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Michelle Pfeiffer as Claire Clauster in "Oh. What. Fun." (Alisha Wetherill/Prime)

What happens when the holidays break mom

Coleman Spilde
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico on Sept. 30, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Hegseth's "warrior ethos" is cowardice

Amanda Marcotte
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump is remaking America — as Russia

Andrea Mazzarino - TomDispatch.com
Lisa Vanderpump and Venus Binkley in "Vanderpump Rules" (Casey Durkin/Bravo)

"Vanderpump Rules" is Bravo's losing bet

Coleman Spilde
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Chips, olives and salted peanuts (Elena Noviello/Getty Images)

Punch and nibbles, like "Sherlock"

Ashlie D. Stevens
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to the White House on Nov. 2, 2025 after taking off from Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Trump's war on drugs has exceptions

Heather Digby Parton
A Salvation Army Christmas Tree at Target in Santa Ana, where the public is encouraged to select an angel with a child's name and gift preference (Al Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

The Bedevilment of Angel Trees

Andi Zeisler
Allie Beth Stuckey on the set of Candace Owens' show on Dec. 6, 2021. (Jason Davis/Getty Images)

MAGA's war on empathy began with a woman

Amanda Marcotte
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Paul Mescal as William Shakespeare in "Hamnet" (Focus Features)

"Hamnet" tests our will to weep

Coleman Spilde
World Bank president David Malpass (left) interviews former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, Oct. 11, 2022. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

The left was right about Larry Summers

Andrew O'Hehir
New York City Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani interacts with pre-K students on Nov. 13, 2025 in Flatbush, Brooklyn. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Affordable care is a political winner

Anna Wadia, Julie Kashen
Republican presidential nominee former U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the Israeli American Council National Summit at the Washington Hilton on September 19, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

How Trump redefined antisemitism

Mattea Kramer - TomDispatch.com
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AI fuels a new wave of political lies

Davina Hurt, Ann Skeet
(Photo illustration by Salon / Getty Images / Kevin Dietsch / Peter Stark)

Why RFK Jr.'s individualism is dangerous

Troy Farah
President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Attorney General Pam Bondi. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump's "Animal House" is floundering

Brian Karem
President Donald Trump in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Oct. 17, 2025. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

The Trump train is losing steam

Heather Digby Parton
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Elizabeth Olsen, Miles Teller and Callum Turner in "Eternity" (Leah Gallo/A24)

"Eternity" defies our afterlife fixation

Coleman Spilde
Trifle (Anna_Shepulova / Getty Images )

Forget pie. Embrace the trifle

Ashlie D. Stevens
Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

No accountability for Trump in Georgia

Austin Sarat
Donald Trump / Nuclear Explosion (Getty Images/Salon)

Trump's Golden Dome is too big of a risk

Ashley Gate, William D. Hartung - TomDispatch.com
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Holiday self-care (Deagreez/Getty Images)

Guide to self-care over the holidays

Susan Shapiro
Rhea Seehorn in "Pluribus" (Apple TV)

Pluribus is a fascinating Rorschach test

Melanie McFarland
Thanksgiving dinner place setting with sides and pumpkin soup (VeselovaElena / Getty Images )

Ditch the turkey. Host a Sides-giving

Francesca Giangiulio
Vice President JD Vance takes questions from reporters about the government shutdown at the White House on Oct. 1, 2025. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Vance fights GOP old guard over Russia

Sophia Tesfaye
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