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Stop piling on La’Porsha Renae: LGBT Americans don’t need her approval, they need better legal protections
Nico Lang
The "American Idol" runner-up's gaffe highlights why those "sincerely held belief" laws are so dangerous
The next frontier in Cuba: American press is seeping into the country, shaking up nation’s decades-long battle with free expression
Antoaneta Roussi
The urgency with which Cuban gov't addresses independent journalism will greatly affect the future of the country
David Barton, the man behind the movement to Christianize the government, believes Disney’s cartoon animals turn kids to paganism
Amanda Marcotte
David Barton popularized the idea that ours is a Christian nation. He also thinks Bambi leads to pagan worship
Erykah Badu is wrong: Longer skirts won’t “keep our girls safe” at school
Rachel Kramer Bussel
Dress codes that unfairly punish girls are lazy and ineffective—it's on school officials to keep all kids safe
Bill O’Reilly’s relentless racism: Revolting comment to Trump about African-Americans having “forehead tattoos” is the newest chapter in his long history of bigotry
Amanda Marcotte
Many "are ill-educated and have tattoos on their foreheads," O'Reilly said about African-Americans seeking jobs
Countdown to the GOP primary’s final showdown: Why California could decide who wins the nomination, and why that’s bad news for Republicans
Heather Digby Parton
Donald Trump can't possibly clinch the nomination without California. This is about to get ugly
“Media can be the greatest force for peace on earth”: Amy Goodman reflects on the 20th anniversary of “Democracy Now!”
Sean Illing
When the media "simply acts as a PR machine for those in power, this all has to be challenged," says Goodman
Dear straight Springsteen fans: If you’re shocked that Bruce canceled his North Carolina show, you haven’t been paying attention
David Masciotra
Bruce's stand against hate in North Carolina isn't a new development—he has a history of LGBT advocacy
“Please don’t abandon us”: How North Carolina indie bookstores — and authors on tour — can fight against the anti-trans bill
Scott Timberg
If more authors follow Sherman Alexie's—and Bruce Springsteen's—lead, book culture will suffer even more
Leave Jake Lloyd alone: We need compassion for mental illness, not snark
Matthew Rozsa
The "Phantom Menace" star was hospitalized for schizophrenia, and the Internet's response is predictably brutal
“Diabetes, here I come”: Starbucks drink-shaming is bullying, and it’s part of a larger problem
Rachel Kramer Bussel
This snarky comment from a barista is all too common in our food-policing, fat-phobic, rude culture
Brutal, ugly & illegal: 9 things you need to know about the Israeli occupation of Palestine
David Palumbo-Liu
The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement is gaining new ground by the day. Here's why
“I got a dreamcatcher tattoo on my back”: Here’s what happens when you’re stuck with a culturally insensitive tattoo
Patrice Waite
Salon interviewed two women who became politicized after getting culturally insensitive tattoos
The case for “good enough”: Forget striving–our happiness depends on being satisfied with less
Mark Slouka
Beware of the architects of insecurity: sex, love, decency, joy--these are not competitive sports
The things I still carry
Rory Fanning
After 9/11, I gave up college to become an army ranger. I refuse to let high school students make the same mistake
Secrets of the penny candy jar: From Tootsie Rolls to Necco wafers, the real story behind every nostalgic treat
Susan Benjamin
Whether you loved Milk Duds, Pixy Stix, the Circus Peanut or the Charleston Chew, these histories are sweet
Ignorance, racism and rage: The GOP’s transformation to the party of stupid started long before Donald Trump
Amy Kittelstrom
Shift from conscience-driven party of Lincoln to anger-driven party of Trump/Cruz has been 50 years in the making
#Notalltrumpvoters: The media’s new big lie lets racist Donald Trump backers off the hook
Chauncey DeVega
Trump's fueled by white resentment, racism and nativism. Why does the media mistake that for working-class anxiety?
X’s John Doe gets spiritual: “I believe in things that you can’t see acting on the way things turn out”
Marc Spitz
Salon talks to the L.A. punk legend about his new album, being a Westerner, and why he'll always defend The Doors
From Siri to sexbots: Female AI reinforces a toxic desire for passive, agreeable and easily dominated women
Jennifer Seaman Cook
From telephone operators to the ScarJo robot, tech's female voice has little to do with empowerment [UPDATED]
Go ahead Republicans, nominate Paul Ryan: Why this brokered-convention scheme is doomed to fail spectacularly
Jack Mirkinson
Paul Ryan is not-so-subtly hinting at a brokered-convention bid for the presidency. This is an incredibly dumb idea
Give Pope Francis a break: Leading a large institution is always an exercise in compromise
Mary Elizabeth Williams
His new statement on love and family doesn't go as far as critics want, but still offers hope to Catholics like me
Death on the border: Family suing U.S. for “torturing and killing” Latino father at California-Mexico line, botching investigation
Ben Norton
Lawyer says Border Patrol's impunity after Anastasio Hernández Rojas' death on camera is "miscarriage of justice"
The one percent always ate us alive: How human sacrifice led to our society’s gross inequality
Kali HollowayAlternet
Elites knew the value of fearmongering even way back when
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