A new book rescues one of the 20th century's greatest minds from the postmodern relativists who have claimed him -- and his pal Einstein -- as their own.

Science historian goes deep on how science came under attack from the right — and how it can bridge that gap

There's a clever legal way to put private information back in control of users. Are we brave enough to do it?

Dodonomics preaches that the government should be "run like a business." But what business doesn't borrow money?

There's so much misunderstanding around marijuana. Here's what's really happening to people when they smoke weed

"Chickens are in direct competition with the world's starving children. The irony is that chickens are winning."

America's biggest "oceanarium" surrenders to its critics and abandons captive orca breeding. Will zoos be next?

We could have turned fully fascist back then. Let’s hope we don’t do that now

Can America become "the first successful multiethnic democracy"? Harvard scholars say the signs are not positive

Linguist and public intellectual Noam Chomsky speaks with Stan Cox about the prospect of climate catastrophe

"Sometimes the most powerful changes are well within the reach of ordinary citizens," says Paul Steinberg

Cases related to the Trump impeachment may end up at the Supreme Court.

We've had gridlock and partisan media before. So why do we seem so divided now, with such corroded institutions?

Unlike past generations, younger voters are not growing more conservative with age

Salon spoke to an economist about the practical implementation of a Green New Deal