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Why many voters believe Donald Trump’s gang lies: Decades of urban legend have paved the way
Amanda Marcotte
Paranoid urban legends about gang violence have softened up many white people to believe all sorts of nonsense
Should development be extinguished on California’s fire-prone hills?
Patrick Michels, Eric Sagara
Some officials and residents have begun to wonder aloud whether some fire-prone areas are too dangerous to inhabit
You had me at Merlot: I forgive you, Rex Pickett
Kirsten Telander
The author who single-handedly killed the reputation of Merlot speaks out: sorry, not sorry
Sneaker culture king DJ Bobbito Garcia breaks down his documentary “Rock Rubber 45s”
D. Watkins
Salon talks to Bobbito Garcia about his new film and his role in making sneaker culture mainstream
Drug use during pregnancy is not child abuse: Experts weigh in on Pennsylvania court decision
Jolene Forman
A Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision asks if illegal drug use qualifies as child abuse
When evangelicals were pro-choice and the NRA was pro-gun control: A history of hypocrisy
Paul Rosenberg
Conservative hypocrisy on abortion and guns is part of a much larger far-right power grab, built on dangerous lies
“My synagogue was a jail cell”: My miracle happened behind bars
Leslie Schwartz
I was 6 months sober when I spent my first night in jail. It changed me — by showing me what hope feels like
Women’s anger is not to be ignored: Lessons from HBO’s “Sharp Objects”
Melanie McFarland
Not often does a series that never relents on its darkness also manage to be captivating, seductive and damning
GOP congressional candidate Mark Harris once asked if careers were “healthiest pursuit” for women
Rachel Leah
"Is that a healthy pursuit for society? Is that the healthiest pursuit for our homes?" Harris said in a 2013 sermon
You should stand in meetings — don’t worry about what others might think
Benjamin Gardner, Lee Smith, Louise Mansfield
Standing in meetings offers the opportunity to sit less and move more
The gym class wars: Was I glorifying violence with these physical education games?
Alex Tzelnic
As a teacher, I thought I was providing a safe space for kids to explore pretend violence — and they loved it
Scarlett Johansson can’t do this: “Pose” shows why authenticity matters in LGBT stories
Melanie McFarland
In an industry that continues to overlook transgender actors even for transgender roles, "Pose" embraces and wins
OCD isn’t about being a neat freak: The myth of a “good” mental disorder needs to end
Mary Elizabeth Williams
People with OCD like author Lily Bailey are making new narratives to replace the damaging "quirky neat freak" trope
Respect Sue Bird’s genius pass: WNBA star’s play deserves the same buzz as her ESPN Body Issue cover
D. Watkins
Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe are brilliant players. We should be as invested in that as we are in their cover photos
U.S.–China trade dispute could put blockbuster West Virginia energy deal in jeopardy
Frank Ahrens
The ongoing and apparently escalating trade dispute between the U.S. and China may jeopardize the investment
Documentary “The King”: “The American people are Elvis. They have been hoodwinked”
D. Watkins
Salon talks to Director Eugene Jarecki, alongside the music supervisor of "The King," a new documentary about Elvis
Why we won’t let Charles Manson die
Jeffrey Melnick
The Family has been central to the construction of American identity from the last days of the '60s through now
Beach reads for dark summer days: 7 books to soothe the burn
Erin Keane
Alice Bolin's "Dead Girls," Laura Lippman's "Sunburn," Leesa Cross-Smith's "Whiskey & Ribbons" and more
Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein faces three new counts of sexual assault
Clarrie Feinstein
In total, the criminal charges facing Weinstein involve three women and span nearly a decade from 2004 to 2013
Donald Trump’s presidency: Yet another failed product. Will he ever face the consequences?
Jared Yates Sexton
Trump's entire career has been a story of fakery, lies and upward failure. Will his uncanny luck hold in 2020?
How food reveals the suppressed history of Chinese and Aboriginal Australian kinship
Ali Wunderman
The intersection of Chinese and Aboriginal Australian history as told through the food of the Northern Territory
Hannah Gadsby’s “Nanette”: The stunning Netflix special that made Louis C.K.’s comedy irrelevant
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Louis C.K. should feel free to go away forever, now that Gadsby has so decisively bested him on his comedy turf
Why are we so fascinated with cults? They reveal the dirty cultural secrets all around us
Gwenda Bond
On this new podcast "Cult Faves," a deep dive into extreme beliefs and the extreme believers they attract
Ron Paul faces swift backlash on Twitter after sharing “insanely racist” cartoon
Noor Al-Sibai
Ron Paul shared a racist and anti-semitic political cartoon on Twitter Monday morning before quickly deleting it
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