Conservation policies hurting herders
Rules put into place to protect endangered species have harmed people who depend on nature.
Some brains are more susceptible to PTSD
Everyone experiences trauma, but in some brains, PTSD arises where others aren’t at as much risk
Impeachment, through a glass darkly
Is impeachment justified? Sure — but can we stop dressing up a backstage power play in maudlin patriotic drag?
"We vape, we vote"
Political groups are noticing that vaping is an identity, not just a hobby
Can we still trust science? Mostly yes
Science historian goes deep on how science came under attack from the right — and how it can bridge that gap
Why 2020 won’t be won by centrists
We don’t want to go back to the way it was before Trump. We have to go forward.
How Google funds climate villains
"For the last damn time: Big. Tech. Is. Not. Your. Friend."
Giuliani was always a fraud
As the image of “America’s Mayor” was being rehabbed, 9/11 families saw how his malfeasance killed their loved ones
Not the first time US abandoned Kurds
This is hardly the first time the United States has goaded Kurds to fight and then abandoned them to slaughter
When Republicans were republican
The Republican Party first emerged as a defender of democracy in its darkest hour. Can that spirit be renewed?
Looking for corruption? Start here
His rogues gallery of a cabinet is as corrupt as it gets
Handing down your phone? Check this out
Get your old device into tip-top and safe shape before handing it off to its new owner
Why having a kid means moving away
Am I still "D. Watkins from East Baltimore" if my daughter won't play in the same streets I used to run?
Skip single-use gadgets in your kitchen
"I have railed against uni-taskers for 20 years,” Brown opined back in 2015
Meet the baby cousin of the Spinach pie
Combine it with a Greek dip—melitzanosalata, tirokafteri, tzatziki or skordalia—for a colorful rainbow of delight
Should I eat red meat?
Nutritional science is complicated
Kim Gordon on music's urgent relevancy
Salon talks to the former Sonic Youth bassist about the darkness lurking under our consumerist society's sunshine
The forgotten trauma of a forgotten war
As the world looks away, death stalks the Democratic Republic of Congo
Is Bruce Springsteen my new dad?
Bruce Springsteen told memoirist Sarfraz Manzoor that he loved his book. And life just got better from there
Warren climate plan uses wildfire wisdom
Warren aims to rein in the rampant wildfires burning in the American West
John Lennon's self-imposed exile
When the former Beatle celebrated his penultimate birthday 40 years ago, he was on the cusp of starting over
Voices not heard
Many cases of sex discrimination in the workplace languish or are prevented from getting their day in court
Republicans must lie to survive
From Ronald Reagan to Donald Trump, the path to Republican political success is rooted in profound deception
The year of Rembrandt
The Dutch master has intrigued art-lovers for four centuries