Salonflipped into News & PoliticsDonald Trump The war on words in Donald Trump’s White HouseSalon - Karen J. GreenbergThese days, witnessing the administration’s never-ending cruelty at the border, the shenanigans of a White House caught red-handed in attempted bribery in Ukraine, and the disarray of this country’s foreign
Salonflipped into News & PoliticsDonald Trump Mike Pompeo, secretary of nothing: Unlike Bill Taylor, he's a disgrace to West PointSalon - Lucian K. Truscott IVWhat a week for Mike, huh? He went to bed in Brussels on Tuesday night and woke up lodged under the bus after Gordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador to the EU, threw him under on Wednesday. Then he had to lie
Salonflipped into News & PoliticsPolitics Trump, the ImpostorSalon - César ChelalaPresident Donald Trump at the White House, Oct. 24, 2019. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Victor Lustig (which fittingly translates as “funny”) was born in Bohemia in 1890. He was a child of unusual charm
Salonflipped into News & PoliticsDonald Trump It's the Republicans' biggest impeachment lie, and Americans could fall for itSalon - Daley GruenDonald Trump, Devin Nunes, Jim Jordan, Mike Pence and Elise Stefanik (Getty Images/AP Photo/Salon) “For the millions of Americans viewing today, the two most important facts are the following,” Rep. Elise
Salonflipped into News & PoliticsProtest "We cannot continue to live like this": Mass protests in Colombia latest in Latin American uprisingSalon - Eoin HigginsA panoramic view of the people who went to the protest of the national strike in the city of Bogota, Colombia, on 21 November 2019. (Daniel Garzon Herazo/Nurphoto via Getty Images) This article originally
Salonflipped into News & PoliticsDonald Trump Prosecutors investigating the Trump Organization zero in on Trump CFO Allen WeisselbergSalon - Peter ElkindDonald Trump along with his son Donald, Jr., arrive for a press conference at Trump Tower in New York, as Allen Weisselberg (C), chief financial officer of The Trump, looks on January 11, 2017. (Timothy
Salonflipped into CultureCulture "The Good Place" tenderly approaches the final answer in its midseason finaleSalon - Melanie McFarlandKristen Bell as Eleanor, William Jackson Harper as Chidi in "The Good Place" (Colleen Hayes/NBC) Midway through Thursday’s midseason finale of “The Good Place,” it dawned on me that to be best of my recollection,
Salonflipped into News & PoliticsDonald Trump Press Watch: Impeachment has shown us people who rarely get to talk — the professionalsSalon - Dan FroomkinThis article was co-produced with Press Watch, a new website that monitors and critiques American political coverage. Please consider supporting Press Watch by making a donation. Among the many things
Salonflipped into CultureCulture Coldplay attacks social and political unrest with hope on "Everyday Life"Salon - Kenneth WomackWith their eighth studio album, Coldplay takes aim at our enduring global malaise. Described as a “double-album,” although it clocks in at scarcely more than 50 minutes, "Everyday Life" finds the British
Salonflipped into News & PoliticsJeffrey Epstein William Barr says Jeffrey Epstein's death was a "perfect storm of screw-ups"Salon - Shira TarloAttorney General William Barr speaks at a roundtable with members of local, state and federal law enforcement agencies (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Attorney General William Barr said that while he had about
Salonflipped into News & PoliticsDonald Trump Eric Swalwell calls out Devin Nunes over ties to indicted Giuliani pal at center of Ukraine scandalSalon - Igor DeryshRep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif, called out Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., on Thursday over his links to an indicted associate of Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani who assisted with the effort to pressure Ukraine
Salonflipped into News & PoliticsDonald Trump Lindsey Graham launches Senate investigation into Bidens, Burisma and UkraineSalon - Shira TarloLindsey Graham, Hunter Biden and Joe Biden (Getty Images/AP Photo/Salon) Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday requesting
Salonflipped into News & PoliticsDonald Trump Lev Parnas offers impeachment investigators "hard evidence" of Trump administration wrongdoingSalon - Igor DeryshThe attorney of Lev Parnas, the indicted Rudy Giuliani associate who helped him try to drum up an investigation into Joe Biden in Ukraine, is pleading for impeachment investigators to let Parnas tell side
Salonflipped into News & PoliticsDonald Trump Trump's Ukraine scheme: Real conspiracies and conspiracy theories are not alikeSalon - Amanda MarcotteAfter two weeks of testimony in the impeachment hearings, we have the broad outlines of Donald Trump's conspiracy to extort Ukraine into helping him cheat in the 2020 election. We know much about it, though
Salonflipped into News & PoliticsDonald Trump Ivanka uses fake quote to complain about "decline of public morals" behind impeachmentSalon - Igor DeryshWhite House adviser Ivanka Trump attempted to defend her father as the impeachment inquiry continues by tweeting a quote she wrongly attributed to famed 19th-century French political scientist Alexis Tocqueville.
Salonflipped into News & PoliticsDonald Trump Fiona Hill lays waste to the George Soros conspiracy theory at the heart of Trump’s Ukraine defenseSalon - Igor DeryshFormer White House national security aide Fiona Hill, testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President
Salonflipped into News & PoliticsDonald Trump Secret Service spent more than $250,000 at Trump properties — in five monthsSalon - Shira TarloIn this Nov. 17, 2016 file photo, security personnel stand at the front entrance of Trump Tower in New York. The Trump administration is asking for more money to protect President Donald Trump’s signature
Salonflipped into News & PoliticsDonald Trump Shep Smith slams "press vilification" in first remarks since exiting Fox NewsSalon - Shira TarloShepard Smith hosts the Committee to Protect Journalists' 29th Annual International Press Freedom Awards on November 21, 2019 in New York City. (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) Shepard Smith, the longtime
Salonflipped into News & PoliticsDonald Trump Jr RNC spent nearly $100,000 on Don Jr.’s new book before it landed atop New York Times bestseller listSalon - Igor DeryshDonald Trump Jr. and his book "Triggered" (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images/Center Street/Salon) Donald Trump Jr.’s new book got a big boost from the Republican National Committee before it landed on
Salonflipped into News & PoliticsDonald Trump Don't quit now, Democrats: Wrapping up impeachment early is the dumbest idea everSalon - Heather Digby PartonOver the past two weeks of marathon testimony in the House impeachment inquiry, it can no longer be disputed that President Trump, his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani and members of his administration engaged
Salonflipped into News & PoliticsPolitics Warren raises "corruption" alarm after Trump, Zuckerberg, and Thiel hold secret White House meetingSalon - Julia ConleyThis article originally appeared at Common Dreams. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License. Feel free to republish and share widely. Sen. Elizabeth Warren issued warnings
Salonflipped into News & PoliticsPolitics Radio host Thom Hartmann: If Trump's re-elected, "we may slide into straight fascism"Salon - Chauncey DeVegaOm Wednesday night the Democrats held their fifth presidential primary debate. It was a largely uninteresting affair, presenting an opportunity for Democratic candidates to position themselves as being
Salonflipped into News & PoliticsNews (U.S.) Trump's child separation policy "absolutely" violated international law says UN expertSalon - Andrea GermanosActivists, including childcare providers, parents and their children, protest against the Trump administrations recent family detention and separation policies for migrants along the southern border, the
Salonflipped into News & PoliticsDonald Trump GOP hypocrisy and impeachment hearings: Lindsey Graham and Devin Nunes once sang different tunesSalon - Igor DeryshRep. Devin Nunes and Sen. Lindsey Graham (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Manuel Balce Ceneta) A video showing Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., during the Clinton impeachment proceedings resurfaced this
Salonflipped into Health & ScienceHealth Care Robert Reich: It's time for true Medicare for AllSalon - Robert ReichSen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., introduces the Medicare for All Act of 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 10, 2019. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta) Republicans and even some Democrats are out scare
Salonflipped into Health & SciencePurdue Pharma Inside Purdue Pharma’s media playbook: how it planted the opioid “anti-story”Salon - David ArmstrongOxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. Purdue Pharma, the company which makes OxyContin and other drugs, filed court papers in New York on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, seeking
Salonflipped into Health & ScienceAstronomy Jupiter's moon Europa is teeming with waterSalon - Nicole KarlisThis is an artist's concept of a plume of water vapor thought to be ejected off the frigid, icy surface of the Jovian moon Europa, located about 500 million miles (800 million kilometers) from the sun.
Salonflipped into News & PoliticsDonald Trump More than 100 Democrats in Congress sign letter demanding Trump fire Stephen MillerSalon - Shira TarloMore than 100 Democrats in Congress on Thursday signed a letter calling on President Donald Trump to "immediately remove" senior White House adviser Stephen Miller, whom they described as an "avid white
Salonflipped into News & PoliticsBenjamin Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicted on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trustSalon - Shira TarloIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Ronen Zvulun/Pool Photo via AP) After nearly three years of investigations and months of waiting for the attorney general's final decision, Israeli Prime Minister
Salonflipped into CultureCulture "Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator" separates the man from the myth, revealing a monsterSalon - Ashlie D. StevensMidway through teacher training with the revered — and self-proclaimed — hot yoga guru Bikram Choudhury, student Sarah Baughn was pulled into Choudhury’s office where he asked her what they were going