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PARK CITY, UTAH - JANUARY 23: Derrick Johnson onstage during the NAACP Panel: “From TV to Policy” hosted by Acura at the Acura House of Energy on January 23, 2026 in Park City, Utah.  (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Acura)

NAACP's leader on democracy

Chauncey DeVega

Endurance, not despair, will decide democracy’s future — and "Black America has been here before"

A better looks over their Super Bowl LVIII betting slip tickets (Aaron M. Sprecher/Getty Images)

The racial costs of sports betting

Jerel Ezell

As Super Bowl betting surges, unchecked gambling platforms deepen existing inequities

Deputy White House chief of staff Stephen Miller speaks to the media, Sept. 5, 2025. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

MAGA's war on woke is centuries old

Andrew O'Hehir

Trump and Stephen Miller don’t just want to erase the 20th century. Their dream is much bigger than that

(Photo illustration by Salon / Getty Images / iStock / 	Matthew Jonas / Boulder Daily Camera / Houston Chronicle / Robert Nickelsberg / Jenny Dettrick / Halbergman / Gabe Ginsberg)

AI offers police illusion of safety

Nicholas Liu

AI has raised deep concerns about police power and the erosion of rights, finding scapegoats instead of solutions

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Donald Trump speaks as he receives the FIFA Peace Prize from FIFA president Gianni Infantino in Washington, Dec. 5, 2025. (Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

"Trump slump" threatens World Cup boost

Frédéric Dimanche, Kelley A. McClinchey - The Conversation

This year was supposed to see a huge tourism spike but Trump policies are keeping people away

Olympians are meant to be the representatives of their country. Some from Team USA are struggling to find peace between that expectation and the political turmoil back home. (Maja Hitij / Getty Images)

US Olympians wrestle with patriotism

CK Smith

Freestyle skiers say pride in competing clashes with concerns over ICE raids and political tensions back at home

Harrison Ford and Lukita Maxwell in "Shrinking" (Apple TV)

A therapeutic retreat from an ugly world

Melanie McFarland

Like Apple TV's other hit "Ted Lasso," this show's community of mending hearts gives us something to believe in

Megyn Kelly uses her own Sirius XM show to push several controversial ideas. The latest is to defend Trump's latest attack on female reporters by invoking a sexual predator, her former boss Roger Ailes. (Gary Gershoff / Getty Images)

Kelly cites Ailes defending Trump’s jab

CK Smith

Her defense of Trump drew swift criticism given Ailes’ legacy and Kelly’s own past accusations against him

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Frances McDormand as Marge Gunderson in “Fargo,” 1996 (Gramercy Pictures/Getty Images)

"Fargo" and the impact of Minnesota nice

Coleman Spilde

Marge Gunderson’s quiet decency mirrors the ongoing resolve of Minnesotans who continue to choose community

Firearms store in Orem, Utah, March 2020. (George Frey/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump abolishes the Second Amendment

Mike Lofgren

MAGA’s duplicity leads to a total reversal on gun rights — along with a dizzying 360 on foreign policy

Seasonal salad ingredients for winter (VICUSCHKA/Getty Images )

We should eat more salads this winter

Joy Saha

Cold weather isn’t a reason to abandon greens. A hearty kale, bean and citrus salad makes the case

Former Vice President Kamala Harris has launched Headquarters, a media initiative aimed at mobilizing Gen Z voters (James Manning/PA Images via Getty Images)

Harris' return fits debased media moment

Sophia Tesfaye

Rebranded as an online organizing hub for Gen Z, Harris HQ reflects our surrender to slop

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President Donald Trump speaks at the National Prayer Breakfast on Feb. 5, 2026. ( SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

Donald Trump is still weird

Alex Galbraith

Democrats have moved away from the useful insult, but that doesn’t make it less true

Donald Trump's shadow over a pile of books (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

"Chilling" new grant rules hit libraries

Jaimie Seaton - ProPublica

Alarm grows that new funding guidelines could encourage a more constrained or distorted view of American history

Laura Loomer shows her support for former President Donald Trump outside a campaign event for Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at The Vault on October 05, 2023 in Tampa, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Arizona GOP revives sharia law panic

Russell Payne

The return of a decades-old scare offers clues to 2026 campaign tactics

Three big-head caricatures of famed Italian composers (left to right) Puccini, Rossini and Verdi danced as part of the ode to the arts in the Opening Ceremonies of the 2026 Winter Olympics. (DeFodi Images / Getty Images)

The Olympics went big — literally

CK Smith

Honoring Italy’s history of classical music was a whimsical turn in showcase of centuries of cultural arts heritage

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"Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie skips the 2026 Winter Olympics to be with her family as they resolve the disappearance of her mother in Arizona. (Kwaku Alston / NBCUniversal)

Guthrie steps away during family crisis

CK Smith

Amid her mother’s disappearance, Guthrie stepped away from Olympic coverage, as Mary Carillo carried on with care

New Jersey Lt. Gov. Tahesha L. Way. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

AIPAC Dem attacks backfire in NJ primary

Jelinda Montes

The pro-Israel group's preferred candidate finished third as little-known progressive surged

Fans of Team USA shell out thousands of dollars to see their favorite athletes compete, making the Olympics equivalent to other major sporting events like the Super Bowl. (Bruce Bennett / Getty Images)

The Olympics aren't for the everyday fan

CK Smith

Unsold tickets, luxury pricing, empty seats reveal how the Games drifted from their roots as a public celebration

US President Donald Trump participates in calls to US service members, on Christmas Eve, from the Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, December 24, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP / Getty Images)

Trump posts video of Obamas as apes

Jelinda Montes

Multiple Republican lawmakers denounced the post on social media

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Protesters decry American ICE tactics (Omer Messinger/Getty Images)

Let people knit their resistance hats

Andi Zeisler

The Norwegian-inspired craftivism of Melt the ICE hats raises familiar questions about whose activism matters

Minute Maid frozen juice concentrates (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Minute Maid cans its frozen juice line

Joy Saha

In online tributes, wistful juice enthusiasts are pouring one out for the discontinuation of a childhood staple

(Photo illustration by Salon / Getty Images / Win McNamee / Justin Sullivan / National Archives)

Trump’s cannabis order was just for show

Russell Payne

Even with an order to expedite the process, federal cannabis reform faces long delays and legal hurdles

Washington Post readers joined members of the newspaper's guild to protest Jeff Bezos' mass layoffs on Feb. 5, 2026. (Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

Democracy dies in daylight

Brian Karem

Layoffs at the Washington Post under Jeff Bezos are a dire warning for journalism and government accountability

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