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Cops don’t need grenade launchers
D. Watkins
Trump's reinstatement of military gear for police is the last thing America's cities need now
The Village Voice and me: The untold story of how I became a writer
Lucian K. Truscott IV
The Voice closing its print edition marks the end of an era. I was there when it began
Evangelicals’ bigotry-filled Nashville Statement is denounced for its anti-LGBT message
Matthew Rozsa
The "Christian manifesto" brings back the conservative culture war rhetoric in a very un-Christian fashion
Fox News yanked off British airwaves
Charlie May
Fox News will no longer be aired in the United Kingdom after it failed to generate ratings
White supremacists joked about using cars to run over opponents before Charlottesville marches
George Joseph
Chat room conversations reveal expectations of violence — along with intelligence on left-wing adversaries
One of the best examinations of race in comics is a bonkers comic about a prison for giant monsters
Mark Peters
Casting monsters in the role of prisoners has the unlikely effect of humanizing a population usually ignored
Mayweather’s win was only a win for Mayweather
D. Watkins
Attempts from meme-makers to frame Colin McGregor's defeat as a victory for black Americans are absurd
Watch: Robert E. Lee descendant introduces Heather Heyer’s mother at MTV VMAs
Rachel Leah
On the red carpet, in speeches and in performances, MTV used its platform to denounce racism and hate
Anti-vaccination beliefs don’t follow the usual political polarization
Charles McCoy
The more political someone is, the more likely he or she is to think that vaccines are unsafe
The best books of 2017 (so far)
Rachel Leah
Salon's Mary Elizabeth Williams and book publicist Angela Baggetta discuss their favorite books of 2017
It is time to examine the words and the origins of our national anthem, another neo-Confederate symbol
Jefferson Morley
"The Star-Spangled Banner" was lobbied by Southerners into its exalted status.
“The Last Dalai Lama?”: The spiritual leader gets deep into neuroscience in new doc
Tom Roston
Salon speaks to Mickey Lemle, the director of the new film and a friend of the Lama's for 25 years.
The tragic tale of Egypt’s decline: Is it also the story of America’s future?
Steven A. Cook
Once a diverse, cosmopolitan society, Egypt has descended into corruption, inequality and bigotry. Sound familiar?
“Desus & Mero”: Perfect late-night viewing for surviving Trump and the supremacy
Rachel Leah
The late-night comic duo brings an original and important perspective to a genre dominated by white men
How Sleater-Kinney became heroes of rock
Jovana Babović
The band's third album "Dig Me Out" was a breakthrough, from the cover to the last chord
How Westeros Can Be Won: A quick rundown of Valyrian steel on “Game of Thrones”
Melanie McFarland
Here's your handy guide to Valyrian steel and a list of the people currently wielding it
We live in a world where satires such as “The Tick” soar and “Brigsby Bear” goes begging
Matthew Rozsa
"Brigsby Bear" is a powerful, if quaint, allegory about millennials' obsession with pop culture
The spread of white nationalism is taking our nation into uncharted and dangerous territory
Steven Rosenfeld
Charlottesville and its aftermath are proof we're in for a resurgence of America's oldest culture war
Historian Timothy Snyder: After Charlottesville, “we are hanging by our teeth to the rule of law”
Chauncey DeVega
Author of "On Tyranny," who predicted a coup months ago, says Trump is still waiting for his "Reichstag fire"
My hometown Confederate war
David Masciotra
Our Illinois public high school blithely flew the Confederate flag for years. Then demographics began to change
Trump’s 6 biggest history fails since entering the White House
Charlie May
Trump's misunderstanding of the past presents serious questions about our future
Will the United States ever transcend white supremacy?
Robert Jensen
Maybe never. There is hope, though.
Donald Trump is right (about something): There really is an “alt-left,” but it’s even weirder than he thinks
Matthew Sheffield
Moderates and Republicans use "alt-left" as an epithet — but in 2017 there's a tiny sect that embraces the term
Despite declarations to the contrary, black people watch “Game of Thrones”
Melanie McFarland
Yes, the series is problematic in its depictions of people of color. But so is most of TV
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