Retired U.S. Army General A.J. Tata joins Salon to discuss the changing rules of engagement

What the cars we buy say about our society.

The excuses are rolling in for why Dr. Vivek Murthy hasn't been confirmed as surgeon general. Ted Cruz's is amazing

Drugs, foreign labor and the Giants coming to bat at AT&T Park: The Hong Kong connection

My ex-wife took our daughter away, and she's telling lies about me to her new boyfriends.

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy tells folks to stop "sharing misinformation," but Republicans love it too much to quit

America is a nation of performers. Nobody wants to hear the truth when they ask, "how are you?"

Fond memories of walking barefoot in a grassy backyard aren't a good enough reason to plant a lawn in the desert

Frank Loesser's Christmas song sounds creepy to our ears — but his life and work showed a man ahead of his time

I dismissed "The Biggest Loser," but after job loss and new parent anxiety, it gave me something I needed: Hope

"Sending nurses and other health care workers back to work while infected is dangerous," one nurses' union said

As a doctor and a patient, I saw firsthand how the medical establishment floundered to maintain the public's trust

How desperately does NRA want to avoid scrutiny of its products and their effects? Here's the newest outrage

Corporate consolidation of baby formula-makers got us to this point of crisis