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Sex trafficking in Brooklyn film demands visibility, accountability: “Everyone knows that the police won’t do anything”
Daniela Petrova
Salon talks to Danielle Rose, a young filmmaker whose new documentary exposes sex slavery "In Our Backyard"
It’s official — the internet is making us dumb: The more you read online, the worse you write
Erin Coulehan
A study of MBA students finds both complexity and style in writing suffer when people read mostly digital content
“Germans & Jews” and Americans: What can we learn from Germany’s reckoning with history?
Andrew O'Hehir
Berlin now has the fastest-growing Jewish population in Europe — and Germany's renaissance has lessons for us
“I am filled with furious anger”: Joe Biden pens passionate open letter to Stanford rape victim
Brendan Gauthier
"You will never be defined by what the defendant’s father callously termed '20 minutes of action,'" the VP writes
“It was meant to be a reminder to stay in my place”: Jessica Valenti chronicles lessons learned living in a sexist world
Amanda Marcotte
Salon talks to Valenti about "Sex Object," a new memoir about experiences with power, privilege & male entitlement
Prince’s genius changed my life: How I quit my network job — and found religion — to his funky beat
Elizabeth Berne DeGear
On the occasion of #PrinceDay, let us celebrate the life-changing powers of these memorable tracks
Bob Odenkirk to play David Carr: Why the “Better Call Saul” and “Breaking Bad” star is perfect for this role
Scott Timberg
There are lots of reasons to look forward to the adaptation of the late reporter's "Night of the Gun"
Craig Finn looks back on The Hold Steady’s “Boys and Girls in America”: “Maybe it was the end of something”
Dan Mistich
Salon talks to The Hold Steady frontman about their breakthrough 2006 album and the last decade of music
Brock Turner’s victim has dreams and a future, too: Sympathy for convicted sex offender is grossly misplaced
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Like many young, affluent, white men in rape cases, the Stanford swimmer's "potential" inspires twisted defenses
WATCH: Fox & Friends freak out over transgender runner’s success: No “gender benders” should be allowed in high school sports
Scott Eric Kaufman
The co-hosts were in rare form Tuesday morning, complaining about this "next frontier"
We like women better when they fall: “Me Before You” stumbles into the same old “relatable” trap
Nico Lang
Female klutzes haunt the romantic film landscape, as movies indulge in the ritual humbling of beautiful women
Resurrecting the Anatomical Venus: Death, sex and ecstasy intersect in 18th-century dissectible wax women
Kim Kelly
Salon talks to the author of a new book on the Enlightenment's most famous memento mori about religion, death & art
Stanford swimmer attacker isn’t alone: Sexual violence against women prevalent in university sports cultures
Erin Coulehan
Earlier studies showed links between student-athletes and sexual coercion—a new study extends the connection
Algorithms aren’t the future of good TV: To make the next “Fargo” or “The Americans,” networks need humans
Scott Timberg
FX head John Landgraf makes a compelling case for people to stay in charge of artistic programming
Why can’t Sanders admit defeat? He’s looking more and more foolish as he denies Hillary’s victory
Amanda Marcotte
Sanders has lost the primary on every level, making his insistence that he should win anyway subtly sexist
Stanford rapist’s father issues despicable plea for leniency: “A steep price to pay for 20 minutes of action”
Mary Elizabeth Williams
This statement to the judge at Brock Turner's sentencing is a stunning example of rape culture in action
The rich should embrace Bernie: America’s plutocrats have much to gain from Sanders’ platform
Conor Lynch
To preserve their power, the 1% needs lower classes to thrive — which is something Bernie can best deliver
The myth of universal beauty: Actually, we aren’t all beautiful—and that’s OK
JoAnna Novak
Inspirational songs and ads want us to believe we're all model-perfect—but can't we be empowered without beauty?
“Thinking about how to transition”: David Means and Luke Mogelson, short story masters, contemplate the novel
David Means, Luke Mogelson
Two great writers -- one veteran, one newcomer -- discuss breaking out of cubbyholes and pondering first novels
Drug-happy doctors are unwittingly creating antibiotic-resistant superbugs: How overprescription puts us all at risk
Jalal Baig
Our antibiotic-dispensing culture risks rendering crucial drugs ineffective — the result could be deadly
Our United States of Fear: Meet the right’s ridiculous new bogeyman
David Masciotra
We're still No. 1 in panic. You see it in politics, the presidential race, education -- and especially the media
The right’s long war on hope: How the GOP manufactures apathy, cynicism and rage
Steve Almond
GOP's target is bigger than liberalism or Hillary Clinton, and Dems are running against something bigger than Trump
Cake and death: Why we need to get together and talk about dying
Tiffany Hearsey
We're not comfortable with mortality—but this growing trend can help take some of the mystery and fear out of death
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