Dieting acids: too good to be true
For the love of all that is starchy, there is no shortcut to weight loss
Surviving life after prison
Lowering the prison population isn't enough, not if formerly incarcerated individuals are denied jobs after release
JFK files reveal how CIA tracked Oswald
Agency personnel read the assassin's mail in Russia and observed his activities in New Orleans
A mystery for the Trump resistance
James Lee Burke's new novel has a familiar-sounding villain: A real estate developer turned demagogue politician
Members-only unionism: It's a trap!
The latest of many business-friendly labor law reforms proliferating across the country
Does Mike the Tiger belong at college?
The flagship school proudly hosts its seventh consecutive jungle cat. But is it ethical?
A year of insensitive ads
The lack of diversity in the advertising industry makes responsible content difficult to achieve
Your New Year's Day hangover watch list
Shhhh — there, there — draw the shades, sit down and let us make the viewing decisions for your broken brain
Focus on the good life for the new year
What will your resolutions be?
A district is silent over school choice
A parent was arrested for trying to get his kid into a better school — legally, he says
Florida close to letting ex-felons vote
An initiative to restore voting rights to ex-felons may be on Florida's ballot. Will Gov. Rick Scott stop it?
Bonuses tucked into GOP tax bill
The bonus is for those aiming to deduct medical expenses
Climate gentrification in Miami
Future homeowners in coastal cities might want to consider climate change before making a down payment
How I learned to navigate family dinners
Doing science far away helped this ecologist talk to those close to home
Incineration of psychiatric hospital
Near incineration of psychiatric hospital highlights gaping need for more beds
Why are our pets overweight?
Pet obesity often says more about an owner’s relationship with their pet than the animal itself
How hospitals are failing black mothers
Analysis shows women who deliver at hospitals disproportionately serving black mothers are at a higher risk of harm
Best of 2017: McVeigh, my dad & me
I knew the bomber as "Tim," my father's death penalty client. 15 years after his execution, he haunts us still
Evolution of DIY coffee in America
How did we go from Mr. Coffee to the ubiquitous single-serve pods?
Belle & Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch talks
Salon talks to the Scottish songwriter about his band's new series of EPs
2017: The NRA's year for Trump
Trump and the NRA have shared anti-immigrant, anti-free press, and pro-authoritarian sentiments
Fourth days of protests persist in Iran
Anti-government protests persisted in Iran for the fourth day, with calls for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to step down
Silicon Valley's Orientalism
From VC firms to Burning Man, tech companies love using the word “sherpa” — even if they have no idea what it means
Why Amazon's HQ2 will drive inequality
Amazon's HQ2 may come with a social sacrifice