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Troy Farah

Troy Farah (John Haas)
Email: tfarah@salon.com
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Troy Farah is Salon’s national affairs editor, specializing in coverage of the planet and public health. Previously he served as the science and health editor. His reporting has appeared in Scientific American, STAT News, Undark, VICE and others. He co-hosts the drug policy and science podcast Narcotica. He has a strong interest in reality, consciousness, existence, nature, science and not being a jerk about it. He is the secretary of the Illinois Native Plant Society — QC chapter. His website is troyfarah.com and can be found on Blue Sky.

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Risk of nuclear catastrophe is worse than ever. We can change that

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The best albums of the year (so far): Music to stop the doomscrolling

Hanh Nguyen, Natalie Moore, Troy Farah, Garrett Owen, Jason Kyle Howard, Francesca Giangiulio, Coleman Spilde, Joy Saha, Melanie McFarland
A health worker, wearing single-use protective clothing and a surgical cap, stands at a checkpoint where she oversees hand washing and temperature screening for all visitors and patients entering Kyeshero Hospital, as part of Ebola prevention measures in Goma on May 18, 2026. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP via Getty Images)

Ebola and hantavirus reveal US as a major threat to global health

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The first passengers from the MV Hondius depart for Tenerife Airport aboard a Spanish Military Emergency Unit bus, escorted by a member of Spainâs External Health Service, after disembarking at Granadilla Port in Tenerife, Canary Islands, on May 10, 2026. (Photo by Andres Gutierrez/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Hantavirus is a warning. The Trump admin isn’t listening

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“When it finally happens”: The weaponization of euphemism in MAGA’s shadow

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A Congolese Army soldier holds a baby chimpanzee while manning a checkpoint in the entrance to the provincial capital of Goma, Congo on November 6, 2008. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images)

Is war central to human nature? Chimps can’t tell us everything

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Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, during the Artemis II crew’s flyby of the Moon. (Image Credit: NASA)

How to love the moon mission without guilt

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Elon Musk on stage before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY on Sunday, October 27, 2024. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Maybe it’s time to give Elon Musk control of the sun

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So is this World War III? The term doesn’t mean anything, and that’s a problem

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A dark smoke cloud engulfs destroyed vehicles near an ongoing fire following an overnight airstrike on the Shahran oil refinery in northwestern Tehran on March 8, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

Climate change is the latest weapon in warfare. Trump is indulging it

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Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and President Donald Trump at the White House, Feb. 13, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images))

Trump’s risky public health charade rings hollow

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President Donald Trump holds a chart as he delivers remarks on "reciprocal" tariffs during an event in the Rose Garden entitled "Make America Wealthy Again" at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 2, 2025. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariffs

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USA border, surveillance camera, barbed wire and USA flag, concept picture (Getty Images/Alxey Pnferov)

Big Tech still dreams of mass surveillance — now people are pushing back

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Venerable Bhikkhu Pannakara is seen during the Walk for Peace closing ceremony in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC on February 11, 2026. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Buddhist monks vs. Trump’s fake “Board of Peace”

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Happy Birthday, Wikipedia: We need you now more than ever

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Trump’s war on the climate demands resistance

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Lena Headey as Fiona Nolan in "The Abandons" (MATTHIAS CLAMER/Netflix)

10 culture comforts to beat the post-holiday blues

Kelly McClure, Erin Keane, Andi Zeisler, Natalie Moore, Troy Farah, Jason Kyle Howard, Hanh Nguyen
Paris, France - March 10, 2013: Old black and white and sepia photos at flea market. There are more than 20 flea markets in Paris.

Gen Z does not exist: Why phony generational labels fail us

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Luigi Mangione appears with his lawyers for a suppression-of-evidence hearing in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan Criminal Court on Dec. 8, 2025, in New York City. (Sarah Yenesel - Pool/Getty Images)

A year after Luigi Mangione’s arrest, health care is even worse

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RFK Jr.’s individualist rhetoric hides a deeper public health threat

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SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - SEPTEMBER 24: Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Johnny Mercer Theatre on September 24, 2024 in Savannah, Georgia. The former president spoke to attendees on various plans including the tax code, U.S. manufacturing, and future economic opportunities if reelected a second term. Trump continues campaigning around the country ahead of the November 5 presidential election. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Trump’s Georgia election interference case won’t be pursued by new prosecutor

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Trump’s greatest crime is practically invisible

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Donald Trump doesn’t understand the drug war he’s fighting

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United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk holds a press conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on June 26, 2025. (Photo by Krishan Kariyawasam/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

“No justification”: UN human rights chief condemns “unacceptable” strikes on alleged drug boats

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