It takes a village idiot
If we elect a presidential candidate who speaks and thinks on a fourth-grade level, what does that say about us?
A clash of 2 cultures
Energy giant unfurls lawsuits to score pipeline profit as Sioux tribe fights to protect its heritage, key waterways
What's not being voted on
Corporations, courts and politicians evade democracy by squashing local measures on fracking, wages, GMOs and more
"Not as rigged as I thought"
A surging Trump should scare you more than ever — he proposed we cancel the election and name him president
Most of the money behind the Republicans for Clinton super PAC has come from a billionaire Democrat
The sin I couldn't give up
At 19, I joined a controlling religious community, and my world became small. Her books cracked it wide open
What is behind the Netflix CEO’s fight to charterize public schools?
I'm grateful for my abortion
It took a long time, but I'm finally at peace with the loss of my pregnancy — and now I'm terrified for my rights
Animals vs. climate change
Global climatic change hurts the animal kingdom disproportionately — and now animals are doing something about it
One nation, "weaponized"
To "weaponize" once meant to arm an object for destruction. Now it means we're all potentially ticking bombs
Not quite the new "Mad Men"
Amazon Studio's "Good Girls Revolt" is less concerned with the historical heft of its subject than how it all looks
Trump's first 100 days
Banished to the Malignant Narcissist wing of a local psych center, a never-defeated Trump plans his next moves
Real winner of 2016: Putin
Masterful political troll or imaginary Halloween goblin? Either way, Vladimir Putin made America pee its pants
New allegations of sexual harassment against Justice Thomas warrant investigation, says Professor Hill.
Comedian Chelsea Handler stopped by Bill Maher's HBO show to talk sex, drugs and the potential First Daughter
Hillary Clinton "doesn't seem genuine" to voters? "Grow the f**k up. She's a civil servant, not a craft beer!"
Behind the myth of Elon Musk
Musk is the CEO of three companies — Tesla, SpaceX and SolarCity — all of which would fail without government money
Liberals' blind faith
Speaking out against the oppression of women in the Muslim world is not Islamophobic — it's pro-human rights
"I'm with stupid"
Donald Trump isn't the only one to lie with impunity. Logic, facts and intelligence are the losers in this election
Holiday shopping — already?!
Consumers resent retailers pushing holiday shopping ever earlier, but they keep buying — so who's to blame?
Who are the nonvoters?
About 55 million adult Americans aren't registered and don't vote. If they did, the current GOP would be vaporized
The Academy Award winner talks about his new documentary, produced in part by Leonardo DiCaprio
Semi-charmed Stephan Jenkins
Nearly 20 years after their debut, Stephan Jenkins and Third Eye Blind aren't content to serve up '90s nostalgia
Werner Herzog in North Korea
Salon talks to the legendary documentarian, and volcanologist Clive Oppenheimer, about making "Into the Inferno"