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Getty/Shutterstock/Salon Some Illinois lawmakers are proposing that schools receive extra funding to replace law enforcement in schools with mental health services — a direct rebuke to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, President Donald Trump and other […]
Getty/Saul Loeb/AMC/Frank Ockenfels 3 The hit TV series "Breaking Bad" came to a close in September 2013, but Fox News star Sean Hannity may just make it great again. That's because several Twitter users suggested yesterday that […]
Getty/Kena Betancur A new poll reveals that Republicans are improving in their chances against Democrats on generic ballots for the 2018 midterm elections — although that, in its own right, may not be cause for […]
Getty/ismagilov "I don't want the last thing I see to be a pile of old Wired magazines," Jessica said. Down from the bookcase and into the recycling they went. I had known what we […]
Getty/Mark Wilson/AP/Jordan Strauss In the past week alone, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Díaz bravely and publicly reckoned with his childhood sexual assault and subsequent battles with mental health issues; pop icon Mariah Carey revealed […]
Getty/Frederick M. Brown/AP/Evan Vucci Stephen Colbert made a golden joke as he briefed his "Late Show" audience on the new developments surrounding the so-called "pee tape" that allegedly features the president of the United States and prostitutes in a Moscow hotel room on Thursday night. In […]
AP/Jeff Roberson Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is facing calls for his resignation from members of both parties as more horrifying details come to light about the sexual misconduct accusations against him. A St. Louis […]
AP/Andrew Harnik During a marathon five-hour Senate hearing on Tuesday, Facebook Founder and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg frequently expressed regret for various company failures, such as allowing Russian propaganda and fake news stories to […]
AP/Richard Shotwell/Getty/Saul Loeb The exhausting and vicious week-long war of words between Sean Hannity and Jimmy Kimmel almost came to an end Monday night — until the Fox News star threatened the late-night host. Hannity's vow to […]
Rick Snyder (Credit: AP/Carlos Osorio) The GOP’s attitude towards Flint, Michigan’s water crisis goes a little something like this: Move along, there’s nothing more to see here. On Friday the state’s Republican Governor Rick […]
President Donald Trump pauses during a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, March 20, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/ (Credit: AP/Evan Vucci) Sunday […]
Sometimes taking notes the classic way is the best — but why settle for a standard notebook, when you could use one that lets you explore the mystery of the moon? This LUNAR AR Notebook lets […]
Project managers are usually the brains behind the operation: the ones helping coordinate team tasks and communication so that projects are completed successfully, on-budget and in time. The Official Six Sigma Training & Certification Bundle enables […]
(Credit: AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra) Last Friday was an important day for Christians and Jews around the world. For Christians, it was Good Friday, the day that commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus; and for […]
Scott Pruitt (Credit: Getty/Saul Loeb) Scott Pruitt, President Trump’s embattled EPA administrator, finds himself under attack this week after news broke that he had rented a Washington townhouse at below-market rates from the wife […]
“Black Panther” (Credit: Disney/Marvel Studios) Civil rights activist Marian Wright Edelman famously said, “It’s hard to be what you can’t see.” It’s a refrain used often by those of us lobbying for greater representation […]
Ted Cruz; Beto O’Rourke (Credit: Getty/Jim Watson/AP/LM Otero) Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has become one of the Senate’s most prominent figures in his first term. Meanwhile, his short career marked by a series of high profile […]
(Credit: Gillian Jones/The Berkshire Eagle via AP) The city of Boston made news in March for receiving four nor’easters in just three weeks. The storms led to piles of snow and coastal flooding. While hurricanes […]
(Credit: Getty/Marjan_Apostolovic) The following excerpt for Susan Senator’s revised and updated edition of Autism Adulthood explores the all-too-familiar case today of caring for adults with autism. In the following passage, Susan recounts her own […]
While most wireless over-ear headphones are convenient, they often lack the battery life and audio quality to make them as enjoyable as they could be. These TREBLAB Z2 Wireless Noise-Cancelling Headphones are just the opposite: they’re […]
Teachers hold signs at a rally in Charleston, W.Va., Feb. 26, 2018. (Credit: AP/John Raby) Teacher protests are sweeping the country as America’s educators fight back against political systems that saddle them with inadequate […]
Jeb Bush (Credit: AP/Andrew Harnik) Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush took a few jabs at President Donald Trump during a lecture this week at Yale University, telling the crowd that, unlike The Donald, he gets to go […]
Roseanne Barr on “Roseanne” (Credit: ABC/Adam Rose) President Donald Trump took the time to call Roseanne Barr and congratulate her for the extremely high ratings garnered by the revival of her classic sitcom “Roseanne” […]
(Credit: Reuters/Rick Wilking/Getty/David McNew/Photo montage by Salon) Having failed to receive the border wall funding that he wanted in the omnibus spending bill, President Donald Trump is now suggesting that the wall be funded […]
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (Credit: AP/J. Scott Applewhite) While Democrats have managed some surprise special election victories in Alabama, Pennsylvania, and elsewhere over the past few months, there […]
Jay Sekulow (Credit: AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) As President Donald Trump’s troubles finding a top-level attorney to represent him in his dealings with Department of Justice special counsel Robert Mueller continue, right-wing religious lawyer Jaw Sekulow […]
Members of ACT-UP march in New York’s annual Gay Pride Parade, June 25, 1990. (Credit: AP/Joseph F. Major) The United States is not the only nation wrestling with opioid addiction. It is, however, one […]
(Credit: AP/Getty/Salon) This column originally appeared at Fair.org. It is reprinted at Salon with permission. The murder of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on February 14 has sparked […]
(Credit: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) President Donald Trump may be preparing to not only fire his chief of staff John Kelly but eliminate the position entirely. This revelation comes from a report by Gabriel Sherman […]
(Credit: Getty/CherriesJD) Carl Nett, a GOP candidate running for secretary of state in Kentucky, has apologized after suggesting he would shoot a Democratic congressman who touted his poor rating from the National Rifle Association […]
Donald Trump; Jeff Flake (Credit: Getty/Mandel Ngan/Win McNamee) Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., is the latest notable GOP lawmaker to express support for impeachment proceedings if President Donald Trump were to fire Robert Mueller, the […]
Charles Djou (Credit: AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Charles Djou, a Hawaii Republican who briefly served as a congressman from that state’s 1st congressional district, has announced that he is leaving the Republican Party because President […]
(Credit: Getty/digitalskillet) The two plagues on America continue to be racial and income inequality. And a new report is showing that both tend to be linked very closely. Black boys earn far less in […]
(Credit: Shutterstock) Students across the country are fighting back against the NRA’s grip on American politics. Beyond Parkland, Florida, young people are staging walkouts and preparing for the upcoming March for Our Lives, which is expected […]
Young couple embracing in bed asleep One in 3 American adults do not get enough sleep. Sexual issues are also common, with as many as 45 percent of women and 31 percent of men […]
Young couple embracing in bed asleep One in 3 American adults do not get enough sleep. Sexual issues are also common, with as many as 45 percent of women and 31 percent of men […]
Nurse Kim Gates draws blood from Heidi Wyandt, 27, at the Altoona Center for Clinical Research in Altoona, Pa., on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, where Wyandt is helping test an experimental non-opioid pain medication […]
Louise Slaughter (Credit: AP/J. Scott Applewhite) Rep. Louise M. Slaughter, who spent more than 30 years in Congress, died Friday. The New York Democrat was hospitalized after a fall last week near her Washington […]
Jared Kushner (Credit: Getty/Mandel Ngan) White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner is tied to a real estate deal that has raised concerns about his family’s business and is just the latest instance of the potential conflict […]
Conor Lamb (Credit: Getty/Drew Angerer) Conor Lamb, the just-declared Democratic winner of a special congressional election in Pennsylvania’s 18th congressional district, was a particularly strong candidate, picking off a deep red district for the […]
Hillary Clinton (Credit: Getty/Jamie McCarthy) Hillary Clinton has a new reason why she lost the 2016 presidential election — and it’s insulting a good part of the U.S. The failed 2016 Democratic candidate delivered […]
Hillary Clinton (Credit: Getty/Jamie McCarthy) Hillary Clinton has a new reason why she lost the 2016 presidential election — and it’s insulting a good part of the U.S. The failed 2016 Democratic candidate delivered […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin (Credit: Getty/Alexey Nikolsky) Denying any involvement with the 2016 U.S. election, Russian President Vladimir Putin has come under fire after suggesting any alleged meddling could have been carried out by […]
(Credit: AP) Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., a prominent critic of President Donald Trump, didn’t exactly endorse the president’s recent decision to impose new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, but she did express that […]
Stormy Daniels; Donald Trump; Kim Jong-un (Credit: Getty/AP/Salon) If Donald Trump had been sent to Earth by a malicious deity to expose human hypocrisy in its many forms, like a trickster demon out of […]
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy (Credit: Getty/Chip Somodevilla) If Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., is to be believed, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy will retire this summer. And that means that the midterm […]
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Credit: Getty/Alex Wong) An expert pollster has some bad news for Republicans: His latest calculations have caused him to shift more than two dozen House races closer to the Democratic side […]
Ted Cruz (Credit: Getty/Jim Watson) Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, dished out the first attack against his Democratic opponent in his upcoming bid for reelection by targeting his opponent’s name, and in the process, seemingly […]
Ted Cruz (Credit: Getty/Jim Watson) Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, dished out the first attack against his Democratic opponent in his upcoming bid for reelection by targeting his opponent’s name, and in the process, seemingly […]
(Credit: Getty/Justin Sullivan) Two senior political appointees at the Environmental Protection Agency were permitted by the agency’s ethics office to receive outside income, despite their full-time jobs in President Donald Trump’s administration. One of the […]
Dr. Ben Carson is sworn in as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Credit: AP/Olivier Douliery) Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson is a timid outlier in President Donald Trump’s administration, who, […]
FILE – This Feb. 2, 2015, file photo, depicts a part of a U.S. $100 bill. The federal government is borrowing about one out of seven dollars it spends and steadily piling up debt […]
Stefan Konarske and August Diehl in “The Young Karl Marx” (Credit: Berlin International Film Festival/Kris Dewitte) Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels play chess, engage in political debate and drink — a lot. After Marx […]
Jimmy Kimmel participates in the “90th Oscars” panel (Credit: AP/Richard Shotwell) With the Academy Awards just days away, host Jimmy Kimmel is ready. He’s had an entire year to prepare for this job, and yet, Kimmel […]