news media — Latino voters are not a monolith
How to create flaky biscuits, every time
And it's not the only secret James Beard winner Kelly Fields shares for making perfect biscuits, every single time
Ann Coulter: "I’m glad" Trump lost
"It’s like he didn’t know he was president," the conservative firebrand says of Trump
Trump expanded "the global gag rule"
Trump has made it harder for aid organizations to receive U.S. health funding by expanding anti-abortion rules
The mystery of Amish PAC and its donors
The PAC is funded in large part by three major GOP donors whose connections to the Amish community are not apparent
There's no more "normal": So what next?
The pre-Trump neoliberal "normal" isn’t coming back: The choice is between right-wing "populism" and a new start
Donald Trump's failure — and ours
Give Donald Trump credit: He figured out what shape this country was in (bad) — and how he could profit from it
How Biden can push companies on climate
Many companies haven’t yet matched their net-zero promises with specific action plans—that could change under Biden
The "foxhole humor" of "Bob's Burgers"
Creator Loren Bouchard spoke with Salon about the "hope and grit and optimism" of the oft-struggling Belchers
Trump finally acknowledges Biden "won"
Trump appears to have acknowledged for the first time that his Democratic rival Joe Biden won the 2020 election
Economists: US needs $2T stimulus
GOP-led delays “will increase the amount of money necessary” to save workers, economist Joseph Stiglitz told Salon
Trump campaign workers lash out
"It’s one of the worst ways to end a campaign that you could think of," a former staffer reportedly said
130 Secret Service agents have COVID
"Unbelievable," Ocasio-Cortez said. "GOP doesn't even care for the lives of the people protecting theirs"
Reagan's specter hangs over Trumpism
Like Reagan, Trump and Pence have invoked God to justify their policies and to cement power