Conservative politicians often use racist dog-whistles to get votes, power, and money

A series of murders in the sordid London of 1719 lead a "Philip Marlowe in tights" to the financial giants of the day.

The Oscar nominees are in! And so are the Razzies! Plus: Sen. Sam Brownback on Swedish "fruits."

A new book by a former CIA man implicates the Cuban leader in JFK\'s assassination

The exemplar of everything good and bad about his time, John Lennon will forever loom over the unsettled legacy of an ambiguous age.

The very different way in which we discuss the deaths of officers and civilians reflects real political motivations

Zimmerman's acquittal has drawn attention to other self-defense trials -- and the racial biases they reveal

In 1971, the band fled UK tax rates for the south of France, glamorizing the Riviera for rock stars to come

From tinfoil hats & Buzz Aldrin to Jack the Ripper & Queen Elizabeth I, conspiracy theorists cover a lot of ground

Two Oregon natives have been charged with the murder of four along the West Coast

Jonathan Cott forgot 15 years of his life after electroshock for depression. Now he's picking up the pieces.

Dwight Garner highlights the most interesting new books to be published in November 1998.

"Everything Fab Four" opens season 3 with a conversation with actor, activist and Beatles fan/friend Ed Begley, Jr.

"Napoleon Dynamite" director Jared Hess and filmmaker Tyler Measom spoke with Salon about their 3-part docuseries

A new history of political paranoia argues that it's a fundmental part of our national character