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Alex Galbraith

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Alex Galbraith is a senior writer at Salon, covering the intersection of culture and politics. He has spent the last decade on that beat for Complex, Uproxx, various alt-weeklies and Salon’s morning newsletter, Crash Course. His work has appeared in SPIN, Bandcamp and other publications. He is based in New Orleans.

A Wendy's burger is seen in Ohio on Aug. 4, 2026. (Marcin Golba/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

The private equity backlash could start at the drive-thru

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There is often a gap between educational idealism and the hyper-competitive reality of schooling. (Getty Images)

Wanting the best school for your kid doesn’t make you a hypocrite

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Vice President JD Vance speaks during an event at the FBI Field Office in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 14, 2026. (Mark Schiefelbein-Pool/Getty Images)

Vance’s “Frankenstein” AI defense is a blueprint for 2028

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks to reporters outside of his Capitol office on Sept. 16, 2026. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Mike Johnson’s is the GOP’s top scaredy-cat

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Ed Sheeran performs at TD Garden in Boston, Dec. 14, 2025. (Paras Griffin/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)

Ed Sheeran’s being a coward on Gaza. Can you blame him?

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There are plenty of reasons to be skeptical of Silicon Valley's warnings of A.I.-induced doom (Getty Images)

If AI kills us, don’t blame the machine

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People walk through the Sept. 11 Memorial site a day before commemorations to mark the 25th anniversary of the attacks. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Can America ever move past 9/11?

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Actor Casper Van Dien on the set of "Starship Troopers" (TriStar Pictures/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)

Space Force’s new uniforms scream fascist supervillain

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Actor Terry Crews of "Idiocracy" reprises his role as President Camacho at SXSW Film Festival on March 12, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (Robby Klein/Getty Images)

“Idiocracy” is still a worthless artifact 20 years later

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Mark Zuckerberg (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Zuckerberg says AI is “for everyone.” So why the secrecy?

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Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, Democratic nominee for the US Senate, speaks at the Democratic Nominating Convention in Lansing MI, on August 29th, 2026. (Katie McTiernan/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Abdul El-Sayed answered 9/11 question honestly. CBS attacked him

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Lena Dunham attends the New York premiere of the sixth and final season of "Girls" on Feb. 2, 2017. (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

What defines millennial television? Just ask Lena Dunham

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Rahm Emanuel, Taylor Swift, Enes Kanter Freedom, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris (Illustration by Salon / Getty Images / Shannon Finney / Win McNamee / Christian Bruna / Jared Siskin / Patrick McMullan / Jamie McCarthy)

Why don’t celebrities go away anymore?

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Dolly Parton performs during halftime in the game between the Washington Commanders and the Dallas Cowboys on Nov. 23, 2023. (Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images)

Dolly Parton blazed a path that modern country stars can’t follow

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After losing internet third spaces due to social media, there is now an effort to bring them back. (Richard Drury/Getty Images)

The internet is losing its third places

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Pearl Jam spoke out against Columbia House's practices in the 1990s (Getty Images)

Columbia House closure sparks nostalgia for a bygone music scam

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Chief Justice John Roberts attends President Donald Trump’s State of the Union on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

John Roberts is still in the tank for Trump

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When it was released 20 years ago, "Talladega Nights" predicted the direction of American culture to eerie degrees (David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

“Talladega Nights” predicted America’s Sunbelt shift

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Political strategist James Carville was one of the architects of Bill Clinton's Third Way approach to politics (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for SCAD)

Time for James Carville to sit down and shut up

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U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (R) (I-VT) walks toward the Senate Chambers on March 23, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Nathan Howard/Getty Images)

Bernie Sanders’ AI warnings are being ignored in the Senate

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In a recent interview WNBA player Sophie Cunningham said she opposed trans women in sports (David Berding/Getty Images)

Conservatives find their fighter in Sophie Cunningham

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U.S. President Donald Trump displays a rendering of his proposed $250 million White House ballroom as he meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House on October 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Trump pitches ballroom as “military center” after appeals court halts construction

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to reporters during a press conference ahead of a vote on the foreign aid package in Washington, DC on April 23, 2024. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

“Suspicious”: McConnell hospital discharge revives conspiracy theories

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Boy George's latest single "We Will Dance Again" was created with artificial intelligence ( Ki Price/WireImage)

Sorry, Boy George. AI can’t even make bad art

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