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Will the coronavirus evolve to be less deadly?

Wendy Orent
All pandemics eventually run their course. But history and science suggest many possible pathways

The far right is cracking up, as their violent fantasies of Trump’s fascist takeover evaporate

Amanda Marcotte
QAnon, the Proud Boys and white nationalist groups flail around helplessly as twilight falls on the Trump era

So-called “Latino vote” is 32 million Americans with diverse political opinions and national origins

Lisa Garcia Bedolla
Why the polls and the candidates got Latino voters wrong — again

Chris Hedges on the task ahead: Will Biden surrender to plutocrats and paralysis?

Chauncey DeVega
Pulitzer-winning author: Biden and the Democrats will "just dig themselves deeper," fueling a fascist comeback

Through blurred lines “A Teacher” is a difficult examination of consent and trauma

Melanie McFarland
Kate Mara and Nick Robinson star FX on Hulu's unsettling story about a teacher who takes advantage of a student

Defeated Trump is already tearing our government apart

David Cay Johnston
Three big firings in the wake of the election loss — expect more vandalism before he’s gone

For the good of the nation, let’s not normalize any Trump flunkies with primetime TV cameos

Melanie McFarland
Sean Spicer on "Dancing With the Stars" was the gateway, and look where we are now. Resist hiring Kayleigh McEnany

Do Biden and Trump voters even speak the same language?

Kate Yoder
On climate change and every other polarized issue, words have failed us

Misinformation image on WeChat attempted to frighten Americans out of voting for Democrats

Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez, Shannon Lin, Jessica Huseman
Chat groups are spreading "categorically false" claims that the U.S. is mobilizing troops to quell riots

In “The Empire of Depression,” a medical historian digs into the ailment’s peculiar history

Matthew Rozsa
From "melancholia" to "sinking heart" to "utsushō," depression in some form spans across cultures and time

“His Dark Materials,” thriller “The Flight Attendant” and Maisie Williams hit HBO Max in November

Ashlie D. Stevens
Take a break from Steve Kornacki and escape by streaming these series and films on HBO Max

In Appalachia, a plan to save wild ginseng

Emily Cataneo
American ginseng is imperiled by overharvesting. Locals are racing to preserve the plant—and its economic potential

How Ice Cube helped launch my education

Darryl Robertson
Listening to Ice Cube sparked my interest in Black activists and issues, which my mentor then deepened and guided

Another election, another round of poll bashing. Is that fair?

Michael Schulson
Forecasts once again substantially underestimated the extent of support for Trump. But does that mean they failed?

Our problems aren’t just with Karens, but a nation of Meghan McCains

Melanie McFarland
Anyone baffled at how Trump's margin among white women went up between 2016 and 2020 wasn't watching "The View"

How to fix our country’s empathy problem, starting with the farmworkers who keep us fed

Ashlie D. Stevens
Organizations that represent workers are pairing personal stories with political messages to inspire empathy

After 2020, we face an existential struggle: What does it mean to be an American?

Amanda Marcotte
Trump voters can't bring back America's past — but they'd rather destroy the nation than embrace its future

An election that lays bare America’s soul — and the rot goes well beyond Trump

Bob Hennelly
It's tempting to put all the blame on one man — but America's culture of political corruption goes back a long way

American madhouse at a turning point: Is our nation finally ready to rejoin reality?

Chauncey DeVega
Time has been broken; the United States is ruled by demented evil. If we turn away at last, what happens next?

Whatever happens this week, our democracy and open society are in critical condition

Jim Sleeper
Republicans are obsessed with "safety." But their malignant pessimism and bigotry are the real threat to America

Trump’s top campaign strategist, Jason Miller, is hiding payments from Steve Bannon

Roger Sollenberger
Miller's child-support battle with the mother of his son has raised many questions about his murky finances

“Hillbilly Elegy” author faces backlash over remarks connecting nationalism to fertility rate

Roger Sollenberger
"I'm surprised it took him this long to let his mask slip," author Jared Yates Sexton tells Salon about J.D. Vance

Comfort TV: 9 comedies to binge as an escape from our nation’s madness

Melanie McFarland, Ashlie D. Stevens, Hanh Nguyen
Don't anguish over our reality alone. Retreat for a while into these comedies instead

The “Whitest Kids U Know” — a cult classic comedy group whose sketches eerily foresaw the Trump era

Matthew Rozsa
From police racism to gun violence, the group spoke to Salon to break down how their sketches still resonate today
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