Mayor Pete goes mansplainer, in otherwise serious Dem debate

Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg, and Amy Klobuchar at the December 19th, 2019, Democratic Debate (Getty Images/Robyn Beck/Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Justin Sullivan/Salon)

Mayor Pete wins mansplaining contest in otherwise substantive Democratic debate

Amanda Marcotte

Warren, Sanders and Klobuchar benefited from an improved format — but Buttigieg seemed mean and Biden rudderless

12/20/2019 06:00 EST

Presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Former vice president Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) during the Washington Post and MSNBC fifth Democratic presidential primary debate at the from Tyler Perry Studios on November 20, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Another debate: Can Democrats wrest attention away from Trump with a positive vision?

Amanda Marcotte

In the final debate of 2019, Democratic presidential candidates must offer a positive vision for dark times

12/19/2019 13:00 EST

A joint session of Congress from the floor of the House of Representatives in Washington, DC (JIM LO SCALZO/AFP via Getty Images)

It’s zero hour: Why every House Democrat must vote to impeach Donald Trump

Amanda Marcotte

It's crucial to show unity in the face of Republicans' all-out assault on our right to free and fair elections

12/18/2019 12:00 EST

Donald Trump getting the "O-K" from Joseph McCarthy and Mitch McConnell (Getty Images/NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Bettman/Chip Somodevilla)

Are Republicans afraid of Trump? Hell, no — he’s destroying democracy and they love it

Amanda Marcotte

Donald Trump hasn't cowed Republicans — he's freed them to pursue their long-buried dream of crushing democracy

12/17/2019 13:10 EST

U.S. President Donald Trump vs The Women's March (Getty Images/Erik McGregor/Pacific Press/LightRocket/Chip Somodevilla)

The 2010s in feminism: Two steps forward and a big shove back

Amanda Marcotte

Feminists are winning the war of ideas, but Republicans still hold power and keep stripping women of their rights

12/14/2019 12:00 EST

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks during his weekly press conference at the U.S. Capitol on November 19, 2019 in Washington, DC. Republicans spoke about their desire to work on their legislative agenda despite the impeachment hearings in the House. (Alex Edelman/Getty Images)

Republicans admit it: Senate impeachment trial of Trump will be a total sham

Amanda Marcotte

Mitch McConnell plans to rush through a fake trial to a quick acquittal. So why did Democrats rush impeachment?

12/12/2019 13:00 EST

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) (L), speak during a news conference on the USMCA trade agreement, on Capitol Hill December 10, 2019 in Washington, DC. Pelosi said an agreement has been reached on a deal over the U.S.-Mexico-Canada, but final details for the trade pact were still being ironed out. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Don’t panic! Yeah, Pelosi struck a trade deal with Trump. That’s just smart politics

Amanda Marcotte

Pelosi just gave her members crucial ammo when they face questions about what Democrats are getting done

12/11/2019 13:45 EST

U.S. Attorney General William Barr (Drew Angerer/Getty Images))

Impeach Bill Barr too: AG backs Trump over his own Department of Justice

Amanda Marcotte

Bill Barr's slide into criminality continues: He shamelessly backs Trump's paranoia against his own DOJ staff

12/10/2019 09:25 EST

Ranking member Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA) speaks as Chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) listens during testimony by constitutional scholars before the House Judiciary Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill December 4, 2019 in Washington, DC. This is the first hearing held by the Judiciary Committee in the impeachment inquiry against U.S. President Donald Trump, whom House Democrats say held back military aid for Ukraine while demanding it investigate his political rivals. The Judiciary Committee will decide whether to draft official articles of impeachment against President Trump to be voted on by the full House of Representatives. (Saul Loeb-Pool/Getty Images)

Impeachment: Republicans have no defense for Trump — just tribal hatred of Democrats

Amanda Marcotte

During the "opening arguments" hearing, Republicans stick to conspiracy theories and claims that Trump is a victim

12/09/2019 13:30 EST

Stanford University Law Professor Pamela Karlan waits to testify before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., the United States, on Dec. 4, 2019. The Democrat-led House Judiciary Committee took over a months-long impeachment proceeding into U.S. President Donald Trump by holding its first hearing on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Liu Jie via Getty Images)

Right-wingers go full misogynist at impeachment witness Pamela Karlan

Amanda Marcotte

Unleashing the sexism against a witty and intelligent impeachment witness is all Republicans have left

12/05/2019 12:30 EST

Man playing video game on smartphone while his girlfriend cooking (Getty Images)

Women still belong in the kitchen, according to the advice-seeking men of Reddit

Amanda Marcotte

A deep dive into Reddit chatter about home cooking demonstrates how stubborn sexist gender roles in the home remain

12/04/2019 19:00 EST

Constitutional scholars Noah Feldman of Harvard University, Pamela Karlan of Stanford University, Michael Gerhardt of the University of North Carolina, and Jonathan Turley of George Washington University are sworn in to testify before the House Judiciary Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill December 4, 2019 in Washington, DC. This is the first hearing held by the Judiciary Committee in the impeachment inquiry against U.S. President Donald Trump, whom House Democrats say held back military aid for Ukraine while demanding it investigate his political rivals. The Judiciary Committee will decide whether to draft official articles of impeachment against President Trump to be voted on by the full House of Representatives. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Law professors to Congress: So impeach the MFer already

Amanda Marcotte

Spoiler alert: Trump should have been impeached months ago, first Judiciary Committee witnesses testify

12/04/2019 14:30 EST

U.S. Democratic Presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (Mark Makela/Getty Images)

Sympathy for the K-Hive: Kamala Harris ran a bad campaign — and faced remarkable online spite

Amanda Marcotte

"Kamala is a cop" probably isn't what finished her. But why was the online hate aimed at Harris so gleeful?

12/03/2019 18:00 EST

Bill Bar, Devin Nunes, and Donald Trump (Getty Images/AP Photo/Salon)

Will Republicans be able to wipe Trump’s crimes from the history books?

Amanda Marcotte

Sometimes conservatives admit giant fails. Sometimes they erase them. Which path will they choose after Trump?

12/03/2019 13:20 EST

Democratic presidential candidates, Tulsi Gabbard, Pete Buttigieg and Joe Biden (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/Salon)

There’s no “one weird trick” to get conservatives to vote for Democrats. So forget it

Amanda Marcotte

Nope, Democrats can't actually seduce GOP voters with furious flag-waving or maxing out on Mom and apple pie

12/02/2019 12:50 EST

So many things nobody needs (Neiman Marcus/Williams Sonoma/Walmart/Hammacher Schlemmer/Preppi/Goop/Precht/Amazon/)

From Oprah to Goop, these crazy gift guide suggestions caught Salon’s imagination

Hanh Nguyen

Who doesn't need luxury floss, a champagne vending machine, or a doggy DNA kit? Many people, but a girl can dream

11/29/2019 17:30 EST

How Donald Trump ruined Christmas: I won’t celebrate this year, and he’s why

Amanda Marcotte

My enthusiasm for the Christmas season was always weak. Amid the ugliness of Trump's America, it's disappeared

11/29/2019 12:00 EST

U.S. President Donald Trump gives a presidential ‘pardon’ to the National Thanksgiving Turkey Butter during the traditional event with first lady Melania Trump (R) in the Rose Garden of the White House November 26, 2019 in Washington, DC. The turkey pardon was made official in 1989 under former President George H.W. Bush, who was continuing an informal tradition started by President Harry Truman in 1947. Following the presidential pardon, the 47-pound turkey which was raised by farmer Wellie Jackson of Clinton, North Carolina, will reside at his new home, 'Gobbler's Rest,' at Virginia Tech. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Donald Trump’s new lie is a real turkey: Now liberals are waging war on Thanksgiving!

Amanda Marcotte

Not content with the mythical "war on Christmas," Trump now claims that liberals want to cancel Thanksgiving

11/27/2019 14:15 EST

From the November 25, 2019 edition of Fox News' Tucker Carlson Tonight (Fox News)

Tucker Carlson is not “just joking” about rooting for Russia

Amanda Marcotte

Fox News host's Russia "joke" is part of Republicans' move away from democracy and toward racist authoritarian rule

11/26/2019 13:00 EST

Donald Trump, Jim Jordan, Lindsey Graham, Ted Cruz, Tom Cotton and Devin Nunes (Getty Images/Salon)

Final, final Republican defense strategy for Trump: Don the tinfoil, join the conspiracy

Amanda Marcotte

How can we expect Republicans to judge Donald Trump fairly? At this point, nearly all of them are in on the crime

11/25/2019 12:50 EST

Trump’s Ukraine scheme: Real conspiracies and conspiracy theories are not alike

Amanda Marcotte

Fictional conspiracies are competent and rational, but, as Trump reminds us, real conspiracies are usually a mess

11/22/2019 14:50 EST

Former White House national security aide Fiona Hill, left, and David Holmes, a U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, are sworn in to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Impeachment: Trump’s Ukraine extortion scheme comes clear — all roads lead to Putin

Amanda Marcotte

With the gaps filled in, Trump's plot to extort Ukraine into helping him rat-f**k Biden in 2020 becomes clear

11/21/2019 14:30 EST

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Laura Cooper, right, and State Department official David Hale, are sworn in to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The latest GOP defense of Trump evaporates with a whimper

Amanda Marcotte

In a evening hearing, Republican efforts to deny Trump withheld aid to Ukraine as part of extortion campaign fail

11/20/2019 19:38 EST

U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland gives his opening statement as he testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

“We followed the president’s orders”: Sondland gives up Trump — and everyone else

Amanda Marcotte

Former Trump loyalist Gordon Sondland rats out Trump and multiple senior White House officials in Ukraine scheme

11/20/2019 12:45 EST