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Sacha Baron Cohen stars in "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" (Amazon)

Borat, Rudy & a year of farcical protest

Ashlie D. Stevens
Pro-Trump protesters gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. A pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol, breaking windows and clashing with police officers. | Protesters and supporters filter slowly through security onto the National Mall for the inauguration of Donald Trump on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. Today Trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Protest and "terrorism": 2017 to 2021

David Masciotra
(Anders Raaf/Getty Images)

The unseen costs of post-9/11 wars

Andrea Mazzarino - TomDispatch.com
Donald Trump | Capitol Riot (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Dems must stay strong on impeachment

Bill Blum - Independent Media Institute
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The Weeknd performs for the 2020 American Music Awards on November 22, 2020 in Los Angeles, California (AMA2020/Getty Images via Getty Images)

Why did the Weeknd alter his face?

Alvaro Jarrin - The Conversation
On the far left, Harriet Tubman (c1820 - 1913) abolitionist leader and founder of the Underground Railroad (MPI/Getty Images)

Tubman, a woman of faith, for $20 bill

Robert Gudmestad - The Conversation
The exterior of the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building, at 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC, USA. (Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images Images)

Racial diversity and the FBI

Iveta Cherneva
President Joe Biden speaks during the the 59th inaugural ceremony on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. During today's inauguration ceremony Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States. (Patrick Semansky-Pool/Getty Images)

How Biden can end food insecurity

Craig Gundersen - The Conversation
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Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden (Getty/Sean Rayford)

Biden's pandemic relief isn't enough

David Cay Johnston - DCReport
Saint Maud (A24)

The feminist body horror of "Saint Maud"

Ashlie D. Stevens
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Jason Crow, Rep. Nancy Mace and the Capitol Hill rioters (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Republicans make a mess of their mockery

Amanda Marcotte
Tucker Carlson of FOX News VS. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Fox News is flailing without Trump

Heather Digby Parton
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Liz Cheney, Mitt Romney and Mitch McConnell (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Desperately seeking "real" Republicans

Chauncey DeVega
Ted Cruz, Lindsey Graham, Josh Hawley and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Republicans could still save themselves

Alan D. Blotcky
Lecy Goranson and Alexandra Billings in "The Conners" (Eric McCandless/ABC)

The joy of Alexandra Billings in Conners

Melanie McFarland
Marjorie Taylor Greene | Qanon (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Image)

QAnon is a tantrum of the privileged

Amanda Marcotte
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A 'white privilege' mock credit card that was found in the possession of Ian Benjamin Rogers, 43, on January 15, when he was arrested in Napa County, California. Rogers has been charged with the possession of five pipe bombs. (US Department Of Justice)

Does "white privilege Trump everything"?

Chauncey DeVega
(Illustration by Calvin Shen)

Decline and fall of the American empire

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
American fast food restaurant franchise Subway (Alex Tai/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Subway is suffering an identity crisis

Ashlie D. Stevens
Marjorie Taylor Greene and Mitch McConnell (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Mitch or Marjorie: Who's the face of GOP

Amanda Marcotte
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Mitch McConnell and Liz Cheney, haunted by Paul Ryan, John Boehner and Eric Cantor (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Radical chickens have come home to roost

Heather Digby Parton
Crowds arrive for the "Stop the Steal" rally on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump supporters gathered in the nation's capital today to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Why are so many people loyal to Trump?

Seth D. Norrholm, Alan D. Blotcky
US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) wears a "Trump Won" face mask as she arrives on the floor of the House to take her oath of office as a newly elected member of the 117th House of Representatives in Washington, DC on January 3, 2021. (ERIN SCOTT/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Throw her out of Congress!

David Cay Johnston - DCReport
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Capitol Riot on January 6th, 2021 (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Mocking AOC is about defending Trump

Sophia Tesfaye
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