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FDR once tried to purge disloyal Democrats — would it work for Biden to do the same?
Matthew Rozsa
Roosevelt sought to drive out a passel of conservative Democrats in 1938. Spoiler: It didn't go as planned
“Dear White People” visits the “Big Brother” Cookout via a pointed parody of reality show racism
Melanie McFarland
The finale season's "Big Brother" spoof hits just in time for the CBS show to feature a Black winner
“Reservation Dogs” creator on evolving the show’s representation & storytelling: “It’s not finished”
Melanie McFarland
Sterlin Harjo spoke to Salon about his series' pop culture nods and the characters whose stories didn't get told
Occupy Wall Street set the tone: A decade later, how protests against inequality made the GOP worse
Amanda Marcotte
"We are the 99%!" exposed a reality Americans couldn't unsee, making Democrats better and Republicans somehow worse
Stop the malarkey, Biden: Ban the unvaccinated from airplanes already
Amanda Marcotte
Getting a ban in place before the holiday travel season would give people an incentive to get it done
California recall ends in a resounding rejection of Trumpism — providing a roadmap for Democrats
Amanda Marcotte
Gavin Newsom's Trump-centric campaign wasn't cynical — voters understand Trump remains an active threat
Why my father fasted on Yom Kippur: On survival, memory, and the power of a family story
Susan Shapiro
My father told us often about the accidental fast he credited with saving him from war. But one mystery remained
Win or lose, California recall embodies the GOP’s embrace of Trump’s anti-democracy politics
Amanda Marcotte
Republicans can't win fairly, so they turn instead to cheating, trickery, and, of course, hyping the Big Lie
Biden’s vaccine mandate makes Republicans choose: culture war or corporate profits?
Amanda Marcotte
Given two options — serving business interests or promoting the spread of COVID-19 — Republicans choose the virus
How to tell if someone is lying without even hearing them talk
Matthew Rozsa
Many employees need to spot liars as part of their jobs — and they spoke to Salon about their methods
From 9/11 to 1/6: What does “terrorism” look like?
Amanda Marcotte
What does "terrorism" mean in an era when most terrorists are aligned with mainstream GOP politics?
Why is everyone arguing over horse paste? To avoid discussion about the dangers of vaccine refusal
Amanda Marcotte
Anti-vaxxers keep debating ivermectin so people don't talk about how dangerous it is to be unvaccinated
Greg Abbott is not ignorant — he’s a liar: Why the difference matters for the future of democracy
Amanda Marcotte
There is a real danger in ascribing to stupidity what is born from enmity
The Satanists are right: Texas’ abortion ban is a direct attack on freedom of religion
Amanda Marcotte
The anti-abortion movement can't be separated from the theocratic movement of white evangelicals or white supremacy
Texas abortion ban should wake Democrats up: A dystopian hellscape awaits without filibuster reform
Amanda Marcotte
Republicans don't care if Roe is popular. And thanks to Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, voters can't make them
Are women people? Why the Supreme Court just signed off on a Texas law that denies women’s humanity
Amanda Marcotte
Built into the Texas law: A refusal to acknowledge that women are thinking people capable of autonomous decisions
The “soft” overturn of Roe v. Wade exposes how far-right John Roberts has let the Supreme Court go
Amanda Marcotte
SCOTUS has figured out how to evade GOP-harming headlines by using the shadow docket and other shady strategies
Salon is closing comments for good. Here’s why
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Conversations are mostly happening in different ways now, and it makes sense for us to adjust
Republicans’ plot to impeach Joe Biden is not about Afghanistan — it’s payback for Trump
Amanda Marcotte
If Republicans win the midterms, they'll impeach Biden to make a mockery of accountability
Afghanistan is not going to sink Biden’s presidency — but the pandemic could
Amanda Marcotte
Biden's pandemic grace period is over: Democrats are in trouble without a lot more vaccine mandates
The Supreme Court’s sloppiness reveals its radicalism
Amanda Marcotte
So much for "balls and strikes" — Trump's Supreme Court exposes its radicalism with "Remain in Mexico" decision
FDA approval will not change anti-vaxxers’ minds — but it does make vaccine mandates possible
Amanda Marcotte
Trumpers were using the FDA as an excuse, not a reason. Only personal consequences will persuade them to vaccinate
Tucker Carlson plays dumb on TV — but his stupidity is strategically weaponized
Amanda Marcotte
The Fox News host's arguments are maddeningly stupid on purpose. He's trying to destroy rational discourse itself
Sorry, but forced apologies are the worst. Why can’t we quit this insincere ritual?
D. Watkins
"Sorry" on demand is worse than saying nothing. And yet this cultural obligation — public and private — won't die
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