Republicans' "starve the beast" strategy — blow up the deficit and blame the Democrats — pays off big time

Democrats vacation on Nantucket and protect the fortunes of America's dynasties — and wonder why they're losing

Saying Gore has an "eight-track ideology in an MP3 world," the GOP candidate spins a strong message on Social Security.

George Clooney and Catherine Zeta-Jones square off deliciously, but this '30s-style battle of the sexes from the Coen brothers never catches fire.

The rich get richer, and the poor will never be able to retire

Watch for Salon's full convention coverage all next week, here and on Open Salon.

Joe Biden's first 100 days were a Pentagon prize

Some researchers tell Salon the theory that 'Oumuamua is an alien light-sail is flawed

After all the sound and fury, Democrats and Republicans will cut a deal both sides can misrepresent as "win-win"

Bailouts in the time of coronavirus

Neoliberalism, as a class project, is a brilliant success

Alien probe or a "chunk of Pluto"? The scientific debate over 'Oumuamua continues

The Emmy campaign for the goofy film that elevates the lowbrow to high art begins here

Remember when Steve Martin, Albert Brooks and Woody Allen were funny? What on earth happened to our favorite funnymen?

America was—and still is—the biggest winner in the current era of globalization