My father’s heartbreaking return to North Korea
My father fled North Korea as a child. When he returned, he found a home he couldn't belong to anymore
Sunday, Jul 2, 2017 7:30 PM EDTLife Editor's Picks, Family
Life Editor's Picks, Family
A "modern-day" horror story
Conservatives demonize the press for being unpatriotic, while worshipping a man who is destroying the presidency
Bob Cesca
Life Editor's Picks, Family
“When you used to say ‘farmer,’ you wouldn’t have me as the picture.”: Urban farming in Sacramento
Fighting back against the food desert one square-foot farming plot at a time, Chanowk Yisrael leads the way
Sunday, Jul 2, 2017 6:30 PM EDTPolitics sacramento
Salon Video
Chris Christie gets the beach to himself after shutting down state government
"That’s because the governor has a residence at Island Beach. Others don’t."
Sunday, Jul 2, 2017 5:56 PM EDTPolitics Chris Christie
WATCH: What we talk about when we talk about millennial pink
Why we’re obsessed with millennial pink — the concept, not the color
Sunday, Jul 2, 2017 5:30 PM EDTVideo Editor's Picks, millennial pink
There is no reason Uber should be a for-profit corporation
In many gig economy companies, workers own everything needed for the company to run. Time to make them into co-ops
Sunday, Jul 2, 2017 4:30 PM EDTPolitics co-operatives
Sony is making vinyl records again and I’m so very, very tired
The music giant is bringing vinyl back, which is great. But, boy, am I tired of all this
Sunday, Jul 2, 2017 3:00 PM EDTTechnology albums, Entertainment, Music
Trump’s media takedown goes meta: President tweets ludicrous WWE video — but why?
President tweets altered wrestling video that shows him taking out CNN. Is this a political strategy? Will it work?
Sunday, Jul 2, 2017 2:01 PM EDTPolitics CNN, Donald Trump
The first glimpse inside a Nazi looted art collection
These works hoarded by Hildebrand Gurlitt, "Hitler's art thief," are merely the tip of the looted art iceberg
Sunday, Jul 2, 2017 2:00 PM EDTAll Salon Art, Art History, art theft
The “keys to the cyber caliphate”: The daring U.S. raid to seize the ISIS personnel database
How U.S. counterterrorism intelligence got their hands on the data that changed the fight against ISIS
Sunday, Jul 2, 2017 1:00 PM EDTPolitics Book excerpts, Books, Iraq, isis
What led to the GOP’s massive health care fail? And what happens next?
This victory could begin to turn the tide — but the right's long war against the welfare state is nowhere near over
Sunday, Jul 2, 2017 12:00 PM EDTPolitics Conservatives
With the help of industry insiders and lobbyists, Scott Pruitt is rapidly changing the EPA
"It amounts to a corporate takeover of the agency, in its decision- and policy-making functions"
Sunday, Jul 2, 2017 7:18 PM EDTPolitics Climate Change, Donald Trump
WATCH: Is there a formula for falling in love with anyone?
The author of "How to Fall in Love with Anyone" talks to Salon about Cinderella myths, intimacy and lasting love
Sunday, Jul 2, 2017 6:00 PM EDTVideo 36 Questions, Arthur Aron
Trump body-slams media, then plans cuts to programs that aid his supporters
Trump's rants against the media may be a vast distraction, while he quietly chips away at social programs
Sunday, Jul 2, 2017 5:45 PM EDTPolitics 2018 budget
“GLOW” wrestles with the particular pain of friendship divorce
As much as the series is about female solidarity, it's also about the sometimes brutal dynamics of friendships
Sunday, Jul 2, 2017 3:30 PM EDTEntertainment alison brie, Divorce
As recycling declines and centers close, the homeless are really screwed
People who redeem recyclables as their source of income are in a difficult situation
Sunday, Jul 2, 2017 12:59 PM EDTSustainability AlterNet, Bottle Bill
Number of fatal shootings by police is expected to reach 1,000 for third year in a row
For the third straight year police officers are expected to fatally shoot 1,000 people across the U.S.
Sunday, Jul 2, 2017 12:05 PM EDTPolitics black lives matter
The defeat of ISIS will not bring the end of terrorism — more likely a new beginning
Although the Islamic State is close to a decisive military defeat, its apocalyptic ideology isn't going anywhere
Sunday, Jul 2, 2017 11:00 AM EDTNews al-baghdadi, Al-Qaida
Why America needs a little more rudeness
Why nobody complains anymore and why that hurts us
Sunday, Jul 2, 2017 10:30 AM EDTMedia Culture, entertaiment, rudeness
Trump Admin Makes Key Decision That Threatens Water Supply of Millions (Video)
Repealing the Clean Water Rule will make it easier for polluters to contaminate the water supply for millions of Am
Monday, Jul 3, 2017 3:58 AM EDTPolitics AlterNet, ecology, Environment
4 tips you need before planning your summer wine vacation
Drink for fun, not out of frustration
Sunday, Jul 2, 2017 11:00 PM EDTSocial Summer, the fresh toast, Travel
The 10 most contaminated foods in your fridge you need to trash right now — and healthier alternatives
Reduce your exposure to harmful chemicals by replacing some of the toxic foods lurking in your fridge
Sunday, Jul 2, 2017 10:00 PM EDTLife AlterNet, contaminated foods
The Petya ransomware attack shows how many people still don’t install software updates
Next time you click "ignore," your cybersecurity might be attacked
Sunday, Jul 2, 2017 9:00 PM EDTTechnology computer hack, Cybersecurity
World’s largest wind turbine would be taller than the Empire State Building
Massive, flexible blades would bend with storm winds like the palm trees that inspired them
Sunday, Jul 2, 2017 8:00 PM EDTInnovation energy project, innovation
A heroin addict’s appeal to President Trump
Countless lives are lost at the hands of America's deadliest drug
Sunday, Jul 2, 2017 5:29 PM EDTPolitics AlterNet, Drug Addiction, Heroin
Climate change will hit poorest the hardest in U.S.
Union County, Florida is a classic example of environmental injustice
Sunday, Jul 2, 2017 1:30 PM EDTSustainability Climate Central, Climate Change
Meet the super-serious Sasquatch chasers of America’s premier Bigfoot conference
For these “citizen scientists” and researchers, Bigfoot is very real
Sunday, Jul 2, 2017 11:59 AM EDTLife Bigfoot, myths, Narratively, Ohio
Egypt’s leader faces a crisis of his own making — one that reveals his nation’s dangerous weakness
Two obscure islands that many Egyptians didn't even know about suddenly threaten President Sisi's regime
Sunday, Jul 2, 2017 10:00 AM EDTNews Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
Elite public schools that rely on entry exams fail the diversity test
How a holistic approach to admissions can improve racial diversity
Sunday, Jul 2, 2017 9:59 AM EDTLife Boston schools, college board
Today’s Republicans have Ronald Reagan all wrong
Reagan was a true "working-class Republican" whose ideals were rooted in the New Deal, not against it
Sunday, Jul 2, 2017 9:00 AM EDTPolitics Book excerpts, Books, GOP
WATCH: Finding the “beauty and love” inside a legendary torturer
"Will" actor Ewen Bremner reveals the passion behind one of English history's greatest villains
Sunday, Jul 2, 2017 8:30 AM EDTEntertainment Catholicism, Ewen Bremner
Despite exposés and embarrassments, hundreds of judges preside in New York without law degrees
A review of the NYS Commission on Judicial Conduct chronicles the costs of a tradition resistant to change
Sunday, Jul 2, 2017 8:29 AM EDTPolitics Government, judicial misconduct
The Russians will be back: America’s election infrastructure is a sitting duck for foreign adversaries
We don't know for sure what happened in 2016. But we know a determined foreign adversary could hack our elections
Sunday, Jul 2, 2017 8:00 AM EDTPolitics 2016 presidential election
Cold War flashback: Media’s flawed coverage of the Trump-Russia story is not helping the left
CNN's terrible week was just the latest example of sloppy, hysterical Russia coverage that only feeds Trump
Sunday, Jul 2, 2017 7:00 AM EDTPolitics CNN, Collusion, James O'Keefe
Autism and the workplace: Adults with autism are the fastest growing group among the neurodiverse workforces
Many of the employment challenges faced by adults with autism reflect the challenges most workers will face
Sunday, Jul 2, 2017 6:30 AM EDTLife Autism, Book excerpts, Books
Hey, Democrats: Quit defending Obamacare! Let’s fix it — by moving toward a single-payer system
Obamacare was a historic accomplishment. But single-payer or a "robust" public option are now achievable goals
Sunday, Jul 2, 2017 6:00 AM EDTPolitics Affordable Care Act
Qatar: Is Trump striking the match for a little war?
America’s much-vaunted checks and balances do not really apply to U.S. foreign policy. That is a big problem
Sunday, Jul 2, 2017 5:59 AM EDTPolitics Donald Trump, Foreign policy
4 ways the Supreme Court could rule on Trump’s travel ban
SCOTUS will review two legal challenges, complicating the court's interpretation
Sunday, Jul 2, 2017 5:58 AM EDTPolitics Donald Trump, Homeland Security
Insect venom shortage stings allergy sufferers this summer
The U.S. is experiencing a shortage of honeybee, hornet and wasp venom extracts
Saturday, Jul 1, 2017 10:00 PM EDTInnovation allergic reaction, Allergies
Iran and the Saudi deflection campaign
Trump has no idea that the principal source of support Salafist terrorists use has Saudi Arabia written all over it
Saturday, Jul 1, 2017 9:00 PM EDTPolitics Donald Trump, Iran, Middle East