Punishing kids to attack LGBT rights
Multiple states now seek to legalize religious discrimination against same-sex adoptions and foster parents
The gift of DNA knowledge?
The rise of direct-to-consumer genetic testing has led to a sometimes dodgy do-it-youself world of genetics
Age bias investigation at IBM
The EEOC consolidated age discrimination complaints against IBM from around the country
Trump’s strategic assault on democracy
Trump’s strategic assault on democracy, word by word
Did Kim Jong-un sucker Donald Trump?
Experts on the challenge of North Korea diplomacy largely agree that Trump has put himself in a terrible position
Millennial women struggle to afford kids
An historic drop in the fertility rate was partly due to millennial and GenX women struggling to make ends meet
In defense of fish parasites
Recent stories of parasites in raw fish may be alarming — yet scientists say parasites are crucial
We need to talk about Mantis
And the MCU's, too
Summer Zervos case set to proceed
A New York Appeals Court rejected President Donald Trump’s request to halt stay proceedings
In defense of the "Sunshine State"
The essayist discusses the joy of Florida, and why she's coming home
Tillerson attacks Trump, but not by name
The former Secretary of State made it clear that he disapproves of Trump's anti-truth rhetoric and policies
The science of the plot twist
Why are plot twists so satisfying?
David Duchovny's "rom-com with meat"
Salon talks to "The X-Files" star about the real Miss Subways of yore, Irish mythology and the virtues of plot
Colbert marks Mueller probe anniversary
Colbert rips Trump's bromance with Giuliani: "They’re so close . . . they finish each other’s prison sentences!"
Trump voters: Don't fire Mueller
Trump's supporters may believe his "witch hunt" claims — but some are urging him not to fire special counsel
Giuliani: Not possible to indict Trump!
"He’s not going to do that,” Giuliani said of the president. "That’s obviously just a metaphor."
Change your career by learning to code
Reuse this notebook by microwaving it
West Virginia and our awful elections
Ex-con Don Blankenship lost, and Republicans exhaled. But this entire primary season makes our system look terrible
Avenatti says more women got hush money
Michael Avenatti says two more women were paid hush money by Trump’s lawyer — for much more than Daniels' $130,000
Treated like trash: An immigrant story
One man's tragic death, and a cover-up, exposes the dark side of New York's private trash-hauling industry
Trump scandal on overdrive
Amid Don Jr.'s memory failures, the big news is Republicans admitting that the Russians meddled to help Trump
Louisiana: Paralyzed and polarized
There's a political consensus that the Pelican State needs a new constitution — but not about anything else
A massive week for women in politics
Whether it was Hillary Clinton's flukish defeat or #MeToo, women are on a winning streak that continued this week