Calls for Trump to release detainees
Federal agencies put immigrants and immigration workers at risk amid coronavirus
Stop comparing coronavirus to the flu
This coronavirus is unlike anything in our lifetime
A revolution by pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic raises questions as to whether capitalism has failed
Case for shortening medical education
The impacts of physician shortages are evident throughout the U.S. health care system
The end is near — at least for fracking
With prices plunging, the entire oil industry is in peril. What's bad for investors is good for the planet
"Oh hell no"
DOJ Using Coronavirus Crisis to Push for Expansive Emergency Powers
Thanks to Jerry Falwell Jr.
We owe Jerry Falwell Jr. a debt of gratitude
When Brezhnev comes to America
Today's U.S. Republicans are the equivalent of the Brezhnev crew in the late-stage Soviet Union.
We can learn COVID-19 myths
The tactic of simply throwing facts at the misinformation problem can be ineffective, and even counterproductive
Growing hope indoors in Trump's America
I may not be able to save the world from Donald Trump, but I can save my plants from root rot and spider mites
A sex symbol emerges: "Govern me, daddy"
People are now lusting after Kentucky's "hot Mr. Rogers" because of his calm and empathetic leadership
Diagnosing concussions with blood test
Measuring levels of two key proteins could be the answer to this tricky problem
Bake this loaf with ingredients on hand
This loaf is super adaptable, not only in terms of ingredients. It’s a crowd pleaser that's great any time of day
Try these 6 easy-to-make soup recipes
If you're cooking at home this weekend, try making one of these 6 soup recipes from Salon Food
"I couldn’t believe it”
That is something that I have not experienced in a very, very long time in this country”
Why we're watching "Contagion" & zombies
It's a stressful time for everyone in the nation, so why is the popularity of epidemic and disaster stories surging
Social distancing impossible in prisons
So far, no state governor has responded to the call for releasing the most vulnerable people from prison.
Will Supreme Court rule against science?
An upcoming ruling could give state lawmakers a green light to ignore science for the sake of ideology
"Unsupported and ignored"
Texans marooned there after the country closed its borders described a harrowing ordeal trying to find a plane
Pondering death in the age of COVID-19
Funeral homes are implementing even stricter protocols to handle bodies infected with the novel coronavirus.
How big corporations are poisoning farms
It’s about ignoring nature and lobbying in the Trump administration
Voting by mail isn’t a silver bullet
Many legal, technical, logistical and political obstacles stand between now and November’s election
Epidemic reveals America's weakness
Despite America's national mythology, this crisis has revealed a weak, divided and totally unprepared nation
Kenny Rogers dead at 81
Rogers was one of music’s true crossover artists, scoring hits in both country and pop