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Will offshore wind bring “good-paying, union jobs”? Texas workers aren’t so sure
Emily Pontecorvo
With wind coming to the Gulf of Mexico, Texas unions demand stronger labor protections
The 5,000-year history of writer’s block
Joyce Kinkead
The romantic image of the writer doesn’t do justice to the tedious reality of churning out words
Media isn’t doing nearly enough to defend democracy — but it’s not too late to change
Brian Hansbury
We face a choice between democracy and fascism. Time for media to treat elections as more important than sports
I was born in Iran, and misogyny pushed me away from my culture. Now I have hope for Iranian girls
Rebecca Morrison
Protests led by brave women and girls in Iran raised feelings in me I thought I had buried deep
With the movie ‘Till,’ Mamie Till-Mobley’s quest to educate about her son’s lynching marches on
Brandon M. Erby
The mother became a school teacher so she could teach the next generation, and others have taken up her baton
How I found myself befriending a wild fox
Catherine Raven
A scientist broke her industry’s cardinal rule — anthropomorphizing nonhuman animals. Here’s what she discovered
Ron DeSantis launches a trend: Local prosecutors are now central players in the culture war
David J. Toscano
DeSantis' feud with Tampa prosecutor Andrew Warren is just the beginning — and it goes well beyond abortion rights
Can Tim Ryan save Democrats? The working-class-jobs candidate in the era of resentment
Alec MacGillis
Democrat Tim Ryan has long emphasized manufacturing jobs, a stance his party has lately begun to embrace
Mapping ancient humans’ DNA is showing us how we evolved — and how their DNA affects us today
Joshua Akey
An evolutionary biology professor explains the growing understanding and innovation regarding Neanderthal DNA
What is actually the difference between pumpkin pie spice and apple pie spice?
Michael La Corte
Pumpkin spice has taken the world by storm (mostly thanks to the PSL craze), but apple pie spice deserves some love
In “Raymond & Ray,” adult sons must bury their well-liked dad who was “inarguably a monster” to them
Gary M. Kramer
Filmmaker Rodrigo García spoke to Salon about his Apple TV+ film, men expressing pain and reconciling filial doubt
Reality bites, so of course Generation X was always going to sell out and vote Republican
Melanie McFarland
Turns out that in the fantasy world of Gen X films, it was a mistake to believe more of us related to the slackers
Were neanderthals meat-eaters? A new study provides the strongest evidence yet
Matthew Rozsa
A new study, focused on a neanderthal population in modern Spain, analyzed their teeth to ascertain their diet
Did the Jan. 6 hearings even matter? Maybe to history — but they haven’t turned the tide
Chauncey DeVega
It was tempting to believe that serious factual revelations might break the Trump fever. But it was also naive
Everyone loves a villain, but in “The Rings of Power,” maybe we shouldn’t
Kaitlin Thomas
Prime Video's "Lord of the Rings" prequel let us fall for someone monstrous, a disturbing trend in media
Violence towards transgender people has increased dramatically, study finds
Matthew Rozsa
Murders of transgender people have spiked recently, as anti-trans hate speech has worsened
Greg Abbott accused of “patronage system” as mega-donors score access — and cushy appointments
Patrick Svitek, Carla Astudillo, Zach Despart, Kate McGee
Abbott donors enjoy access, appointments to boards and commissions and a chance to bend his ear
From Altoona to mountain pie, hyper-regional pizza styles are a source of deep pride
Maggie Hennessy
"They might not even realize that they don’t exist outside a certain radius"
Why the book bans and censorship? Those who rule want to crush knowledge — and freedom
Chris Hedges
The ruling class does not want us to know who we are, or to understand the struggles of those who came before us
Perfecting the “art of polarization”: How these ’90s conservatives created today’s radicalized right
Amanda Marcotte
Historian Nicole Hemmer talks to Salon about how Rush, Newt, Buchanan and an obsession with Clinton remade the GOP
The “Good Vibes Only” hashtag must die: Why toxic positivity is slowly killing us
Nicole Karlis
Nora McInerny's book "Bad Vibes Only" is a polemic against the cloying positivity that pervades social media
If you’re surprised by America’s anti-work movement, maybe you need to watch more movies
Zen Dochterman
A range of films confronts viewers with the same question: "What if all that hard work isn’t really worth it?"
I was a teenage swimmer. It took me decades to admit my coach was abusive
Kim Fairley
The line from "coach" to "abuser" is often transgressed slowly, deliberately, and subtly
Why so many medieval manuscripts feature doodles – and what they reveal
Madeleine S. Killacky
Through making their mark, ephemeral humans were inscribing themselves into the book's eternal living history
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