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It wasn’t “politically correct” when W. said it: Why Trump’s Islamophobia is a dangerous American bellwether
Conor Lynch
The right has called Obama weak for preaching tolerance toward Muslims. What about when Bush did the same?
J.K. Rowling’s rejection letters are a sorry statement on the future of book publishing
Jenny Pierson
The "Harry Potter" author calls them "inspiration" but for whom? The industry is contracting and homogenous as ever
The myth of the good victim: As an American facing street harassment abroad, I wondered what it meant to be a “good victim”
Patricia Grisafi
"The moment that man took his penis out, my fantasies of an ideal study abroad experience in Florence disappeared"
Mike Pence’s sadistic abortion law: Indiana passes draconian anti-choice bill geared towards humiliating and bankrupting women who have abortions
Amanda Marcotte
Gov. Mike Pence signs an omnibus abortion bill designed to degrade women while raising the cost of abortion
Bridget Jones is not a millennial: The war over “millennials in the workplace” stories hits peak absurdity
Scott Timberg
There's nothing wrong with a generational assessment, but can we declare a moratorium on these stories now?
We’re not taking Islamophobia seriously: This cancerous racism is on the rise — and it’s even more dangerous than you think
Qasim Rashid
After the Brussels attack and others, anti-Muslim anger is surging. Why aren't people taking this more seriously?
Ted Cruz’s sex rumors: Of all the reasons Cruz shouldn’t be president, infidelity alone shouldn’t be one of them
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Cruz is the worst! But attacks on his private life also contribute to a toxic culture around sex and privacy
“I was a hope-I-die-before-I-get-old kind of guy”: Bob Mould opens up about his career’s third act, writing through loss and the presidential election “circus”
Eric R. Danton
Salon talks to the music veteran about his new album out Friday, life in San Francisco and his 37-year music career
Why Americans are so much more obsessed with big breasts than the rest of the world
Carrie Weisman
No, women with large breasts aren't necessarily more sexual, and they're tired of hearing, "Are those real?"
How to get screwed by the tech industry: Here’s what happens when a foot in the door becomes a ticket out of town
Scott Timberg
When Lyft and other Silicon Valley darlings ship customer service jobs out, upward mobility for employees suffers
Voters accuse Arizona of election fraud as Phoenix mayor requests federal investigation
Ben Norton
Polling places were cut by 70%, leading #AZElectionFraud to trend on Twitter & a petition to get 100,000 signatures
Comedy Central, hire Lindsey Graham! The trash-talking senator upstages Trevor Noah with unflappable ease
Sonia Saraiya
In last night's hilarious "Daily Show," Graham was willing to say anything and everything that Noah wouldn’t
The recipe for a Trump defeat: Don’t let the primaries fool you, the ingredients are there for a happy November for Democrats
Sean Illing
From a brokered convention, split GOP, job growth and Obama's approval rating, the odds against Trump are "yuuge"
Sorry, but the Grateful Dead are cool now: This upcoming hater-proof tribute officially ends their decades of dorkdom
Annie Zaleski
The Dead join the ranks of other previously reviled artists redeemed by today's genre-free pop landscape
Want to reject America’s Puritanism, workaholism and toxic obsession with stuff? Read Jim Harrison’s brilliant books
David Masciotra
With a new collection of novellas, Harrison once again claims his unique place in American letters
Democrats can’t let Republicans control the conversation: The Brussels attack puts terrorism front and center in the presidential campaign
Sean Illing
Democrats must find a way to talk honestly about terrorism without surrendering to the xenophobia of Republicans
An army of none: The U.S. military is more powerful, less accountable and more dangerous than ever before
William Astore
Americans delighted in the end of conscription. Decades later, it's taken an unexpected toll on our democracy
Most writers get screwed: We did the math, and it’s true — literary prizes exclude writers outside the campus gates
Anna March, Jen Fitzgerald, Ashley Ford, Ashley Perez
As America's largest annual writers gathering begins next week, Lulu questions this lack of inclusivity
Tintin’s racist history: Symbol of Brussels solidarity is uncomfortably divisive
Scott Timberg
Hergé may've been more an opportunist than an outright bigot, but symbols like this carry weight
Wanted — employability skills: We’re not preparing kids for work, and none of the candidates are talking about it
Jonathan Hasak
We're failing the next generation if we don't come up with a coherent national youth policy
Donald Trump’s the ultimate baby boomer: How boomer entitlement and Hollywood explain the GOP front-runner
Aaron Barlow
He's a bastard child of post-WWII American individualism imagined by the hipster, the cowboy loner and the outlaw
RuPaul gave me life: How “Drag Race” pulled me back from the depths of depression
Melanie McFarland
The groundbreaking reality show helped me face the world when I was at my lowest
Donald Trump is The Joker: Forget Mussolini and Hitler, the GOP strongman is an authoritarian populist straight from Hollywood
Neal Gabler
Trump authoritarian populism is a natural fit for a reality TV era in which conservatives refuse all compromise
10 years of Twitter fail: Where Donald Trump’s “Sad!” thoughts flourish and Kim Kardashian has more followers than the Pope
Scott Timberg
Social movements have spread on the service over its first decade, but so has a lot of shallowness and hostility
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