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Margo Price (Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Images)

Margo Price's fury meets the moment

Margo Price's fury meets the moment

Price reflects on reviving songs by Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan and Blaze Foley for "Days of Unrest"

Crackers (Ashlie Stevens )

Start the party with crackers

Ashlie D. Stevens

Start the party with crackers

Ashlie D. Stevens

Spiced Saltines, savory Ritz granola and cacio e pepe oyster crackers make the case.

President Donald Trump at the 2026 NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

NATO’s summit of love that wasn't

Heather Digby Parton

From threats against Greenland to verbal gaffes, Donald Trump's behavior in Ankara raises tensions — and concerns

Protestors hold signs during a press conference inside the rotunda of the Missouri State Capitol Building on September 10, 2025 in Jefferson City, Missouri. Activists and concerned voters descended on the Missouri Capitol to protest the current plan on redistricting maps ahead of the midterm elections. (Photo by (Michael Thomas/Getty Images)

Trump’s slow dismantling of elections

Chauncey DeVega

The administration has shifted from a shock-and-awe strategy to a patient, grinding war on American democracy

FEATURED

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel listens as Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a news conference at the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice building on July 01, 2026. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images)

Graham death sparks conspiracy theories

The FBI director’s social media post stokes MAGA’s speculation

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., died on July 11, 2026. (Tom Brenner/Getty Images)

There were two Lindsey Grahams

Jason Kyle Howard

The late South Carolina senator was a master at compartmentalization and denial

Technology overload (sorbetto/Getty Images)

It's time to reclaim the Luddite

Big Tech looted our attention. Getting it back means rethinking the world offline

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

New DHS boss, same old lies

Amanda Marcotte

A fatal ICE shooting in Houston shows Markwayne Mullin is just a male Kristi Noem

Taylor Swift's wedding proves AOC right: There are no good billionaires

Taylor Swift shows: no good billionaires

Amanda Marcotte

The pop star built an empire on relatability until she became part of the ultra-rich

What a subway ride with white supremacists taught me about America

My subway ride with white supremacists

Surrounded by masked Patriot Front members on the DC Metro, I considered what it means to be an American

Wall Street wants to change the rules for your 401(k)

Wall Street wants to change 401(k) rules

Paul Kiel - ProPublica

It could put your retirement at risk.

We’re mature enough to reconsider “Little House on the Prairie"

We can handle a grown-up "Little House"

Melanie McFarland

A new adaptation of the beloved tales maintains the frontier fantasy while looking at who really pays for progress

"Where's Mitch McConnell?" mystery exposes media failures

"Where's Mitch?" exposes media failures

The lack of hard news about the Kentucky senator's condition shows the sad state of contemporary journalism

The sex ed icon who won't go quietly

The sex ed icon who won't go quietly

In "Bang My Box: The Robin Byrd Story," the sex-positive cable TV siren makes the case for aging loudly and proudly

NEWS & POLITICS

Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) (GREG NASH/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Maine Senate race may pivot on abortion

Shefali Luthra, Grace Panetta - The 19th

Democrats say Collins' actions undermine her stated support for reproductive rights

President Donald Trump (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Judge: Trump's IRS settlement was sham

Judge Kathleen Williams said that the case flouted constitutional restrictions against self-dealing

A woman prays during a candlelight vigil for Haitians living in the US under the TPS immigration program in Miami, Florida on February 3, 2026. (Photo by Giorgio Viera / AFP via Getty Images)

Haitians migrants get brief reprieve

Tatyana Tandanpolie

USCIS extended work authorizations for Haitian TPS holders as fight plays out in court

An ICE patch and badge are seen on a Department of Homeland Security agent on January 22, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Jim Watson - Pool/Getty Images)

ICE involved in another fatal shooting

The Biddeford shooting comes just a week after a Texas man was killed by ICE officers

Secretary of State Marco Rubio (Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

Marco Rubio's far-left terrorism crusade

Heather Digby Parton

Marco Rubio's far-left terrorism crusade

Heather Digby Parton

Often seen as the administration's sole adult, the secretary's actions are an alarming sign for the post-Trump GOP

President Donald Trump (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump's economic war on Black America

Chauncey DeVega

The president says he loves “my African Americans." His policies tell a different story

My subway ride with white supremacists

Surrounded by masked Patriot Front members on the DC Metro, I considered what it means to be an American

Platner was "electable" until he wasn't

Grace Panetta - The 19th

Graham Platner's implosion shows difference between masculinity and electability

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GTA VI casts a shadow over gaming

GTA VI casts a shadow over gaming

The most anticipated release in gaming history could set the tone for a troubled industry

Miles Gutierrez-Riley as Otto, John Slattery as himself, Ben Wang as Caleb, Ken Marino as Vincent and Zoey Deutch as Gail Daughtry in "Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass" (Sony Pictures Classics)

"Gail Daughtry" is absurdism done right

David Wain's surreal spin on "The Wizard of Oz" is full of high-concept, laugh-a-minute bits when we need them most

We can handle a grown-up "Little House"

Melanie McFarland

A new adaptation of the beloved tales maintains the frontier fantasy while looking at who really pays for progress

The sex ed icon who won't go quietly

In "Bang My Box: The Robin Byrd Story," the sex-positive cable TV siren makes the case for aging loudly and proudly

Matt Damon as Odysseus in "The Odyssey" (Universal Pictures)

Damon: We won't see another "Odyssey"

The actor said movies like Christopher Nolan's upcoming epic were a casualty of studios' "risk aversion"

Laurel Near as the Lady in the Radiator in David Lynch's "Eraserhead" (AFI)

Xiu Xiu channels the sound of Eraserhead

Keeping the music of David Lynch alive, Jamie Stewart's new tribute album puts us back in the radiator

Singer Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs attend Game Three between the New York Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals on May 23, 2026. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

Taylor, Travis and the cone of silence

Fans and haters alike are flummoxed by the pop star’s insistence on post-nuptial privacy

Connor Storrie as Ilya Rozanov and Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander in "Heated Rivalry" (Sabrina Lantos/HBO Max)

Why the Emmys snubbed your favorite show

Melanie McFarland

Major industry award pageants rarely take our feelings into account, but Emmy voters are predictable in some ways

Apple pies sit on a table before a news conference with Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., on Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus' removal from the "American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act" of a provision that would require the disclosure of hidden 401(k) fees. Miller was sending the apple pies to the Senate panel's members, each one missing a piece to symbolize "Wall Street's cut." (Photo by Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images)

Wall Street wants to change 401(k) rules

Paul Kiel - ProPublica

It could put your retirement at risk.

An influencer doing her thing (Francesco Carta fotografo/Getty Images)

The trademark wars of influencer culture

From "Hot Girl Walk" to "Hot Girls Read," girlboss creators are weaponizing trademark law

Summerween (AntonioSolano/Getty Images)

Is Summerween really a thing?

How a one-off gag from a cult-favorite Disney cartoon became a case study of year-round holiday consumerism

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speaks at a weekly press conference at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on July 11, 2024. (Allison Robbert/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

House money exchanges shape who wins

Mayank Kejriwal - The Conversation

Some of the most revealing money moves happen inside Congress itself

Bowlers compete in the 122nd USBC Open Championships in Reno (Megan Varner/Getty Images)

How private equity destroyed bowling

How private equity destroyed bowling

A class-action suit against Lucky Strike Entertainment is a sad coda to the end of bowling

Kylie Jenner (Dia Dipasupil/FilmMagic/Getty Images)

Kylie Jenner can't redeem AI glasses

Meta recruited a celebrity to make smart glasses feel safe for women. They aren't

Unaffordable affordable housing

Tony Schick - ProPublica

A $15 billion federal tax credit helps developers build homes that are no cheaper than the market rate

How “freeze the rent” really works

Even with Mamdani in the mayor's office, tenants aren’t taking a rent freeze for granted

SCIENCE & HEALTH

MAHA's diarrhea outbreak problem

A rash of cyclospora infections is sending thousands to the bathroom. Experts say this was all predictable

Half of Americans in extreme heat zone

Dangerous heat dome disrupts American celebrations in Midwest and East Coast with travel delays and health problems

The price of Trump's anti-science agenda

From measles to screwworm, Americans keep paying the cost of the admin's war on science

Trump: Cognitive tests prove he's smart

Doctors say MoCA is screening tool for cognitive impairment, not intelligence test, despite Trump’s intellect claim

How to pop the AI bubble

Cory Doctorow argues AI dominance is not inevitable. How we fight back matters

The current Ebola epidemic in the DRC is caused by the Bundibugyo virus for which there are no approved vaccines. (Photo by Michel Lunanga/Getty Images)

Trump cuts to global health hit home

Trump cuts to global health hit home

Politicized public health agencies also make it harder to hold officials accountable

In light of many female reproductive health restrictions, there is good news for the 15% of women diagnosed with PCOS (now PMOS). The name change will help with this often underdiagnosed health issue and hopefully lead to better and earlier treatment. (Mohamad Faizal Bin Ramli / Getty Images)

PCOS becomes PMOS

This change to this common reproductive health issue could lead to better and earlier treatment for 15% of women.

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Can we ever get rid of nuclear weapons?

Editor of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists says the doomsday threat is real — but human goodness will win out

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Ingredients for BLT-inspired Chilled Noodles (Illustration by Salon / Getty Images / Cappi Thompson / Etienne voss / Allen Chen / amakara / Savany )

Chilled noodles, BLT-style

Ashlie D. Stevens

Chilled noodles, BLT-style

Ashlie D. Stevens

Tomato, soy, bacon and crisp greens turn rice noodles into a cool, savory summer lunch

Your freezer wants to be hot

Ashlie D. Stevens

Why do we romanticize the pantry, but not the freezer?

The creamiest lemon pasta salad

Ashlie D. Stevens

Whipped cottage cheese gives this sunny summer salad protein paired with plenty of fresh citrus

Taco Bell won't serve these 4 toppings

The fast-food chain doesn't want customers to suffer from watery diarrhea and explosive bowel movements

Olive brine deserves better

Francesca Giangiulio

From pasta to focaccia, here are 7 dishes that benefit from the dirty martini treatment

How to make summer feel like a feast

Chaya Milchtein

From smoked duck to matcha bars, these tested ideas make outdoor cooking feel generous, social and celebratory

Food TV loves disguises (Deagreez / Getty Images)

Why food TV keeps going undercover

Ashlie D. Stevens

From Ruth Reichl’s wigs to Gordon Ramsay’s prosthetics, TV keeps returning to the fantasy of the disguised diner

Green Goddess dressing ingredients (by vesi_127 / Getty Images)

Green Goddess gets pickled

Ashlie D. Stevens

A splash of dill pickle brine wakes up the herbs in this creamy, crunchy macaroni salad

An illustration of a solo traveler in front of a cruise ship with images of older passengers (Photo illustration by Salon / Getty Images / Lisa-Blue / Horsche / SOPA Images / RgStudio)

My awkward adventure on a seniors cruise

On my solo research trip I ended up isolated, injured and curious about the men paid to charm older women at sea

Woman holding a bisexual pride flag (Getty Images/Wirestock)

What I wish I'd known about bisexuality

I'm not straight, but I appear that way to the world. Visibility and belonging can be a struggle

The Wizard of Oz | Tornado (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Silver Screen Collection)

My lifelong fascination with tornadoes

Gabriella Ferrigine

Am I a bad person for being so enamored with these destructive windstorms? It's complicated

Author hiking the Camino de Santiago (Photo provided by Ginny Bartolone)

My (unexpectedly) feminist pilgrimage

Ginny Bartolone

I hadn't planned on walking 500 miles in Spain just to escape sexist assumptions, but it turned out to be a bonus

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