Help keep Salon independent

Latest (page 1937)

(Wikimedia/Jack Kightlinger)

"Literally relitigating Watergate"

Jake Johnson - Common Dreams

"Wow," said the federal judge hearing the case. "The department is taking an extraordinary position."

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue speaks during a forum April 18, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Ag advocates hit back at Sonny Perdue

Eoin Higgins - Common Dreams

"What I heard today from the secretary of agriculture is there's no place for me," said a fifth-generation farmer

President Donald Trump winks during a meeting with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto in the Oval Office of the White House on October 02, 2019 in Washington, DC. The two leaders will reportedly discuss 5G wireless technology and European and Arctic security during bilateral meetings and later hold a joint news conference in the East Room. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Will impeachment inquiry affect Trump?

Douglas L. Kriner, Eric Schickler - The Conversation

Trump’s approval rating has a lower ceiling and higher floor than that of past presidents

Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. actress Melissa McCarthy while taping Finding Your Roots. (Courtesy of McGee Media)

The politics of "Finding Your Roots"

Melanie McFarland

As Season 6 proves, in 2019 no examination of our history can be apolitical, especially our family tree

Advertisement:
"ANTISOCIAL" by Andrew Marantz (Luke Marantz/Viking Publishers)

How trolls took over our democracy

Amanda Marcotte

Andrew Marantz, in his new book, "Antisocial," explores how techno-utopianism decayed into alt-right madness

In this June 26, 2015 file photo, a crowd celebrates outside of the Supreme Court in Washington after the court declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the U.S. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Supreme Court weights LGBTQ protections

Shira Tarlo

All eyes are on Trump's appointees as the court weighs whether federal workplace protections extend to LGBTQ people

President Donald Trump and Attorney General Barr William Barr (Getty Images/AP Photo/ Salon)

Judge attacks DOJ indictment rule

Igor Derysh

New York judge who ordered Trump to hand over tax returns also argues DOJ's indictment ban is "not warranted"

Ava Duvernay attends the "When They See Us" FYC screening at Paramount studios on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019 in Los Angeles. (Mark Von Holden/Invision/AP)

DuVernay delivers what government won't

D. Watkins

The filmmaker launches a theater to showcase minorities in a time when the US can't solve 400-year-old problems

Advertisement:
(AP Photo/Alex Sanz)

Jimmy Carter to Trump: Tell the truth!

David Edwards - Raw Story

The former president was asked on MSNBC if the House impeachment inquiry was a “good thing." Here is his response

(AP Photo/David Goldman)

Hillary Clinton trolls President Trump

Cody Fenwick - Alternet

“Hillary Clinton should enter the race to try and steal it away from Uber Left Elizabeth Warren," Trump tweeted

Trevor Noah, Michael Che, Samantha Bee and Seth Meyers (Comedy Central/TBS/NBC)

Why we need serious Trump jokes

Sophia A. McClennen

Once again it is the satirists who are best equipped to cut through the nonsense of the Trump era

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos (Getty/Mark Wilson)

Judge threatens Betsy DeVos with jail

Matthew Rozsa

"I’m not sending anyone to jail yet, but it’s good to know I have that ability,” a judge told department lawyers

Advertisement:
Donald Trump (Getty/Chip Somodevilla)

GOP support for impeachment up 20 points

Shira Tarlo

In a shift, some of Trump's base support the Democratic-led inquiry — and even the president's removal from office

"Horror Stories" by Liz Phair (Photos provided by publicist)

Liz Phair is not here to soothe you

Amanda Marcotte

In her new memoir, the legendary indie rocker shares tales of the shame, fear, and violence of ordinary life

(Getty Images/iStock)

Feeling naked and exposed on Yom Kippur

Lisa Tognola

I'd long considered wearing no makeup on Yom Kippur, but never followed through. Fear and vanity held me back

Mark Zuckerberg (AP/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Facebook antitrust probe gains steam

Matthew Rozsa

The Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission are also conducting antitrust investigations into the company

Advertisement:
Presidential Candidate Elizabeth Warren. Warren holds her newborn daughter, Amelia, in 1971. (Elizabeth Warren Official Website)

Attacks on Warren debunked — by biology

Amanda Marcotte

Warren skeptics say she lied about pregnancy discrimination. The timeline, and human biology, say otherwise

Alex Trebek poses in the press room at the 46th annual Daytime Emmy Awards at the Pasadena Civic Center on Sunday, May 5, 2019, in Pasadena, Calif. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Alex Trebek: "Why should I be afraid?"

Mary Elizabeth Williams

The "Jeopardy!" host goes public to own the narrative to his cancer story

Former Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani and Sen. Lindsey Graham (AP Photos/Getty Images/Salon)

Graham invites Giuliani to testify

Shira Tarlo

Kamala Harris, a Democratic presidential candidate and former prosecutor, applauded the move: "I have questions"

President Donald Trump; Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (Getty/Salon)

McConnell criticizes Trump on Syria

Matthew Rozsa

"A precipitous withdrawal" will "increase the risk that ISIS and other terrorist groups regroup," McConnell warns

Advertisement:
Gordon Sondland, the United States Ambassador to the European Union, adresses the media during a press conference at the US Embassy to Romania in Bucharest September 5, 2019. (DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP/Getty Images)

House Democrats subpoena EU ambassador

Shira Tarlo

The move came hours after the State Department blocked Sondland‘s testimony Tuesday morning

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attend the opening ceremony at the 2018 NATO Summit at NATO headquarters on July 11, 2018 in Brussels, Belgium. Leaders from NATO member and partner states are meeting for a two-day summit, which is being overshadowed by strong demands by U.S. President Trump for most NATO member countries to spend more on defense. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

What deal did Trump make with Erdogan?

Bob Cesca

Trump's abandonment of the Syrian Kurds makes no sense — unless he cut a deal with Turkey's autocratic president

Election Workers count early vote ballots at The Broward County Supervisor Of Elections Office during the Florida Recount on November 13, 2018 in Lauderhill, Florida (mpi04/MediaPunch /IPX)

Why new voting machines are suspicious

Steven Rosenfeld - Independent Media Institute

The divide over ballot-marking devices is not merely philosophical

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and US President Donald Trump (Getty Images/AP Photo/Salon)

Mitch's new role: Impeachment-killer

Sophia Tesfaye

Mitch McConnell has already agreed to whitewash Trump. But can he find a way to avoid a Senate trial completely?

« Previous
Page: 1937
Next »