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Why the 2016 election cycle could be the start of a totalitarian strain in U.S. politics
Robert Sharp
Ignoring rule of law is a classic sign of Totalitarian thinking — and that's exactly Trump's mindset
The glory of the beard: It’s the one bandwagon politicians can’t jump on
Scott Timberg
Stewart, Letterman, Stipe, and your local mixologist all sport one, but even Paul Ryan gave in and shaved
Behind the scenes on “Star Wars”: The strange but mostly true stories of “Elstree 1976”
Andrew O'Hehir
Darth Vader's long and tragic afterlife, and other unlikely tales from a legendary low-budget film shoot
Captain America’s freedom fail: How the powerful few justify answering only to themselves
Matthew Rozsa
The seductive “safest hands are still our own” idea of "Captain America: Civil War" is sinister—and understandable
The sad spectacle of “Morning Joe’s” Trump denial: How Rob Reiner laid bare the brazen failures of MSNBC’s morning crew
Gary Legum
When director Rob Reiner appeared on the MSNBC morning show, he promptly (and deservedly) embarrassed its hosts
Saudi Arabia faces collapse: America’s Middle Eastern ally may not survive this latest oil crisis
Vijay Prashad
Petroleum accounts for 90 percent of the country's economy. A depressed market has exposed its fragile fundamentals
IDF general compares Israel to Nazi Germany, then walks back comments after right-wing backlash
Ben Norton
Yair Golan drew parallels between Israel and "horrifying events" in Europe in 1930s in Holocaust Remembrance speech
The right’s ludicrous anti-trans crusade just got even dumber: Why the plot to ransack Target’s bathrooms makes literally no sense
Bob Cesca
Activists have announced plans to protest trans-friendly bathrooms by... sending men into women's bathrooms?
How the media got Donald Trump so wrong: It just doesn’t understand the dark side of American politics
Heather Digby Parton
The pundit class infamously predicted that Trump's candidacy was a flash in the pan. Here's why
“Stupidity, celebrity, plutocracy”: Donald Trump is the Reagan revolution on steroids — and he just might win
Paul Campos
Movement conservatives can protest that he is not one of them, but it's their movement that celebrated ignorance
Donald Trump thinks he can win over Sanders supporters. Here’s why he’s out of his mind.
Conor Lynch
The presumptive GOP nominee tells Sean Hannity that he plans on targeting disaffected Sanders fans. Good luck, Don!
Donald Trump, Twitter egg: The presumptive Republican nominee’s medium is its own moronic message
Neal Gabler
Trump has reduced American discourse to a series of 140-character zingers. Somewhere Marshall McLuhan is smiling
The revolution is bigger than “Hamilton”: This year’s Tony nods offer much-needed contrast to #OscarsSoWhite
Nico Lang
Lupita Nyong’o and Danielle Brooks are just two acclaimed performers helping Broadway be more diverse this year
What the left can learn from Donald Trump: Winning the working class means fixing your sales pitch
Conor Lynch
Trump's policies are a nightmare, and his message is full of hate. But the Left must learn to connect like he does
“More than just racism in movies”: Asian American protest #WhiteWashedOUT goes beyond Hollywood’s diversity fails
Paula Young Lee
With controversy peaking around Scarlett Johansson & Tilda Swinton playing Asian roles, Asian Americans speak out
Steven Van Zandt’s Israel gaffe: Musician gets basic facts wrong in Twitter rant. It is apartheid — South African activists agree
Ben Norton
Van Zandt called Israel boycott supporters "politically ignorant obnoxious idiots." They accused him of hypocrisy
The old “Stephen Colbert” is gone for good: “The Late Show” crosses over firmly as host claims his new ground
Sonia Saraiya
Bill O'Reilly's interview last night shows why Comedy Central "Colbert" fans miss his old show so much
Cruz’s spanking fetish: Ted Cruz’s authoritarian streak comes out when he urges spanking a child to silence dissent
Amanda Marcotte
A Cruz crowd loved him suggesting spanking a child heckler, because authoritarianism isn't just a Trump thing
“Cool Girls” don’t like Hillary: What “Gone Girl” and “30 Rock” taught me about politics, feminism and smashing the dude-bro patriarchy
Elizabeth Hogg
She's shrill, a robot, a total buzzkill—and Liz Lemon would be proud of how she's running with the "woman card" gag
“Geek culture is home to some of the biggest assholes”: “Ghostbusters” Paul Feig director lashes out at Internet
Scott Eric Kaufman
In their defense, the people who hate the movie after only having seen the trailer -- wait, never mind...
5 worst right-wing moments of the week — Carly Fiorina makes America’s collective skin crawl
Janet Allon
Ted Cruz's new VP proves she's as creepy as her running mate, while Bristol Palin rushes to defend Curt Schilling
“A lot of things that seem simple aren’t so simple”: Seymour Hersh on the untold story of Osama bin Laden killing and the way Washington — and the media — really work
Michael Schulson
SALON EXCLUSIVE: The great investigative reporter on how he unraveled a counter-narrative of the Bin Laden mystery
Our “Game of Thrones” fantasy: Democracy is almost nonexistent in Westeros—and we like it that way
Si Sheppard
Smallfolk need not apply—our faith in a Republic is so low that in fiction, we almost always rule by iron and blood
Jen Kirkman speaks the truth: On casual sexism, comedy, feminism, the real work of relationships, and why your job won’t save you
Erin Keane
Salon talks to the comedian and author about her new book "I Know What I'm Doing—and Other Lies I Tell Myself"
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