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Special Collections at the Boston Public Library (Lucie Faulknor)

The case for saving America's libraries

Melanie McFarland
A Federal agent is photographed as ICE conduct raids on a local tire shop business in Colony Ridge on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. (Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

The War on Terror comes home

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Naomi Watts and Bing in "The Friend" (Courtesy of Bleecker Street)

The line between dog owner and menace

Coleman Spilde
Former US President Donald Trump walks back to the courtroom after a break in his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on April 30, 2024. (JUSTIN LANE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Big Law faces a fork in the road

Molly Coleman
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A collage of various Confederate and Soviet "memorabilia," including a bust of Vladimir Lenin, a statue of Robert E. Lee, and various postage stamps. (Illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Toxic nostalgia: MAGA's Russia syndrome

Dzmitry Halko
Elon Musk and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

A system in complete freefall

Heather Digby Parton
U.S. President Donald Trump takes a question from a reporter during a news conference in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on January 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Acts of anticipatory obedience ramp up

Chauncey DeVega
Elon Musk during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, March 24, 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Welcome to the tyranny of the bosses

James Hassett
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Nicole Kidman and Matthew Macfadyen in "Holland" (Courtesy of Prime Video )

“Holland” won’t let its freak flag fly

Coleman Spilde
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks in front of a photo of drag queen Lil Miss Hot Mess during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol on March 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

MTG’s DOGE fight is a hot mess

Melanie McFarland
Tulsi Gabbard, John Ratcliffe and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Team Trump now stranded without a Signal

Brian Karem
Supporters of US President Donald Trump gather outside of the DC Central Detention Facility, where some defendants from the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol are being held.

Trump exploits the power of sadopolitics

Chauncey DeVega
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President Donald Trump signs a series of executive orders at the White House on January 20, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Jabin Botsford /The Washington Post via Getty Images)

MAGA rolls out its trojan horse

Austin Sarat
David Mitchell in "Ludwig" (Courtesy of BBC/Big Talk Studios)

In "Ludwig" other people are the mystery

Melanie McFarland
Senior Advisor to the President Stephen Miller (R) walks behind U.S. President Donald Trump as he talks to reporters before they depart the White House June 8, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The most chilling lesson of Signalgate

Heather Digby Parton
Lost wallet lying on ground. (Westend61 / Getty Images)

The psychology of the "wallet test"

Allison Carmen
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US Secretary of Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. departs the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on December 12, 2024 in New York City. (DAVID DEE DELGADO/AFP via Getty Images)

Sexism fuels RFK's "MAHA mom" agenda

Amanda Marcotte
A singed message written by director Bong Joon-ho is displayed (L) as pizza restaurant owner Eom Hang-ki, 65, works in her restaurant Sky Pizza in Seoul, the inspiration for "Pizza Generation" in the film "Parasite." (ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)

Bong Joon-ho makes a meal out of movies

Coleman Spilde
Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense a luncheon following the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

War planning by emoji

Lucian K. Truscott IV
President Donald Trump winks during a meeting with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto in the Oval Office of the White House on October 02, 2019 in Washington, DC. The two leaders will reportedly discuss 5G wireless technology and European and Arctic security during bilateral meetings and later hold a joint news conference in the East Room. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump's "shock therapy" for America

Chauncey DeVega
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Parker Posey in "The White Lotus" (Courtesy of HBO)

The idle rich will be the death of us

Melanie McFarland
L-R: Anisa Harris as Teen Robin, Courtney Eaton as Teen Lottie, Sophie Nélisse as Teen Shauna, Samantha Hanratty as Teen Misty and Vanessa Prasad as Teen Gen in "Yellowjackets" (Kailey Schwerman/Paramount+ with Showtime)

Rescue is a shame on "Yellowjackets"

Kelly McClure
George W. Bush and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump brings back Bush's black sites

Heather Digby Parton
South Dakota's Governor Kristi Noem arrives to speak during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) meeting on February 23, 2024, in National Harbor, Maryland. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

"Mar-a-Lago" face: A new MAGA aesthetic

Amanda Marcotte
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