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Southern whites will not surrender: They believe their own Hobby Lobby, Cracker Barrel psychopathology
Curtis White
The romanticized rebel spirit seems insane, unless fetishized by chic liberals on hip TV. But this myth drives 2016
The message that America desperately needs to acknowledge: Arab Lives Matter
Matthew Pulver
Twin terror attacks in Paris and Beirut received markedly different coverage, while xenophobia surges in the U.S.
The must-see “Saturday Night Live” sketch before you battle drunk Republican relatives this Thanksgiving
Sarah Burris
Inevitably, a drunk aunt or uncle will go off on the Syrian refugees. Here's what you do
Inside the plot to kill JFK: The secret story of the CIA and what really happened in Dallas
David Talbot
The official narrative only gets more implausible, especially when you hear the stories of these secret super-spies
Punch the lying bullies in the nose: Trump, Cruz and GOP know-nothings only win when Democrats cower — or provide an echo
Bill Curry
Here's how to fight war-mongers, bigots and the rest of the right with toughness, smarts and actual reality
David Brooks’ sanctimonious piffle: Sad trees die for gauzy, Hallmark-card nonsense
Jeffrey Tayler
Brooks on ISIS, religion is apologetic twaddle that misstates the dangers of fundamentalism. Let's go line by line
My doctor told me it was all in my head; I might have died if I’d believed him
Lorraine Boissoneault
My doctor thought my symptoms were psychosomatic because I'm a woman. The real tragedy is how often this occurs
The ghost that haunts American literature: The genius & the repugnance of H.P. Lovecraft
Philip Eil
How can we square the giant accomplishments of a brilliant horror writer with the virulent racism that informed him
“Liquid Sky”: This glam early-’80s sci-fi masterpiece that predicted the AIDS crisis could disappear forever
Marc Spitz
The influential film's original stock is deteriorating, right when it should be poised for a revival [UPDATED]
The peak of Sinatra’s power: “Every Sinatra performance was acting. His greatest performance was as himself”
Scott Timberg
Salon speaks to biographer James Kaplan about the Chairman of the Board's second act
The GOP-ISIS nightmare coalition: Islamic extremists and the anti-immigrant right have the same goal — the death of democracy
Andrew O'Hehir
Terrorists and the far right both see democracy as a decadent failure; at least ISIS admits they want to destroy it
We blew it after 9/11. We’re blowing it again after Paris
Sandy Tolan
We had global goodwill after 9/11 and squandered it in Iraq. Rage and vengeance is wrong strategy post-Paris, too
We have the Woodrow Wilson/P.C. debate all backwards: Protesters are forcing a debate Princeton has whitewashed for decades
Corey Robin
Princeton placed Wilson on pedestal for decades. Protesters tell a fuller story. So exactly who is stifling speech?
Trans resilience is more important to honor than ever — even in the year of Caitlyn Jenner
Nico Lang
Trans people don’t have to be on the cover of Vanity Fair to be visible and vital to their communities
Happy 20th Anniversary Salon
Cindy Jeffers
Salon’s CEO Cindy Jeffers’ letter to staff on the importance of Salon
Stop talking about who’s “had work done”: “Modern Family” star shares heartbreaking cosmetic surgery stories
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Reid Ewing reminds us that men are vulnerable to body disorders too
The Donald’s crossed the line: Even Bill Maher is appalled by Trump’s latest Islamophobic low
Sophia Tesfaye
Trump's endorsement of a government database on Muslim Americans is "outrageous," says Maher
Woodrow Wilson’s racist acts were notable, even for the time: “It really was reprehensible to segregate federal employees”
Scott Timberg
Salon speaks to a historian about the Princeton protests and the U.S. president's views and actions around race
Now we’re leering at suicide bombers: The grotesque objectification of Hasna Ait Boulahcen
Amanda Marcotte
The media coverage of Hasna Ait Boulahcen perpetuates the same virgin/whore dichotomy that fuels fundamentalism
You don’t get a cookie for doing the right thing: How “Master of None” evades the Very Special Episode trap
Arthur Chu
Aziz Ansari's acclaimed new Netflix show nails the tensions between privilege and activism, gesture and sacrifice
Masters of modern dating: Watch this mashup of Aziz Ansari and Amy Schumer breaking down hookup culture
Janet Upadhye
These two have a lot of experience in the dating department
The Shakespeare of Marvel comics: “Just as [Stan] Lee’s writing humanized superheroes in the 1960s, this book humanizes Lee”
Mark Peters
Salon talks to Colleen Doran, who illustrated Stan Lee's "Amazing Fantastic Incredible" graphic memoir
Before binge-watching Jessica Jones, read “Alias,” the feminist comic it’s based on
Amanda Marcotte
The new Marvel show "Jessica Jones" is based on the feminist comic "Alias," and it has a lot to live up to
Olivia Munn slimed by the “Jessica Jinx” effect: We’d rather blame the girlfriend for a football losing streak than the players on the field
Nico Lang
Let's examine the dumb theory that Munn is to blame for "ruining" boyfriend Aaron Rodgers' Green Bay Packers season
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