Obama, invisible president
When Obama shattered the racial glass ceiling, in the shards were the broken fragments of white illusion
Drone warfare is broken
A new report examines the technology of drone warfare and its lethal shortcomings
Satire’s war on stupid
Satire is often criticized as partisan, but its real target is stupidity across the political spectrum
The laws on police impunity
Officers are rarely charged with killing civilians, largely because of a three-decade legal standard
"A Better Deal": Bum deal
Do Democrats really believe that chasing Trump voters while alienating people of color will win elections?
"Don Jr.’s a traitor already!"
“Russia doesn’t test well? Make it test well!”
New Orleans band jams at Salon
Watch David Shaw and Zack Feinberg play unplugged versions of "It Was A Sin" and "Amber"
Hydrofluorocarbons are back
HFCs are found in refrigerator cases of grocery stores and air conditioners — amount to 3% of U.S. pollution
Maher on Trump's nuclear games
But "what if madman versus madman" actually works, wonders the "Real Time" host
Trump's priveleged bullyboys
He went to the mattresses with guys who don't even make their own beds
ICE detainee conditions worsen
Nine detainees seeking asylum, staged a hunger strike. Guards responded with violence and pepper spray
My evening with Trump
I didn't get his endorsement when I ran for governor — but the severely troubled man I met has only gotten worse
Can color change a film?
In "The Only Living Boy in New York," desaturated colors mimic that familiar feeling of coming-of-age uncertainty
Will millennials go Marxist?
Bernie Sanders proved socialism isn't dead — and some young people are open to the banished ideas of Karl Marx
White supremacy and Trump
Never forget that this country has a long history of upper-class whites using racism to their advantage
The SMS resistance?
A new texting tool helps connect resisters to bigger protests, bigger media and bigger change
Rethinking elevators
Builders could create structures that are both far taller and far wider than current skyscrapers
My daughter's eating disorder
She was too smart to have an eating disorder, wasn’t she? But her sudden weight loss said otherwise
An opioid "treatment desert"
One California girl beat the odds and got clean after being homeless, pregnant and hopeless
Against white supremacy
People often only make the effort to challenge their prejudices when they are engaged in struggle with others.
1987: The year alt-rock broke
From chart hits to mainstream breakthroughs, it was the year modern rock came into its own
Julie Klausner on unlikability
Julie Klausner proves that the feminist agenda is surprisingly funny AF
Meet polymath Nakhane Touré
Gay South African musician shines in a queer love triangle at play in the Xhosa culture of circumcision and manhood
Pretty woman told the future
Salon talks to author Carina Chocano about what has and hasn't changed for women over 5 decades of pop culture