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Potato salad Kickstarter raises over $23,000 and counting
Sarah Gray
Because the Internet works in strange and perverse ways
Gun nuts’ sick power trip: What’s really behind the “open carry” crusade
Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig
Why do gunslingers want to terrify others? A desire to change how you think and behave by conditioning -- or fear
Bill Gates needs to drop his Common Core obsession
Michael P. Mazenko
The billionaire's latest little fixation is catching hell on all sides. Here's why he's better off simply moving on
7 tips for having a great one-night stand
Anna Pulley
For those who really desire it, casual sex can -- ahem -- come with increased self-esteem and life satisfaction
In defense of the hickey
Melissa Febos
At 33, I'm a bit old for love bites. But I wonder why they entice me so much -- and disgust everyone else?
“Mr. Mercedes”: How Stephen King’s killers mirror real-life murderers
Mike Berry
The writer has long penned thrillers that hew uncomfortably close to bloody reality
9 series that prove 2014 is the year of the female-centric comic book
Mark Peters
From "Rat Queens" to "Black Widow," comics have never starred more complicated, compelling female superheroes
Comedy can’t change the world: Why Russell Brand is dead wrong about politics and humor
Sean McElwee
The British comic fancies himself a radical provocateur. In reality, he's anything but
Comedy vs. anti-science: 10 amazing videos that show how humor can make a difference
Sarah Gray
From Colbert and Oliver to Sarah Silverman and Louis CK, comedians are torching anti-science activists with aplomb
Why 2014 could be the year we lose the Internet
Andrew Leonard
Net neutrality is dying, Uber is waging a war on regulations, and Amazon grows stronger by the day
The god that sucked: How the Tea Party right just makes the 1 percent richer
Thomas Frank
Business won on welfare, taxes, regulation, then sat silent as the crazies took over the GOP. Now we're all screwed
Tea Party phonies: Doing the conservative zigzag and right-wing flip-flop, based on who’s president
Paul Rosenberg
The Democratic Party is not as liberal as it was. The GOP is further right. Why do Republicans live in fantasyland?
“Something the Supreme Court is not supposed to do”: Are Christians getting preferential treatment?
Elias Isquith
Hobby Lobby ruling could mean some religious claims get more sympathy than others. "Troubling," an expert explains
This is not a democracy: How the Supreme Court allowed the 1 percent control
Timothy K. Kuhner
When the Supreme Court decided money is speech, it unleashed an equality-destroying monster
We, the people are violent and filled with rage: A nation spinning apart on its Independence Day
Jim Sleeper
School shootings, hatred, capitalism run amok: This 4th of July, we are in the midst of a tragic public derangement
The Founding Fathers backed Thomas Piketty – and feared a powerful 1 percent
Joseph Blasi
This 4th of July, remember the truth about founding fathers, and their prescient warnings about income inequality
Mid-year musts: The best of 2014 – so far
Salon Staff
We're halfway through the year, so no better time to catch up on the movies, books, TV, music, etc. you've missed
“A Hard Day’s Night”: The rock musical that made history
Andrew O'Hehir
A landmark of '60s cinema that remains startlingly fresh today, "A Hard Day's Night" shaped the pop revolution
Judge says man who raped sleeping woman is not a “classic rapist,” just “lost control”
Katie McDonough
Want to see a "classic" rapist? Look around you. Most rapes are committed by a person known to the victim
Why celebrate the “Seinfeld” anniversary? Jerry Seinfeld himself doesn’t seem to care about his legacy
Daniel D'Addario
The comedy star has been appearing in junk projects for years. ("Bee Movie"?) The anniversary of "Seinfeld" is sad
GOP’s fatal “reform” dilemma: Building a movement from discredited ideologies
Simon Maloy
Marco Rubio and right-wing "reformicons" want to "reform" conservatism, but also stay true to stagnant dogma
Tinder CEO on sexual harassment lawsuit: “We take gender equality very seriously”
Sarah Gray
TechCrunch gets ahold of an internal Tinder memo
GOP’s culture war disaster: How this week highlighted a massive blind spot
Joan Walsh
Why are women’s rights stalling even as other societal advances are made? The answer is a disaster for the right
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