Wingnuts have a death-grip on Congress: Why Paul Ryan can’t control the House GOP
With budget negotiations on the horizon, the Republicans' right flank is digging in its heels yet again
Thursday, Feb 11, 2016 12:59 PM UTC 0News Paul Ryan, Congress
Sanders' thrilling win dealt Gloria Steinem and old-guard feminist establishment a loss. But it wasn't about sexism
With budget negotiations on the horizon, the Republicans' right flank is digging in its heels yet again
Thursday, Feb 11, 2016 12:59 PM UTC 0Millennials are sick of a status quo that leaves them underpaid and indebted, pollster Stan Greenberg tells Salon
Thursday, Feb 11, 2016 11:00 AM UTC 0The celebrated linguist and philosopher talks Trump, Hillary vs. Bernie and the Democratic Party's rightward shift VIDEO
Thursday, Feb 11, 2016 8:00 AM UTC 0The only things they have in common is they are bad at using combs and they both pronounce it 'yuge,'" he said VIDEO
Thursday, Feb 11, 2016 1:10 PM UTC 0It was in South Carolina that his dad and brother used dirty tricks to defang their rivals. Jeb? Not so much
Thursday, Feb 11, 2016 1:00 PM UTC 0Bill O'Reilly told Colbert this week that Trump/Sanders were same guy with different haircut. Not so, says Bernie VIDEO
Thursday, Feb 11, 2016 12:28 PM UTC 0The real Bernie was over on Colbert, so it was left to Jimmy Fallon to unleash this impression VIDEO
Thursday, Feb 11, 2016 12:24 PM UTC 0SCOTUS' decision against the Clean Power Plan highlights how massively important 2016 is for climate change policy
Thursday, Feb 11, 2016 10:59 AM UTC 0Sanders considers himself secular, yet his overwhelming sense of empathy for the downtrodden is profoundly Jewish
Thursday, Feb 11, 2016 10:58 AM UTC 0Data indicate the basic happiness of a citizenry is unrelated or even inversely proportional to its nation's wealth VIDEO
Thursday, Feb 11, 2016 8:45 AM UTC 0Michigan is making headlines, but the whole country is a ticking time bomb -- one austerity measure from disaster
Thursday, Feb 11, 2016 8:30 AM UTC 0As Jane Mayer reveals, billions are being spent to reeducate the public. We must mobilize now before it's too late
Thursday, Feb 11, 2016 8:15 AM UTC 0"Formation" ignites protest from racists who refuse to see pro-black art and speech as anything but anti-white
Thursday, Feb 11, 2016 12:00 AM UTC 0Brimming with wasted talent and mean-spirited jokes, "Zoolander 2" fails to reignite the old magic
Thursday, Feb 11, 2016 12:00 AM UTC 0Even after his resounding NH win, Sanders still faces an uphill battle to the nomination. And Trump? Not so much
Wednesday, Feb 10, 2016 10:49 PM UTC 0The "Real Time" host penned a scathing essay for The Hollywood Reporter, throwing barbs in all directions
Wednesday, Feb 10, 2016 9:40 PM UTC 0Jeb insisted Trump's hatred of his brother undermined his "conservative" values, whereas Cruz just attacked
Thursday, Feb 11, 2016 1:26 PM UTC 0Rice's mother calls the city's callous actions "harassment"
Thursday, Feb 11, 2016 1:25 PM UTC 0Roy Wood Jr. hitches a ride with GOP-minded voters with Ben Carson bumper stickers -- and discover democracy is fun VIDEO
Thursday, Feb 11, 2016 1:05 PM UTC 0He'll also concede that she may just be "inept" — but clearly, he believes her intent is malicious VIDEO
Thursday, Feb 11, 2016 1:03 PM UTC 0Doctors Without Borders says global immunization system fails millions, while companies make "blockbuster revenues"
Thursday, Feb 11, 2016 12:58 PM UTC 0If you think Bernie on Colbert was good, just wait until you see Marley Dias hit it out of the park on Wilmore VIDEO
Thursday, Feb 11, 2016 12:36 PM UTC 0The father of the jailed leaders of the Oregon occupation was apparently booked on same charges as sons
Thursday, Feb 11, 2016 12:34 PM UTC 0Don't be fooled by the reports gushing that TPP will increase real incomes in the U.S. They don't mean your income
Thursday, Feb 11, 2016 10:57 AM UTC 0Salon speaks to a cognitive scientist about neuroscience research, and music as a universal human activity
Wednesday, Feb 10, 2016 11:59 PM UTC 0Acknowledging someone’s gender identity by using their preferred gender pronoun isn’t “p.c.”--it's about respect
Wednesday, Feb 10, 2016 11:58 PM UTC 0Campaign finance law was already in tatters. But according to expert Richard L. Hasen, it'll soon get even worse
Wednesday, Feb 10, 2016 11:49 PM UTC 0Trump won in dominant fashion and Cruz met expectations as Rubio fell completely apart. This is scary stuff
Wednesday, Feb 10, 2016 10:15 PM UTC 0Salon spoke to Phillips about reprising his role as one of Stars Hollow's distinctive citizens for the TV reunion
Wednesday, Feb 10, 2016 10:04 PM UTC 0The U.S. persistently uses bombs to try to solve the very problems its own bombs created
Wednesday, Feb 10, 2016 9:19 PM UTC 0Giudice profits off wacky anecdotes about her fellow inmates, who get no meaningful visibility in return
Wednesday, Feb 10, 2016 8:55 PM UTC 0Moore got severely ill with pneumonia and clearly feared worst. Now he's trying to save his best film in years
Wednesday, Feb 10, 2016 8:33 PM UTC 0"Let’s keep it on the issues," Sanders implores as he describes to the ladies how he plans to win going forward VIDEO
Wednesday, Feb 10, 2016 8:00 PM UTC 0In theory, Hey! VINA sounds great—but the more I think about it, the less I want algorithms making friends for me
Wednesday, Feb 10, 2016 6:44 PM UTC 0Hillary Clinton is trying to mimic Sanders on issues important to minorities, but her record invites skepticism
Wednesday, Feb 10, 2016 6:40 PM UTC 0One is a Democratic Socialist, the other a xenophobic blowhard—but they've both sent shockwaves through the system
Wednesday, Feb 10, 2016 6:35 PM UTC 0When universities are run like corporations, is it any wonder when CEO-presidents act with an iron fist?
Wednesday, Feb 10, 2016 6:18 PM UTC 0Clinton's performance with female voters in New Hampshire isn't a surprise, and isn't a rejection of feminism
Wednesday, Feb 10, 2016 6:06 PM UTC 0With Trump and Sanders securing huge victories in the Granite State, what comes next?
Wednesday, Feb 10, 2016 6:01 PM UTC 0