Salon.com

The donor class that buys Chicago’s elections is overwhelmingly rich and white — unlike the city

These big donors have a hankering for austerity

Sarah Lazare Monday, May 2, 2016 11:00 PM UTC 0
Social African American, Chicago

The “real” war on women?: Wisconsin lawmaker pushing awful anti-trans bathroom bill supposedly to “protect our women and girls”

This Republican wants Wisconsin to be the new North Carolina—he claims backlash is liberal "bigotry"

Nico Lang Monday, May 2, 2016 10:59 PM UTC 0
Life

The Jayhawks return with “Paging Mr. Proust”: “They’re gonna call me a pompous ass, it’s gonna be fantastic!”

Salon talks to frontman Gary Louris about Prince, David Foster Wallace and why he and Mark Olson will never reunite

Scott Timberg Monday, May 2, 2016 10:58 PM UTC 0
Entertainment alt-country, Country Music

“The Biggest Loser” is a broken fairy tale: Our reality TV obsession with radical transformation needs limits

New research shows drastic measures only make things worse — that doesn't slow down the reality juggernaut

Mary Elizabeth Williams Monday, May 2, 2016 7:47 PM UTC 0
Life Body Wars, Danny Cahill, Diets

Larry Wilmore didn’t “bomb”: His Washington performance was precisely what comedy should be — cutting elites down to size

Wilmore gave us exactly what we needed at the White House Correspondents' dinner by tearing down the D.C. bigwigs

Ben Norton Monday, May 2, 2016 7:27 PM UTC 0
Media Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, CNN

Feed Ramsay Bolton to the dogs already: “Game of Thrones”’ biggest villain should be more interesting than this

HBO's disappointing commitment to violence has kept this frustrating character around for too long already

Sonia Saraiya Monday, May 2, 2016 7:07 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Game of Thrones, HBO, iwan rheon

Ted Cruz is losing ugly: Incoherent flailing and conspiracy theorism in the run-up to Indiana

Ted Cruz is sacrificing every scrap of dignity as his campaign sinks, but for some reason he still can't dump Trump VIDEO

Simon Maloy Monday, May 2, 2016 4:48 PM UTC 0
Elections 2016 Elections

Trump embraces blunt sexism: His supporters love the absurd idea that even the smartest woman isn’t as good as a man

His constant slams on women works with his ardent backers — but it will destroy him in November

Amanda Marcotte Monday, May 2, 2016 4:05 PM UTC 0
Elections Donald Trump, Elections 2016

The dark road to criminalizing pregnancy: Why everyone should care about the “feticide” conviction of Purvi Patel

Purvi Patel was sentenced to 20 years in prison after allegedly inducing an abortion. There's a lot wrong here

Eesha Pandit Monday, May 2, 2016 3:40 PM UTC 0
News Abortion, feticide, purvi patel

Child yells “You suck!” at Ted Cruz during Indiana rally; Cruz suggests boy should be spanked

"In my household, when a child behaves that way they get a spanking," Cruz replied to the young heckler

Michael Garofalo Monday, May 2, 2016 2:39 PM UTC 0
Elections Election 2016, Indiana Primary

“Game Of Thrones” recap: Familiar faces return—and a few depart for good

But as they say in Pyke, what's dead may never die—so we'll have to keep watching to know for sure

Sonia Saraiya Monday, May 2, 2016 12:00 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Editor's Picks, Game of Thrones

5 worst right-wing moments of the week — Carly Fiorina makes America’s collective skin crawl

Ted Cruz's new VP proves she's as creepy as her running mate, while Bristol Palin rushes to defend Curt Schilling

Janet Allon, AlterNet Monday, May 2, 2016 11:40 AM UTC 0
Politics AlterNet, Bristol Palin

“A lot of things that seem simple aren’t so simple”: Seymour Hersh on the untold story of Osama bin Laden killing and the way Washington — and the media — really work

SALON EXCLUSIVE: The great investigative reporter on how he unraveled a counter-narrative of the Bin Laden mystery

Michael Schulson Monday, May 2, 2016 9:59 AM UTC 0
Innovation CIA, Editor's Picks, Mark Bowden

Bernie Sanders is not a sore loser: Our democracy is screwed unless we fix the unfair rules

Frank Bruni is wrong. Talking about reforming our undemocratic election rules is how we make the system stronger

Sophia A. McClennen Monday, May 2, 2016 9:58 AM UTC 0
Innovation Bernie Sanders, Editor's Picks

We must shame dumb Trump fans: The white working class are not victims

It's not smug liberalism to point out Trump backers are low-educated. What's dangerous is to sympathize with them

David Masciotra Saturday, Apr 30, 2016 1:29 PM UTC 0
Business Donald Trump, Editor's Picks

Sam Brownback gutted Kansas: How America’s worst governor and an ultra-conservative ideology wrecked an entire state

GOP zealots, enthralled by a fictitious fantasy of tax cuts and free-market nonsense, turned Kansas upside down

Marcel Harmon Saturday, Apr 30, 2016 10:30 AM UTC 0
Innovation Editor's Picks, Kansas

Hulk Hogan suing Gawker for second time, this time for allegedly leaking audio of his racist tirade

In a recorded conversation in 2007, Hogan was heard making racist remarks about his daughter's black boyfriend

Antoaneta Roussi Monday, May 2, 2016 8:47 PM UTC 0
Social Court, Gawker, hulk hogan, lawsuit

It’s time to get real about the Obama legacy: Why his economic record is much more complicated than either party wants to admit

Republicans deride the president for a largely imagined set of failures. But Democrats are overstating their praise

Conor Lynch Monday, May 2, 2016 7:20 PM UTC 0
News Barack Obama, Dem primary

Heidi Cruz finally responds to allegations that Ted Cruz is the Zodiac Killer

Heidi Cruz says her husband is not the Zodiac Killer

Michael Garofalo Monday, May 2, 2016 7:12 PM UTC 0
Elections Election 2016, Heidi Cruz

Hillary Clinton withholding donations from state parties, report says

Politico reports that less than 1 percent of the $61 million raised so far has gone to state parties

Antoaneta Roussi Monday, May 2, 2016 6:41 PM UTC 0
Elections Bernie Sanders

Rafael Cruz: A vote for my son is a vote “according to the word of God”

"Vote for the candidate that stands on the word of God," Rafael Cruz implored voters in a pitch on his son's behalf VIDEO

Michael Garofalo Monday, May 2, 2016 5:43 PM UTC 0
Elections Election 2016, Rafael Cruz

“Geek culture is home to some of the biggest assholes”: “Ghostbusters” Paul Feig director lashes out at Internet

In their defense, the people who hate the movie after only having seen the trailer -- wait, never mind... VIDEO

Scott Eric Kaufman Monday, May 2, 2016 4:46 PM UTC 0
Media Entertainment, Film, ghostbusters

How does the NRA defend this? At least 23 people have been shot by toddlers so far this year, report says

According to the Washington Post, 18 of the victims were children

Antoaneta Roussi Monday, May 2, 2016 4:10 PM UTC 0
News accidental killings, anti-gun

Radiohead’s vanishing act: Rumored new album could be the anti-technology opus we’ve been waiting for

The English band hates streaming -- and now we want to hear what else they think about digital life

Scott Timberg Monday, May 2, 2016 4:08 PM UTC 0
Entertainment digital culture, Music

Ann Coulter attacks Obama for nominating a woman to lead West Point

You'd think someone so concerned about other people's opinions would factor in how we feel about her

Scott Eric Kaufman Monday, May 2, 2016 3:55 PM UTC 0
Elections Ann Coulter, Barack Obama

Malia Obama’s gap year is a smart choice — and a luxury that many American students can’t afford

The eldest Obama daughter will defer her admission to Harvard for a year, unlike many who must race through college

Erin Coulehan Monday, May 2, 2016 3:26 PM UTC 0
Life College, gap year

“The Little Rascals,” “Sex and the City,” “Home Alone 2″: Donald Trump has made more TV and film appearances than you think

But unsurprisingly, he's only played himself VIDEO

Asha Parker Monday, May 2, 2016 3:00 PM UTC 0
Elections Donald Trump, original video

Amy Schumer owes you nothing: Celebrity selfies aren’t a right — no matter how famous she is

"I was asking you to stop and saying no" sends a pretty clear message—nobody has to agree to play nice with cameras

Mary Elizabeth Williams Monday, May 2, 2016 2:54 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Amy Schumer, Celebrity

Ted Cruz’s last stand: Cruz stumbles awkwardly toward defeat in Indiana, as the Trump juggernaut rolls onward

Cruz's desperation has become increasingly visible since his string of losses last Tuesday.

Sean Illing Monday, May 2, 2016 2:39 PM UTC 0
Elections Donald Trump, Editor's Picks

John Oliver’s message to the cicadas who’ve been asleep for 17 years: You won’t believe what we get away with now!

The HBO host took time from his week off to inform the insects about to plague the US as to what they missed VIDEO

Scott Eric Kaufman Monday, May 2, 2016 2:34 PM UTC 0
Elections Cicadas, HBO, John Oliver

Don’t you dare call it fascism: Andrew Sullivan on why Donald Trump’s ideologically incoherent movement doesn’t even deserve the epithet

At least "fascism had, in some measure, an ideology and occasional coherence that Trump utterly lacks"

Scott Eric Kaufman Monday, May 2, 2016 2:11 PM UTC 0
Elections city politics, Donald Trump