Zacharia too incompetent even for Trump
Trump fired his latest White House press secretary after less than a week on the job
Kate Berlant’s great American clown show
Berlant's brilliant HBO special, "Parmesan," positions her among history's great comics
Why did we give Elon Musk so much power?
The filmmaker tells Salon his documentary reveals as much about us as the world’s richest man
Katie Zacharia lasted just five days
UPDATED: After half a "Scaramucci," Trump has had enough of his hapless new White House press secretary
The real reason MAGA fears Ilhan Omar
Trump is reviving his Obama-era birther conspiracy, this time targeting the Minnesota Democrat
MAGA just wants to watch people die
Every Trump policy comes with a body count. Is that the point?
Election deniers urge Trump: go extreme
A vocal group of activists has Trump’s ear, but it remains unclear how the president will respond
Talarico hoax buried Paxton’s scandal
Right-wing influencers pushed fake Talarico rumors, while report on Paxton donors disappeared
YouTubers win NFL broadcast rights
CayoTV is streaming 18 NFL games this season on YouTube, with creator commentary in Spanish.
The internet isn't dead. It's even worse
Ukraine didn't knock out Russia's digital troll army, but the attacks say a lot about our fears of being online
Democrats' key to midterm victory
The party is successfully linking kitchen table issues to Donald Trump's corruption
Kelly Clarkson is nobody's idol
A fight with Brooklyn small business Art of Play reveals the dark side of celebrity worship
Paxton fans Talarico conspiracy theory
Talarico was recovering from flu. Paxton supporters said the Democrat was being treated for mental illness
Elvis Costello’s debut still hits hard
Nearly 50 years later, "My Aim Is True" captures the restless genius of an artist in motion
Your pity laugh built Shane Gillis
"Saturday Night Live" has something for everyone. Women just never seem to make the list
Why the GOP needs a 'secret vegan'
Trump and Paxton have turned a false claim about his diet into a masculinity test. Why does eating meat matter?
Trump's QAnon hire shows his desperation
Like presidential aide Natalie Harp, Katie Zacharia treats Trump less like a boss and more like a savior
The biggest Republican lie
For 50 years, the GOP has told Americans they are better on the economy. That was never true
Officials urge get ballots in pronto
Belt-tightening mail delivery measures could lead to more ballots being rejected
Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with cancer
It follows the first major medical procedure of the pope’s tenure
What remains after everything changes
An excerpt from Kristen Millares Young’s "Desire Lines" on marriage, motherhood and renewal
MAGA's classical cover story
The Trump administration keeps borrowing ancient prestige to make its brutality look noble
Who really controls Greg Abbott?
The Texas governor’s war on public schools is bankrolled by donors who want a Christian state
America’s final annexation
The country's approach to territorial expansion has changed since it acquired the Northern Mariana Islands in 1986