The Times columnist ponders the fate of a Pakistani sex slave.

Jackson sounds off against criticisms thrown at Tarantino for the director's use of the N-word in his scripts

The establishment keeps mistakenly assuming that moderates appeal to a broader swath of the electorate

Feeling cynical? Members of Salon's community, Table Talk, redefine the word this week.

How do we move toward a new progressive economics?  

Many researchers now suggest that long-banned psychedelics may have a valuable role to play in human psychology

Homeopathy is quackery, cry experts. Plus: Are liberals wrong about guns? George W. doesn't have what it takes.

The Tea Party-backed Senate candidate decides to confront her past in a new television ad

The scariest threats are the ones we never see coming.

The comedian was accused of falsifying parts of his life for his stand-up in a New Yorker profile in September

It's not wizardry; in fact, it's based on the same principle as vaccination.

Resistance to the drug artemisinin was confirmed in Africa. Without surveillance, it is hard to track the threat

Experts fear the hefty $16,000 cost will be yet another barrier to postpartum depression treatment

Instead of hiring an expensive video editor, do it yourself

Children emulate what they see and hear: issuing in Trump administration begs for MLK-style kindness and empathy