More vote suppression in Kansas?
More bad mojo in Dodge City: After the polling place was moved out of town, new voters were mailed incorrect info
Mueller says he is target of smear
The special counsel investigating President Trump referred a Seth Rich conspiracy theorist to the FBI
Halloween's history
Hallowe'en is an amalgamation of many different traditions and cultures — yet here's one origin story worth knowing
Reagan's child calls out Sarah Sanders
“Can you name any instance where he has shown kindness and compassion?" Patti Davis asked of President Donald Trump
Halloween in the medieval era
The dead who were consecrated as saints became part of daily ritual life and were expected to help the community
Socialism not authoritarianism
The White House released a new report this week attacking "socialism." Paul Krugman dissents, and here's why
Trump launches assault on Constitution
Now pundits are claiming Trump isn't serious about torching 14th Amendment. Have they learned nothing about him?
NLRB makes union pickets illegal
The ruling by Trump's labor board could mean far-reaching restrictions on one of labor's most potent weapons
A history of anti-Semitism
The magnitude of the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre may be unprecedented, but it is only the latest
Lawsuit: Trumps defrauded investors
President Donald Trump, his eldest three children and his business have each been named in a new class action suit
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5,200 more troops deployed to border
There'll reportedly be more troops at the border to address a migrant caravan than are currently in Iraq and Syria
McCain: NRA members are "demonized"
“As a gun owner and NRA member, we’re demonized to such a degree after — fine, you’re not even looking at me"
Trump attacks Obama instead of bomber
The president's divisive rhetoric has been harshly scrutinized following a bombing campaign that targeted Democrats
Sanders on Trump: He will "fight back"
Sanders returned to the podium for the first time since Pittsburgh shooting and was on the defensive
The Revivalists' new gun reform anthem
"We've got to have some reform in this country," frontman David Shaw tells Salon
Trump's war on birthright citizenship
Trump feeds his base before the midterms with birthright citizenship ploy
Blame "the Jews"? You're guilty too
If you fault "the Jews" as a group, you share blame for the Pittsburgh massacre even if you reject violence
Our national crisis is killing us
Four years ago I published this essay in Salon: It predicted the rise of a demagogue, and much of what would follow
Trump's anti-Semitic dog whistles
He's guilty of careless disregard for bolstering racist propaganda and values his pride over standing up to bigotry
"Today" starts "new chapter" sans Kelly
"We are starting a new chapter in the third hour of our show as it evolves,” Hoda Kotb told viewers Monday morning
Tech companies fighting S.F. tax hike
Marc Benioff spends millions to support the campaign, while many of his industry peers spend millions to oppose it
Museum of the Bible and fake antiquities
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