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The 8 most atheist-friendly countries in the world
Amanda Marcotte
In many places around the world, this is an unprecedented era of freedom and social acceptance for non-believers
“Show Me a Hero”: David Simon’s new miniseries uncovers the human heart in local politics
Sonia Saraiya
HBO's new six-parter is the story of a community divided against itself, dogged by racism, poverty and fear
How to spot a fake: Art forgery’s secrets revealed
Noah Charney
If the world thinks a work is authentic, then it is authentic—and here are the many ways art hoaxes can work
“If we did not protest, no one would punish those men”: A brutal murder, a sham trial, and justice denied in Kabul
Elizabeth Schaeffer Brown, Jason Brooks Brown
After the killing of Farakhunda, women marched to the Afghan Supreme Court. Now, "We only feel secure in our homes"
The perils of “Growth Mindset” education: Why we’re trying to fix our kids when we should be fixing the system
Alfie Kohn
How a promising but oversimplified idea caught fire, then got coopted by conservative ideology
My body will never be “beach-ready”
Chloe Pantazi
For years, I obsessed over my "problem areas." I've finally stopped -- and never felt more comfortable in my skin
This is the laziest rhyme in all of songwriting history — and great artists use it all the time
Marc Spitz
Rock needs a little infusion of hip-hop discipline to keep songwriters away from this trite faux pas [UPDATED]
Get ready for Amy Schumer on HBO with these 7 great streaming stand-up specials
Anna Silman
From Jen Kirkman to Chelsea Peretti, these are some of the best comedy specials in recent years
Black Lives Matter joins a long line of protest movements that have shifted public opinion — most recently, Occupy Wall Street
Peter Dreier
No politician has captured the spirit of Occupy like Bernie Sanders. Can he do the same with Black Lives Matter?
Tinder isn’t swiping out romance: Why reports of the dating apocalypse may be greatly exaggerated
Maggie MK Hess
I'm a Tinder dater, and I don't recognize the bleak portrait painted by the recent Vanity Fair article at all
Campus PC panic is getting ridiculous: Here’s what a “trigger warning” really looks like — and what it does for students
Sean Trainor
A professor's job is not to surprise, humiliate or traumatize students—but you wouldn't know it from the backlash
A cyclist abroad: Why European bike culture far outpaces America’s
Lindsay Abrams
I spent a week in the world's top bike cities, and I never wanted to come home
“Wellness” is making us sick: How corporate America’s favorite mantra leaves us all feeling inadequate
Kali Holloway
Mindfulness has become a tool to distract us from societal ills and further enrich our corporate overlords
“Dune,” climate fiction pioneer: The ecological lessons of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi masterpiece were ahead of its time
Michael Berry
The Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novel turns 50 this year
Nancy Wilson on leading Heart with her sister: “The guys in the band sometimes had a hard time with that”
Scott Porch
Wilson talks to Salon about classic rock, playing "Barracuda" on Guitar Hero and CNN's "The Seventies"
The amazing way new sexual partners affect male sperm
Carrie Weisman
Scientists are studying the ways in which novelty affects our sexual selves. Here's what they've found
Donald Trump’s biggest crime is his honesty: How he exposes the sickening rot at the core of the GOP
Patrick L. Smith
Republicans have spent decades dressing up fear as courage, pretending at seriousness while advancing hysteria
David Foster Wallace was not a bro: Let’s not paint the writer with the same brush as his fans
Scott Timberg
Do some pretentious dudes love "Infinite Jest?" Of course—but it would be a shame to dismiss him on that alone
David Oyelowo is the first black James Bond (sort of)
Anna Silman
The "Selma" star will voice the iconic secret agent in a new authorized audiobook
“We will not accept trickle-down justice”: Van Jones on mass incarceration, white liberals and “the black freedom struggle”
Elias Isquith
Criminal justice reformer and ex-Obama adviser tells Salon "race-neutral populism" is "bullsh*t" and finished
America welcomes permanent war: Vietnam and the demise of the anti-war movement
Tom Engelhardt
A generation ago, protests helped bring an end to an unjust war. Now we turn a blind eye to extrajudicial murder
Cuckservatives, libtards and the obscenities of angry white men: “If he’d called [Megyn Kelly] a bitch, we’d never see Donald Trump again”
Scott Timberg
Linguist John McWhorter decodes the way we talk about politics, gender and race
“Straight Outta Compton” and the prehistory of #BlackLivesMatter: How gangsta rap shaped our culture
Andrew O'Hehir
A new N.W.A biopic is more myth than history -- but the group's profane revolution shocked many Americans awake
Dial down the breastfeeding judgment: Nursing someone else’s toddler is not “just wrong”
Mary Elizabeth Williams
A photo of a mom with her "milk siblings" causes an online uproar
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