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Octavia Spencer in "Self Made" (Amanda Matlovich/Netflix)

Self Made is a glammed-up history treat

Melanie McFarland

Octavia Spencer stars as the woman who challenged notions of beauty that pitted black women against each other

Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden (Getty Images/Salon)

Sanders to host coronavirus roundtable

Jon Queally - Common Dreams

"Where is Biden? Why isn't he dominating the airwaves?"

Men up pole working on power lines (Getty Images)

Utility workers may sleep at work soon

Matthew Rozsa

Energy companies plan to isolate core workers to prevent illness and keep citizens safe and powered

"Resistance," "Portrait of a Lady on Fire," and "Uncorked" (IFC Films, Neon, Netflix)

The best new movies to watch at home

Hanh Nguyen

Pop the popcorn, and get your home theater in order. Nazis, mimes, cats, and dogs – there's something for everyone

Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Burr asks for ethics probe of stock sale

Matthew Rozsa

Burr dumped as much as $1.56 million in stocks after reassuring Americans of the federal government's preparedness

Lindsey Graham (Getty/Chip Somodevilla)

Carlson and Hannity confront Graham

Matthew Rozsa

Graham denied the allegation to Sean Hannity, saying he hadn't "talked to anybody on the planet" about such a thing

Richard Burr and Kelly Loeffler (Getty Images/AP Photo/Salon)

Republicans really are supervillains

Amanda Marcotte

GOP senators made shady stock trades while minimizing coronavirus — and yes, Liz Warren has a plan to stop that

A close up of President Donald J. Trump's notes shows where Corona was crossed out "Corona" and replaced with "Chinese" Virus (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump made racist addition to notes

Matthew Rozsa

"These statements are dangerous and erroneously assign blame"

U.S. President Donald Trump (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

USDA fights to gut SNAP during pandemic

Igor Derysh

“This level of heartlessness is shameful," Democratic Rep. Marcia Fudge says

Tucker Carlson (Getty/Rich Polk)

Carlson tells Burr to resign from Senate

Matthew Chapman - Raw Story

“There is no greater moral crime than betraying your country in a time of crisis,” the Fox News host says

Mitch McConnell, Ron Johnson, Rand Paul, and Richard Burr (Getty Images/Salon)

GOP's viral corruption and recklessness

Heather Digby Parton

Do Senate Republicans care about literally anyone except themselves? Coronavirus epidemic offers a clear answer

Russian President Vladimir Putin ( Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)

Why so few coronavirus cases in Russia?

Jeremy Rossman - The Conversation

Sometimes low numbers are a cause for concern

Georgia State Capitol under quarantine (Getty Images/Salon)

Georgia Senate told to self-quarantine

Igor Derysh

“I’m shaking with rage," a colleague said. "He irresponsibly stayed all day at the Capitol and exposed all of us"

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

A past vote comes back to haunt Collins

Alex Henderson - Alternet

One Republican being scrutinized for her voting record on pandemic preparedness is from Maine

Andrew Cuomo and Donald Trump (AP Photo/Salon)

Cuomo vs. Trump: Two guys from Queens

Jim Sleeper

The president and New York's governor are locked in a bad long-term relationship. But they need each other badly

A television monitor on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange headlines the rate decision of the Federal Reserve, Wednesday, July 31, 2019. The Federal Reserve is cutting its key interest rate for the first time in a decade to try to counter threats ranging from uncertainties caused by President Donald Trump's trade wars to chronically low inflation and a dim global outlook. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

The post-coronavirus global economy

Marshall Auerback - Independent Media Institute

Policymakers have a tricky task ahead of them

President Donald Trump takes questions during press briefing with the coronavirus task force, at the White House, Thursday, March 19, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Media still letting Trump set the agenda

Dan Froomkin - Press Watch

White House reporters have gotten more skeptical — but they're still playing Trump's clown-show way too straight

Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., talks to supporters as he gives his acceptance speech after winning re-election in Winston-Salem, N.C., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016 (AP Photo/Nell Redmond) (AP)

Was senator involved in insider trading?

Robert Faturechi, Derek Willis - ProPublica

Richard Burr’s selloff came around the time he was receiving daily briefings on the health threat

Sen. James Inhofe (Getty/Chip Somodevilla)

GOP's COVID-19 stock selloff scandal

Bob Brigham - Raw Story

Multiple GOP senators revealed in public filings that they had sold large stock holdings after private briefings

Donald Trump (Getty Images/Salon)

"Morally bankrupt"

Jessica Corbett - Common Dreams

Trump blasted for multibillion-dollar Big Oil bailout

Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, speaks at a news conference (Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images)

GOPer dismisses COVID-19 as "beer virus"

Matthew Rozsa

"This beer virus I call it — they call it a coronavirus, I call it a beer virus — how do you like that?"

Alison Pill in "Devs" (FX)

These days "Devs" feels a lot more human

Melanie McFarland

Salon talks to "Devs" stars Alison Pill, Nick Offerman, and Sonoya Mizuno about the show's meaning

Still life of a face mask on red background (Getty Images)

How scammers are exploiting COVID-19

Stacey Wood, Yaniv Hanoch, Marian Liu, David Hengerer

Every epidemic brings with it accompanying grifts. Here’s how scammers think

Grocery stores were packed with big crowds and long lines as latest spike of COVID-19 cases prompted panic buying across the country on March 12, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images)

What's on your disaster grocery list?

Melanie McFarland

You're going to need more than pasta and toilet paper. Here's a strategic list of what to buy in a crisis

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