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Richard Dawkins is being pilloried as an “Islamophobe” for not wanting to discuss “winged horses” with devout interviewer
Scott Eric Kaufman
Perhaps it's best to reserve "Islamophobe" for GOP politicians who speak fondly of turning sand into glass?
Bernie Sanders’ hippie 20s: Drugs, free love and Vietnam!
Harry Jaffe
Hey, it was the 1960s. Sanders smoked pot but avoided the drug culture -- and also Vietnam
Why Sarah Silverman is scary: It’s the cultural power of celebrities that drives conservatives insane
Amanda Marcotte
Over-the-top reactions from conservatives to celebrity progressivism makes a lot more sense than you would think
“Mad Max,” “Jessica Jones,” “Star Wars”: 2015 was the year women reigned geek culture
Amanda Marcotte
Between "Star Wars," "Mad Max" and "Jessica Jones," this was the year women in genre shows came into their own
I hated not being white: The lies I told just to fit in haunt me still
Tom Phan
I wanted to get away from the burdens and preconceptions of being Asian. But I didn't even know myself
Best TV of 2015: The best scenes, one-liners, little details and single moments that defined the year
Sonia Saraiya
Off-script or live-on-camera, here’s what stood out this year
Longtime GOP senator lets Donald Trump have it: “There’s an audience for this self-proclaimed great man, and for the anger and hatefulness that he expresses”
Michael Schulson
Salon exclusive: The three-term GOP senator takes honest look at his party, conservatives, and religion in politics
5 Black women who profoundly changed TV in 2015
Shannon M. Houston
From the Murphys on "The Leftovers" to "Master of None"'s brilliant Denise, these characters made our year
How Philadelphia prosecutors protect police misconduct: Cops get caught lying — and then get off the hook
Daniel Denvir
Officer Christopher Hulmes lied under oath, but for years never charged with perjury. Now 500 cases are at risk.
2015’s biggest moments in sex and gender, from Caitlyn Jenner to Ashley Madison and “50 Shades” on screen
Scott Timberg
Salon talks to Carol Queen, doctorate-wielding staff sexologist at Good Vibrations, about what went down last year
The 17 best moments in political comedy this year
Kali Holloway
Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert were their usual dazzling selves, but 2015 saw all-new comedians get in on the fun
Fox News fuels white rage: Daniel Holtzclaw, Laquan McDonald and the corporate media’s #blacklivesmatter problem
Chauncey DeVega
The news since San Bernardino is more exaggerated, spectacular and bizarre than ever
Consumerism is ruining our kids: from $350 kicks to four-figure strollers, we’re making our children into product zombies
Liesl Schwabe
The tension over what to buy and what not to buy started when he was 5. Every year, the stakes get higher
Beyond Mike Brady: Finally, stepfathers are getting their pop culture moment
Graham Shelby
From "Modern Family" to "Ant-Man" to the new Will Ferrell-Mark Wahlberg comedy "Daddy's Home," stepdads abound
“All Muslim life in America is seen through the lens of terrorism”
Corey Robin
Whether Donald Trump or "Homeland," Americans have reduced Muslims to terrorists — and the whole world is watching
Silence is no longer an option: Why the death of Jamar Clark in Minneapolis brought me off the sidelines
Ryan Berg
I knew it was time for me to bridge the racial divide in Minneapolis & stand in solidarity with Black Lives Matter
Odell Beckham and the NFL’s fear of gay men: “Football is the most homophobic subculture this side of the Westboro Baptist Church”
Steve Almond
New York Giants star blames gay slurs for losing control on field. Because in the NFL, there's still nothing worse
“How accidentally a fate is made”: Ed Tarkington on love and its complications, the toll of mental and physical illness — and how dark episodes become the seeds of story
Mary Laura Philpott
The author of "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" on small town life, murder & how it feels to see your father cry
My daughter’s heroes could all be my mother: What my teenager is teaching me about growing old
Mary Elizabeth Williams
In our youth-obsessed culture, my 16-year-old would rather hang out with Betty White and her fellow grande dames
“If you have a moral attachment to a way of eating, that’s a disordered behavior”: How dieting culture, fat shaming and food porn shape our lives
Suzannah Weiss
Salon talks with Kelsey Miller, author of "Big Girl," about unlearning toxic messages around food and weight
Evgeny Morozov on Uber’s disruptive, libertarian lie: “Whatever the CEO of Uber might say about Ayn Rand, the company itself is interested only in producing regulation that works in its favor”
John Summers
The brilliant critic Evgeny Morozov discusses the myths Silicon Valley tells about itself, and why we believe them
The new Muslim democracy: What you need to know about today’s Middle East
John L. Esposito, Tamara Sonn, John O. Voll
Listen to the presidential candidates and you come away with a warped view of Islam and democracy. Here's the deal
Donald Trump wasn’t the only awful thing this year: The 6 worst moments in U.S. politics of 2015
Elias Isquith
Hillary's servers, Carson's pyramids and Donald Trump's ... everything — just some of the lowlights of a bad year
“Why Islam? Why are Muslims considered the worst by Americans?” The questions young Muslims ask me about Donald Trump and America
Brian T. Edwards
The brilliant young students America needs to reach around the world are being lost to us by Donald Trump's hatred
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