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'Grad' multiple rocket launcher fires at Russian positions in Kharkiv region on October 4, 2022. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images)

Is this dystopia? Not quite yet

Brian Karem

We've been here before, and worse. We can still turn things around in America — but we must decide we want to

Former Chief of Staff to the Department of Defense Kash Patel speaks during a campaign rally at Minden-Tahoe Airport on October 08, 2022 in Minden, Nevada. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

DOJ grants Patel immunity for testimony

Igor Derysh

"Now that he has immunity… he has to testify,” ex-prosecutor says after Kash Patel repeatedly pleaded the 5th

A North Atlantic right whale swims in the waters of Cape Cod Bay April 14, 2019 near Provincetown, Massachusetts. (Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images)

Whalers filling gaps in climate history

Ayurella Horn-Muller - Grist

Whalers from the 18th and 19th centuries are helping 21st century scientists on climate change

The physician shows to patient a model of the liver (Getty Images/Shidlovski)

New drug may help regenerate the liver

Satdarshan (Paul) Singh Monga - The Conversation

New research aims to fix a liver before a transplant is needed

DNA molecule (Getty Images/KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY)

Aidan Burn

Men belonging to the Oath Keepers wearing military tactical gear attend the "Stop the Steal" rally on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

Oath Keepers never wanted Jan. 6 to end

Amanda Marcotte

Gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels promised "Republicans will never lose" again if he seizes power in Wisconsin

Hundreds of Trump supporters and gather near the Capitol Building for the Stop the Steal Rally in Atlanta, GA. as well as counter protesters in Atlanta, GA. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Democracy, gas prices and fascism

Chauncey DeVega

Americans understand that democracy is in dire peril. That doesn't mean they believe in it, or give a damn

MRI scan machine (Getty Images/PhonlamaiPhoto)

A helium shortage could hurt patients

Matthew Rozsa

MRI machines need liquid helium to super-cool their magnets. But is the gas really irreplaceable?

Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Zelenskyy isn't buying Russia's "peace"

Brandon Gage - Alternet

"It’s not diplomacy. They lie," says Zelenskyy

Man throwing dollar bills in a bathtub (Getty Images)

60M workers make less than 237K execs

David Cay Johnston - DCReport

Jobs paying $3 million per week swell, fueled by Trump tax favors for big business

Donald Trump | Trump Tower (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump lawyers settle in beating case

Brad Reed - Raw Story

Protestors alleged they were beaten by security guards outside of Trump Tower seven years ago

US President Joe Biden speaks at a Democratic National Committee event at the Columbus Club in Union Station, Washington, DC (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden has faith in "American experiment"

Kelly McClure

During President Biden's pre-midterms speech, he warns against conspiracy theories and voter violence

Nikolas Cruz is led from the courtroom (Mike Stocker-Pool/Getty Images)

Parkland shooter sentenced to life

Kelly McClure

"My hope for you is that you are miserable for the rest of your pathetic life," a parent said to Nikolas Cruz

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A sense of justice is just human nature

Daniel Sznycer - The Conversation

Two professors explain that a moral compass — which appraises right and wrong — is intrinsic to being human

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AI robots use patterns, not grammar

Morten H. Christiansen, Pablo Contreras Kallens

New AI technology allows robots to write complex articles, code and even poems — without grammar

Trevor Noah | Elon Musk's Twitter Profile (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Noah on Musk's "ridiculous" Twitter plan

Joy Saha

Trolls don't "want free speech," Noah says. "[They] just wanna hate on people"

A woman places her ballot paper in the box during early voting (Getty Images/Mark Ralston)

Guns at voting sites spark new fears

Robert Spitzer - The Conversation

Political violence “is considered more acceptable” by the public than it was five years ago, expert says

Daniel Radcliffe attends "The Lost City" UK Screening at Cineworld Leicester Square on March 31, 2022 in London, England. (Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images)

Daniel Radcliffe is no Voldemort

Alison Stine

Shortly after his co-star defended J.K. Rowling, Radcliffe reiterated his own support of trans rights

Tabular iceberg floats in a stormy green sea, Southern Ocean, Antarctica (Getty Images/Jeff Miller)

Using the oceans to fight climate change

Sonja Klinsky, Terre Satterfield - The Conversation

Scientists consider using the oceans to mitigate climate change — a novel idea with many ethical issues

The Green Bank Telescope is seen in Green Bank, West Virginia on May 28, 2018. Green Bank is part of the US Radio Quiet Zone, where wireless telecommunications signals are banned to prevent transmissions interfering with a number of radio telescopes in the area. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Macy Huston, Jason Wright

Bo Hines, a Republican candidate for US Representative is seen during a Save America rally for former President Donald Trump at the Aero Center Wilmington on September 23, 2022 in Wilmington, North Carolina. (Allison Joyce/Getty Images)

GOPer wants abortion panels for victims

Samaa Khullar

Bo Hines pushes "community-level review" of whether individual survivors can terminate their pregnancies

Conceptual illustration of inflammation of the brain caused by a virus (Getty Images/KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY)

A drug to treat COVID brain damage?

Troy Farah

Research shows COVID causes damage similar to Parkinson's disease, but experts may have found a way to shut it off

United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas poses for an official portrait at the East Conference Room of the Supreme Court building on October 7, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Trump lawyers' Clarence Thomas plot

Samaa Khullar

"We want to frame things so that Thomas could be the one to issue some sort of stay," wrote attorney Ken Chesebro

Wisconsin Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels speaks to guests during a rally hosted by former President Donald Trump on August 05, 2022 in Waukesha, Wisconsin. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Michels: GOP "will never lose" if I win

Areeba Shah

Tim Michels, who is running neck-and-neck with Gov. Tony Evers, seeks permanent partisan control

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