WATCH: “The Cook Up: A Crack Rock Memoir” — a year later
Salon's very own D. Watkins discusses his trials and tribulations in the drug game VIDEO
Thursday, Jan 19, 2017 10:00 AM UTC 0D Watkins, D. Watkins
D Watkins, D. Watkins
Weed may help MS symptoms
People with MS using cannabis have greater physical activity levels, strength, speed, and less fatigue
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Thorsten Rudroff, The Conversation
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By freeing Chelsea Manning, Obama saved her life. Many other trans prisoners won’t be so lucky
Manning’s freedom will be a major victory for LGBT rights, but other incarcerated trans people continue to suffer
Thursday, Jan 19, 2017 12:00 AM UTC 0chelsea manning, LGBT
WATCH: The new world of weed: why Cannabis is having a renaissance moment
With cannabis recently legalized in four new states, pot is the new come back kid, and has healing qualities VIDEO
Thursday, Jan 19, 2017 12:00 AM UTC 0brave new weed, Cannabis, Drugs
Separate is never equal: What “Hidden Figures” says about America’s trans bathroom debate
"Hidden figures" portrayal of whites-only NASA facility is visceral reminder of the stakes in trans bathroom debate
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2017 11:59 PM UTC 0Bob Marshall, hidden figures
The Women’s March on Washington is misnamed — we should have called it the People’s March instead
As a proud feminist, I don’t fear alienating men with the name. But progressives need to come together to fight
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2017 11:58 PM UTC 0Donald Trump, Feminism
Here’s one thing Donald Trump could do to get black Americans on his side
Forget meeting Steve Harvey and promising to do better by African-Americans than the Clintons did. This will work
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2017 6:30 PM UTC 0Donald Trump, Race, Racism
Arts, culture are missing in the teaching of Islam
Teaching Islam is often limited to religious practice, but its impact on the arts and culture is seldom discussed
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2017 1:13 PM UTC 0Age of Enlightenment
WATCH: Negin Farsad on being a Pop Tart-loving Muslim American and breaking the Muslim stereotype
"The Secret Life of Muslims" definitely includes breakfast and breaking Muslim stereotypes through comedy VIDEO
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2017 1:00 PM UTC 0Comedy, Muslim Americans
WATCH: New era, new rules — navigating the current age of feminism
Salon Talks: 'financial feminist' Sallie Krawcheck wants women to own their futures VIDEO
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2017 1:00 PM UTC 0Carrie Sheffield, Feminism
What Ben Carson doesn’t understand about “extra rights”: LGBT people aren’t asking for special privileges, just basic equality
Ben Carson thinks extending more public housing benefits to the LGBT community amounts to "special rights"
Tuesday, Jan 17, 2017 11:59 PM UTC 0Ben Carson
“People don’t expect you to be Oprah”: Author Emily McDowell on empathy for amateurs
The co-author of "There Is No Good Card for This" talks about the underrated art of stepping up
Tuesday, Jan 17, 2017 11:58 PM UTC 0Cancer, Emily McDowell
Take a vacation without ruining your work life: 4 tips to enjoy stress-free time off
Time away from the office during the holiday season, or any time of the year really, is a wonderful thing
Tuesday, Jan 17, 2017 10:00 AM UTC 0openwork, OpenWork.org, Stress
WATCH: Relieving stress at work with chair yoga
Salon's Alli Joesph and Dawn Lorentz, found of Self Reboot demonstrate workplace yoga exercises to reduce stress VIDEO
Tuesday, Jan 17, 2017 10:00 AM UTC 0job stress, Mindfulness
Religious freedom: It’s a core American principle, and it doesn’t mean what right-wingers want it to mean
Although the latter-day GOP has tried to pervert this critical idea, it's not about selling cakes to gay couples
Tuesday, Jan 17, 2017 10:00 AM UTC 0Barack Obama
My year with Amy Winehouse: What I learned watching her through paparazzi lenses
As a photo editor at Rolling Stone, I became obsessed with the singer as she broke out and fell apart in public
Tuesday, Jan 17, 2017 12:00 AM UTC 0Amy Winehouse, Celebrity
Muhammad Ali, my father and me
Once, I kissed the man my dad and I would watch fight from his recliner. Here's how I said goodbye to them both
Monday, Jan 16, 2017 11:58 PM UTC 0daughters, Fatherhood, Fathers
I want your blood. No really, your blood is urgently needed
The blood supply chain is extremely vulnerable, because blood is extremely perishable
Monday, Jan 16, 2017 11:53 PM UTC 0American Red Cross
A New Year’s resolution for the Republic: Make average citizens’ opinions matter again
Maybe not predictable, but uncoupling public will and public policy has produced a result that was always possible
Monday, Jan 16, 2017 7:00 PM UTC 0Donald J. Trump
No easy walk to freedom: MLK’s anti-racism crusade needs to be renewed in today’s world
King’s holiday is a reminder that much needs to be done to create a more inclusive global community
Monday, Jan 16, 2017 4:59 PM UTC 0African Politics, Apartheid
WATCH: Superhero movies and shows need more racial diversity
Sheena Howard and Naseed Gifted join Salon's Amanda Marcotte to discuss black representation in comic movies VIDEO
Monday, Jan 16, 2017 10:00 AM UTC 0Comic Books, Luke Cage
From Martin Luther King Jr. to Donald Trump: In many ways, the civil rights hero saw this coming
The painful convergence of Dr. King and President Trump should remind us that the long arc of history bends slowly
Monday, Jan 16, 2017 10:00 AM UTC 0American History, Civil Rights
Canine episodic memory: Your dog remembers more about what you do than you think
Now we know dogs might share some of the rich memories of our lives together
Monday, Jan 16, 2017 9:59 AM UTC 0Canine, dogs, Memory
Love, sex and death: What my fiancé’s death taught me about the afterlife
"He isn't dead, he's right beside me" doesn't go over well, but this isn't grief-induced delirium, it's a full life
Monday, Jan 16, 2017 12:30 AM UTC 0Eben Alexander
Channel your Agape: Why a fractured nation needs to remember MLK’s message of love
King's message demanded that individuals tell their oppressors what they were doing was wrong
Sunday, Jan 15, 2017 10:00 PM UTC 0Civil Rights, diversity
Five-hour workday? Sign us up: 8 people changing the way we work in 2017
Everything from a shortened workday to paid vacation to getting rid of job titles
Sunday, Jan 15, 2017 4:59 PM UTC 0openwork, OpenWork.org, Work
The sort-of Rum Diaries, 2017: Post-Castro Cuba is a crumbling gem with touches of modernity
Post-Castro Cuba is exhausting, crumbling, and lovely; as American tourism boom begins, infrastructure pushes limit
Sunday, Jan 15, 2017 1:00 PM UTC 0Adventure, Castro, cigars
Siri has nothing on us: How do brain cells tell us where we’re going?
New findings provide a more complex profile of the brain’s “internal GPS”
Sunday, Jan 15, 2017 10:58 AM UTC 0Brain, Navigation, Science
City slammed as it declares Monday ‘Great Americans Day’
In Biloxi, Mississippi, city offices are closed for "Great Americans Day" instead of MLK Day, inspiring ire in some
Sunday, Jan 15, 2017 2:15 AM UTC 0Biloxi, From the Wires
I was the kid at the pro-life rally: My long road to understanding “my body, my choice”
Everywhere I looked, I was bombarded with images of death. It took me years to hear what the other side was saying
Sunday, Jan 15, 2017 12:30 AM UTC 0Abortion
Are your children learning? If you teach kindness like MLK, they pick it up
Children emulate what they see and hear: issuing in Trump administration begs for MLK-style kindness and empathy
Saturday, Jan 14, 2017 10:51 PM UTC 0childhood development
Dear men: Here is your engraved invitation to join the Women’s March on Washington
I promise you will still be men if you stand with women — and behind them — at the Women's March on Washington
Saturday, Jan 14, 2017 6:00 PM UTC 0Donald Trump, Feminism
The pursuit of happiness: The American cultural case for a universal basic income
What could we do if we liberated our country from the self-inflicted wounds of the Protestant work ethic?
Saturday, Jan 14, 2017 4:00 PM UTC 0Finland, universal basic income
The best “defence”: On fighting for the good life in Trumplandia
What is a country for? What should a country do? Why do people establish countries in the first place?
Saturday, Jan 14, 2017 2:59 PM UTC 0Declaration of Independence
Megastorms vs. megadroughts: Climate change brings a potentially devastating “atmospheric river” to California
After years of drought, the Golden State is hit by epic storms — and it's just the beginning of climate chaos
Saturday, Jan 14, 2017 2:00 PM UTC 0Atmospheric River, California
WATCH: Don’t give up yet on your New Year’s resolutions!
If you're having a rough January, it's not too late to start again VIDEO
Saturday, Jan 14, 2017 1:00 AM UTC 02017, Dr. Jeffrey Gardere
Obamacare saved my dad’s life — and then he voted for Donald Trump
Children, not parents, are supposed to engage in risky behaviors. But what do we do with parents we can’t control?
Saturday, Jan 14, 2017 12:00 AM UTC 0aca, Affordable Care Act
WATCH: Be a better philanthropist, whatever your budget
Want to be more generous this year? Bloomberg Radio's Charlie Pellett can help VIDEO
Friday, Jan 13, 2017 10:00 AM UTC 0Charity, Charlie Pellett
Goodbye, age of great expectations: We know how America got here, but where does it go now?
In the present day, there is no vision to which Americans collectively adhere
Friday, Jan 13, 2017 9:00 AM UTC 0Cold War, Democracy, Donald Trump
Tiny sparks are all around us: How to harness, benefit from static electricity
Static electricity is a curiosity and a nuisance — but it’s also proven to be important for our everyday lives
Friday, Jan 13, 2017 8:58 AM UTC 0Electricity, Physics
Unlocking the key to addiction: Scientists have made a significant discovery about our brains and cravings
A new study found traces of a protein linked to addiction in the brain after death
Thursday, Jan 12, 2017 11:58 PM UTC 0addiction, Drug abuse