"South Park" saw our food fights coming For decades, the show has skewered the systems that turn eating into bureaucracy, branding and culture war Salon · Sep 18
America, this is who we are. Now vote Despite the corruption and debasement of the Trump years, this election offers a fresh start Salon · Sep 18
How Kash’s attack dog act helps Trump The FBI director’s testimony is part of a larger MAGA strategy to sow cynicism Salon · Sep 18
Johnson is the GOP's top scaredy-cat Facing an impeachment vote on Pete Hegseth, Johnson fled Washington. We should have seen it coming Salon · Sep 18
Dems in Texas are truly competitive Democrat James Talarico is consistently leading in the polls over Ken Paxton, which is unheard of in recent decades Salon · Sep 18
Tom Cruise wants the last word In his not-so-wide-ranging GQ profile, Cruise stays convincingly on-message Salon · Sep 17
The men who think actresses owe them Jeff Sneider's threats against Inde Navarrette fit a decades-old pattern in entertainment media Salon · Sep 17
Mitch is back and it’s terrifying McConnell returns from three-month absence, to DC's surprise. But many questions remain Salon · Sep 17
Don Jr.'s wedding, a corruption story ProPublica reveals that a Russian oligarch paid for Bahama nuptials. Right-wing media is silent Salon · Sep 17
Trump says he's respected. World says no America's global reputation is in tatters. That's not all Trump's fault, but he sure made it worse Salon · Sep 17
Suing Ken Paxton over abortion access The case argues that Texas’ near-total abortion ban violates the state and U.S. constitutions Salon · Sep 17
Sheeran's a coward: Can you blame him? The Macklemore-Kraft saga on his stadium tour shows the thin line artists walk Salon · Sep 16
Bourdain couldn't quit the kitchen Reissued this summer alongside the "Tony" movie, his crime novels prove some habits stick Salon · Sep 16
Sydney Sweeney has no endgame The actress' racy ads for the sports betting site Novig leave her career trajectory in peril Salon · Sep 16
Salon · Sep 16 White House is terrified of Trump videos Natalie Harp’s enormous bag and unflattering photos of Trump's rear end fuel attacks on a reporter
Salon · Sep 16 Are we in the AI end times? Anxiety over the dangers of artificial "intelligence" says more about human nature than about the machines
Salon · Sep 16 Trump’s Arctic adviser's Russia ties Thomas Dans has backed taking over Greenland and advocated reestablishing ties with Russia, where he has business
Salon · Sep 15 Massie aims to impeach Hegseth over Iran Though the move is not expected to succeed, it could have broad impact on the upcoming elections
Salon · Sep 15 Hide your vegetables. You're an adult Put cheese on the broccoli. Hide zucchini in brownies. You’re still eating the vegetables — and that counts
Salon · Sep 15 Jasmine Crockett praises Chris Brown We're breaking down why people online are mad at the Texas Democrat
Salon · Sep 15 SCOTUS blocks Trump's mail voting attack The Supreme Court ruling marked the culmination of a frenzied, monthslong legal battle
Salon · Sep 15 The Emmy crimes of Mariska Hargitay In award shows, making a notoriously boring telecast worse is considered especially heinous
Salon · Sep 15 Trump's made man fails to get indictment Joseph diGenova's abrupt resignation shows there is no "grand conspiracy"
Salon · Sep 15 Why Disney let Ted Cruz hijack "GameDay" ESPN sacrificed its signature show to save Disney's broadcast empire
Salon · Sep 15 Trump's Irish golf weekend causes uproar Irish unification would be "fantastic," Trump says. Nobody asked, and nobody's thrilled