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All “fake news” is not equal — but smart or dumb, it all grows from the same root
Sophia A. McClennen
Satirical fake news used to save us from the stupidity of mainstream news. Now fake news isn’t funny; it’s scary
Stop saying you’re “from the ‘hood”: Guys who are really from the ‘hood never say this
D. Watkins
If you're a gangsta on the basketball court hiding your prep school pedigree, you might be playing a harmful cliché
“Moonlight” and “Loving”: Film as symbolic resistance in the age of Trump
Chauncey DeVega
Stories of love in a season of hate: Two of 2016's best films offer a potent counternarrative to the rise of Trump
Ballad of a Bin Man: A.J. Weberman, the man who says he’s behind Bob Dylan’s Nobel Award for Literature
John Semley
With his Nobel Prize, Bob Dylan has entered the highest echelon of artistic recognition, thanks to A.J. Weberman
Rise of the Nazi salute: Why Donald Trump supporters’ hand gestures should worry
Stephanie Schorow
The Nazi salute, recently derided, should be taken seriously, and should be worrying
Look Again: The day’s most compelling images from around the globe
Salon Staff
Fascinating world views from an upside-down house in Russia to a handprint ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre
Meet the extremist religious right activist behind the Ohio fetal “heartbeat” bill
Miranda Blue
Janet Porter, a birther, said LGBT rights would lead to the criminalization of Christianity
Donald Trump and Rodrigo Duterte, BFFs: Murderous Philippine strongman is who Trump would love to be
Heather Digby Parton
The Philippine president is fighting crime with ruthless, indiscriminate killing. Trump says that's the "right way"
A history of hate: How the alt-right became racist
Matthew Sheffield
What's now called the alt-right actually began as a conservative resistance — against George W. Bush
License to kill: Can any amount of evidence convict a white cop who shoots a black man?
Chauncey DeVega
Clear video evidence in the Walter Scott shooting wasn't enough; for black Americans this travesty is nothing new
Trump turns his back on Reagan: Our new president represents a confused backlash against capitalism
Conor Lynch
Donald Trump's "economic nationalism" is a bewildering blend of crony capitalism, libertarianism and global revolt
Sexual harassment and “Last Tango in Paris”: The more things change for women in the workplace, the more they stay the same
Nico Lang
Hollywood is making painfully slow progress toward stopping criminal behavior at the foundation of the business
Van Jones on how he saw Hurricane Trump coming — and why “both parties suck right now”
Chauncey DeVega
In an interview, the CNN commentator says dialogue is still possible — and liberal elitism really did enable Trump
Making things clearer: 3 ways Facebook could reduce fake news
Jennifer Stromer-Galley
Facebook, a technology and social media behemoth, can easily rid itself of the fake news problem
How white supremacist hatred drives acts of violence against powerful women
Soraya Chemaly
Murderous extremists like Anders Breivik and Dylann Roof are the ugliest faces of a worldwide war against women
Look Again: The day’s most compelling images from around the globe
Salon Staff
Fascinating world views from a frost-covered rose hip in Germany to an adorable seal pup in Louth, England
Wayne LaPierre’s biggest win: The National Rifle Association was pushing Trumpism long before Donald Trump
Heather Digby Parton
NRA head Wayne LaPierre has been pushing a radical anti-establishment vision for years. Did he create this monster?
“Victory for the Sioux”: Dakota Access Pipeline win elicits celebrations and a sigh of relief
Alli Joseph
Standing Rock celebrates as Army Corps shuts down the pipeline for now. Bigger battles lie ahead, activists say
We’re better equipped to live through Trump than we were Bush
Maegan Carberry
We survived the G. W. Bush regression without social media and digital activism; we can hold our own against Trump
A bullet wrapped in a bow: Make “Lethal Weapon” this year’s cathartic Christmas movie tradition
Erin Keane
Sorry, "Die Hard" fans — the story of Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh is the holiday movie we need now
The moral foundations of fascism: Warring psychological theories struggle to make sense of Hitler, Mussolini and you-know-who
Paul Rosenberg
An abstruse but bitter debate in social psychology sheds crucial light on Donald Trump, and the history behind him
Academic witch hunts are back: The new McCarthyism, a sign of the stupidity of the post-truth era
Sophia A. McClennen
A new watch list targets “lefty” professors. It would be sad and silly if it weren’t so frightening
Johnny Marr returns: “I was an 18-year-old guitar player … I wanted to be modern”
Scott Timberg
The great guitarist talks about his favorite writers, his years with the Smiths, and the influence of Bert Jansch
Sorry to burst your bubble, but don’t all Americans live in their own little worlds?
David Masciotra
Insisting that only liberals huddle with like-minded people is wrong — and condescending to conservatives
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