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Ronald Reagan’s “welfare queen” myth: How the Gipper kickstarted the war on the working poor
Kathryn J. Edin, H. Luke Shaefer
Some 1.5 million households live on less than $2 a day. Welfare would help, but it's gone -- and this is why
The business school-trained are taking on education — but what about the teachers and students?
Megan Erickson
Limiting ourselves to technical and methodological solutions to the problems in education misses the point
The repugnant myth of the poor’s unhealthy eating habits
Kali Holloway
We are told -- over and over again -- the lower class is our greatest consumer of fast food. It simply isn't true
Confronted by my own bullsh*t: I wanted to be the voice of nonviolence for my church after George Zimmerman’s acquittal, but all I could do was cry for all my inconsistencies
Nadia Bolz-Weber
Could I “stand my own ground” against violence and racism when my own life contains so much ambiguity?
Praying at the church of rock and roll: How John Lennon made me a skeptic, Morrissey made me a believer and “Exile on Main Street” never let me down
Marc Spitz
If there's one "God" I can believe in, it's John Lennon's
We are at war with an imaginary Islam: Lies, propaganda and the real story of America and the Muslim world
Raymond William Baker
American propaganda exaggerates the power and moral depravity of the Islamic enemy, in the service of our empire
Fear of a Bernie Sanders presidency: How the silly elite media creates phony stories to dodge real issues
Paul Rosenberg
Stop pretending Jerry Brown is going to run. Dumb horserace journalism is an attempt to not cover real issues
Stephen Colbert wants to do party planning for Rep. Steve King’s bizarre “lawnmower marriages”
Sarah Burris
"So, who's going to do party planning for Steve King's nightmare marriage scenarios? I will," Colbert said
“Trump is kind of scary. I get the feeling he might actually pull it off”: Michael Shannon on “99 Homes,” the economic collapse and the eroding American Dream
Gary M. Kramer
Salon talks to Michael Shannon about playing a foreclosure officer in his new film "99 Homes"
Alex Jones’ wild-eyed Pope Francis attack: Breaking down the shock jock’s latest unhinged conspiracy theory
Bob Cesca
The right-wing conspiracy theorist is convinced — convinced! — that the pontiff is up to no good
Noam Chomsky: Bernie Sanders can’t save America
Noam Chomsky
The famed linguist-philosopher talks neoliberalism, the future of fossil fuels and our broken political culture
P.J. O’Rourke on why Trump will collapse, Ann Coulter’s a fraud, and how National Lampoon created modern comedy
Andrew O'Hehir
The veteran "funny conservative" and former National Lampoon editor talks political absurdity, past and present
How my time at a “failing” high school blew me away
Emily Wilson
Journalist Kristina Rizga spent 4 years at SF's Mission High and learned there was more to success than test scores
This is why they have such hate: Coulter, Trump, Carson and the real history behind right-wing intolerance
Arthur Goldwag
Ann Coulter's tweet -- and the GOP race -- sheds frightening light on the deep archetypes of American conservatism
The transcendent compassion of Pope Francis: How the pope changed the culture of Washington, for at least two days
Joan Walsh
Can the loving presence of Pope Francis heal our sick political culture? It feels that way today. Let us pray
“black-ish” tackles the “n-word”: Why last night’s show shuts down all the “but why can’t I say it?” trolls
Sonia Saraiya
Compared to its time-slot rival, the political plotline on "Empire" was a total shambles
Calm down, Gen X: Science might call “Smells Like Teen Spirit” the “most iconic” song of all time, but is this really a list you want to top?
Scott Timberg
A study commissioned to better sell Fiat cars produces puzzling results
The most important lesson from Volkswagen’s shocking mega-scandal
Marcy Wheeler
The German automaker was caught covering up dangerous levels of emissions. This type of malfeasance isn't unique
How Ann Coulter became the harbinger of the GOP’s extremist apocalypse
Heather Digby Parton
Coulter has long been a Republican trailblazer, predicting the party's turn toward an increasingly overt racism
Pope Francis implores Americans not to be “fearful of foreigners,” care for the poor and environment in speech before Congress
Scott Eric Kaufman
The pope urges xenophobic Republicans to "view refugees as persons" instead of numbers
Ben Carson’s breathtaking delusion: GOP has “done a far superior job than Democrats of getting over racism”
Sophia Tesfaye
After bashing Muslim-Americans as unfit for office, Carson tries to make the case that the GOP is better on race
Say goodbye to the “Mad Men” office: How workplace flexibility & paid leave can transform the way we work
Elias Isquith
It's long past time for workplace norms in America to move beyond the 1960s, NYC's Scott Stringer tells Salon
Jihadi cruel as recruitment strategy: What attracts young Western Muslims to the Islamic State
William McCants
For some Muslim youth, the greater the outrage of Muslims and non-Muslims, the more appealing ISIS' violence is
8 reasons white America falls for demagogues like Donald Trump
Chauncey DeVega
The Donald is not a riddle, a monster or a mystery. He's merely a product of our broken political culture
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