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“The thought of a white man in my chimney does not delight me”: Let’s stop lying to our kids about Santa
Kathleen Furin
Is Santa a harmless myth, or are we conditioning ourselves to lie to our children about much more than Christmas?
Holiday kitsch is killing us: I’ve had enough of these pageants of enforced feeling that leave us all empty
Laura Bogart
For a long time, I blamed myself for hating Christmas; now I see the pageant of enforced feeling for what it is
All you want for Christmas is an orgasm? You might be in luck
Carrie Weisman
Holidays mean more orgasms for some Americans: “Christmas is a great time for people to get a little more playful"
Donald Trump leads an insane white cult — and Pat Buchanan just explained how it works
Chauncey DeVega
GOP front-runner leads cult of personality centered around white alienation, racial resentment and authoritarianism
Inside Chicago’s epidemic of police lying: One man’s case shows why Windy City’s cops are rarely held accountable
Daniel Denvir
Why a black Chicago art teacher is suing 3 cops for falsely arresting him and illegally searching his parents' home
Leave Monica Lewinsky alone: Kurt Schlichter’s vile “humidor” dig isn’t just a personal attack — it’s an attack on all women
Rachel Kramer Bussel
Lewinsky stood up for the bullied this year — it’s time to stop using her name as a punchline
The year in viral videos: John Oliver, Larry David, mac-and-cheese douche and the very best the Internet had to offer
Sarah Burris
This list explains why we didn't get any work done this year
“The Revenant”: Leo’s amazing — but is this revenge western more than a live-action Roadrunner cartoon?
Andrew O'Hehir
Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s "Birdman" follow-up is a dazzling, overwrought saga of carnage and chaos in 1820s America
Was your state among the 25 most charitable in 2014?
Kali Holloway
2014 was a banner year for Americans' donating to charity. Find out if your state is among the most generous
Now Ted Cruz is the enemy: Rupert Murdoch and WSJ open fire in new GOP civil war
Sean Illing
Wall Street Journal takes aim at Ted Cruz, but this could be exactly what the self-proclaimed "outsider" wants
There is no war on police: Ferguson, Chris Christie and the realities the right willfully ignores
Matthew Harwood
Violent crime against officers is at historic lows. That hasn't stopped conservatives from ginning up fear and hate
You know things are bad when Michael Moore agrees with the NRA: America is running on fear — and it’s killing us
Scott Timberg
Moore, Obama and Bernie Sanders all agree that economic insecurity is tearing America apart
Actually, the right invented the “War on Christmas”: The real history behind today’s phoniest persecution
Savannah Cox
Say "happy holidays" and Bill O'Reilly will howl. Christians, though, fought to suppress the holiday for centuries
Donald Trump will make America white again: “White working-class anxiety” is a dog-whistle for racism
Heather Digby Parton
Let's be honest, Trump is stoking cultural and racial resentment, not economic
Anti-abortion activists hit new low: Ohio lawmakers attack women’s rights with hideous bill demanding they bury fetuses
Sean Illing
The latest politically motivated attack won’t stop abortions, but it will make life for those who need them harder.
One Million Moms’ latest pointless crusade: Clutching their pearls over “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee”
Rachel Kramer Bussel
Sorry, conservative mommies—the "Daily Show" alum's new TBS show is one of the most anticipated debuts of 2016
Sandra Bland will get no justice: By betraying minorities, the U.S. legal system is working exactly as designed
Chauncey DeVega
Bland’s death in jail and the decision to not prosecute proves again that courts are stacked against minorities
White men must be stopped: The very future of mankind depends on it
Frank Joyce
For 500 years, they've exploited their fellow man and plundered the planet. It's time they rein themselves in
“Star Wars” got us ready for Reagan: “You suddenly have permission to think in very juvenile terms about how history works”
Scott Timberg
Salon talks to historian Rick Perlstein about the period when the U.S. went from reflective to shallowly triumphant
Tina Fey has no f**ks left to give — and owes zero apologies for a brilliant “Saturday Night Live”
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Too far? With an edgy, smart sketch about how men marry younger second wives? Shut up and sit down, Internet
Ignoring “gadget guilt” isn’t so simple: Here’s why we should stay worried about kids and tech
Scott Timberg
It would be easier to just kick back about digital devices, but we still don't know what they do to kids
The year in bad celebrity advice: “Gwyneth had a really big year in 2015. She really just kept up the bunk”
Scott Timberg
Salon speaks to a health scholar about steaming vaginas, gluten-free diets, superfoods and placenta pills
Can brain science tell us more than the Quran about why young, non-religious Somali Americans would want to kill and die in Syria for ISIS?
Paul Escott
Disaffected Somali American youth who don't find the connection they long for may be susceptible to ISIS recruiters
Our new post-Obama “Star Wars”: Race, the Force and the dark side in modern America
Chauncey DeVega
The diversity in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" has the potential to be remarkably empowering
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