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Northrop Group, Bechtel and Lockhead Martin logos in front of a nuclear blast (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Why are we spending $2T on more nukes?

Hekmat Aboukhater, William D. Hartung - TomDispatch.com
Phia Saban as Helaena Targaryen in "House of the Dragon" (HBO)

How "Dragon's" mystic women access power

Nicholas Liu
Joe Rogan: Burn the Boats (Troy Conrad/Netflix)

Platforming misinfo & panic for laughs

Melanie McFarland
Gold medalist Simone Biles (L) and Bronze medalist Sunisa Lee of Team United States celebrate with the American flag after competing in the Artistic Gymnastics Women's All-Around Final on day six of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 01, 2024 in Paris, France. (Naomi Baker/Getty Images)

What 2024's Olympic comebacks tell us

Gabriella Ferrigine
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Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks as Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz looks on during a campaign event at the Liacouras Center at Temple University on August 6, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Kamala's cackle: Harris gets last laugh

David Masciotra
Bronze medalist Noah Lyles of Team United States reacts after competing in the Men's 200m Final on day thirteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 08, 2024 in Paris, France. (Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Noah Lyles underscores our COVID denial

Troy Farah
Blake Lively attends the "It Ends With Us" UK Gala Screening at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on August 08, 2024 in London, England. (Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Sony Pictures)

The real "It Ends With Us" controversy

Nardos Haile
Flavor Flav, Snoop Dogg and B-Boy Mounir Biba. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

American hip-hop wins the Paris Olympics

Melanie McFarland
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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at Mr. Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate on August 08, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Dour Donald Trump: Where's the fun gone?

Heather Digby Parton
JD Vance | Kamala Harris and Tim Walz exit Air Force Two as several thousand attendees applaud their arrival for their presidential campaign rally at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Romulus, MI on August 7, 2024. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Vance's weird stalking a sign of despair

Amanda Marcotte
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Harris has gotten under Trump's skin

Chauncey DeVega
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump’s implosion is nearly complete

Brian Karem
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JD Vance, Donald Trump and Tim Walz (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

"Tampon Tim": Why Walz drives MAGA mad

Amanda Marcotte
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz | Menards hardware store (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Tim Walz, the Hallmark candidate

Melanie McFarland
Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally with Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz at Girard College on August 6, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Harris reclaims "woman in the kitchen"

Marin Scotten
Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz appear on stage together during a campaign event at Girard College on August 6, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Whew! What a "whirlwind" last two weeks

Lucian K. Truscott IV
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Donald Trump | Rusty Bowers, Arizona House Speaker, Brad Raffensperger, Georgia Secretary of State, and Gabriel Sterling, Georgia Secretary of State Chief Operating Officer. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

January 6 was a beta test for 2025

Dennis Aftergut, Norman J. Ornstein
JD Vance, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Harris' "joy" trounces Vance in Philly

Amanda Marcotte
Rafael Nadal of Team Spain plays a forehand during the Tennis training session ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Roland Garros on July 24, 2024 in Paris, France. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

The power of athletic superstitions

Gabriella Ferrigine
President Joe Biden makes his way to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House en route to Texas on Monday, July 29, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Biden must bust up the media monopolies

Brian Karem
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Josh Shapiro and JB Pritzker (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Harris' veepstakes a big moment for Jews

Matthew Rozsa
US Vice President Kamala Harris looks on during a political event at the Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Museum in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on July 17, 2024. (JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

The fuel of Trump's rage against Harris

Chauncey DeVega
Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) speaks during a campaign rally with Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump at the Georgia State University Convocation Center on August 03, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

What's JD Vance's Mountain Dew hang-up?

Ashlie D. Stevens
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) holds the gavel onstage ahead of the start of the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

GOP plans to win election — in court

David Daley
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