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McDonald's french fries packaging (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/Getty Images)

When McDonald's invades the hospital

Ashlie D. Stevens
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott listens to President Donald Trump's address during a tour to an unfinished section of the border wall on June 30, 2021 in Pharr, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Trump, Abbott bring autocracy to Texas

Chauncey DeVega
People lay flowers at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial after a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary ceremony of the atomic bombing on Aug. 6, 2025. (Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images))

Hiroshima remains an ongoing nightmare

Eric Ross - TomDispatch.com
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Don't forget what we owe Ukraine

Sabrina Haake
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Luxury perfume (luza studios / Getty Images )

Strawberry milk, now $1,000 a bottle

Francesca Giangiulio
President Donald Trump announced his decision to place Washington, D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department under federal control on August 11, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump's DC takeover is an ominous move

Chauncey DeVega
Gwyneth Paltrow (Lexie Moreland/WWD via Getty Images)

Gwyneth was always going to be a villain

Andi Zeisler
Yellow squash (bergamont / Getty Images)

Golden squash, slow-cooked and sublime

Ashlie D. Stevens
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Snoop Dogg works a surprise "shift" at Raising Cane's in Vegas (Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Raising Cane's)

When celebs cosplay as fast food workers

Joy Saha
Jessica Frances Dukes and Audra McDonald in "The Gilded Age" (Karolina Wojtasik/HBO)

"Gilded Age" centers Black prosperity

Melanie McFarland
Vice President J.D. Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance at the 44th annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service at the U.S. Capitol on May 15, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Divorce him already, Usha

Amanda Marcotte
August is already filled with multiple incidents of gun violence across the country with seemingly nothing in common. Except guns. (gorodenkoff / Getty Images)

Gun violence strikes nationwide

CK Smith
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Kristen Johnston and Leanne Morgan in "Leanne" (Patrick McElhenney/Netflix)

TV's Southern woman strategy

Melanie McFarland
A poster depicting leaders of Saudi Arabia, Syria, Oman and Lebanon alongside President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Tel Aviv, Israel, June 2025. (Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images)

There is no "two-state solution"

Andrew O'Hehir
President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth are greeted by 18th Airborne Corps Commander Lt. Gen. Gregory Anderson on June 10, 2025 at Fort Bragg, N.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Our ailing, failing empire lashes out

William J. Astore - TomDispatch.com
Martha Stewart attends the Footwear News Achievement Awards (FNAAs) 2024 in New York City. (Roy Rochlin/Footwear News via Getty Images)

The search for the next Martha Stewart

Joy Saha
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President Donald Trump speaks in the newly decorated Oval Office on April 7, 2025. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

How in God's name did we get here?

Mike Lofgren
New poll says 3 of 4 Americans believe democracy is at risk and trust their political leaders even less. (MANDEL NGAN / AFP / Getty Images)

Trump escalates his racist attacks

Chauncey DeVega
Greg Gutfeld (left) and Stephen Colbert (right) on the sets of their respective shows. (Photo illustration by Salon / Roy Rochlin / Getty Images / Scott Kowalchyk / CBS )

Greg Gutfeld will never outshine Colbert

Sophia A. McClennen
Julia Garner in "Weapons" (Warner Bros. Pictures)

"Weapons" succumbs to its worst instinct

Coleman Spilde
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President Donald Trump boarding Air Force One (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

America is in our rearview mirror

Brian Karem
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters near Air Force One on August 03, 2025 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump betrays MAGA by reneging on IVF

Amanda Marcotte
Donald Trump reacts to Taylor Swift publicly endorsing Kamala Harris (Anna Barclay/Getty Images)

Trump wants the stars to shine for him

Andi Zeisler
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Trump isn't "entitled" to House seats

Austin Sarat
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