# Salon.com In-depth news, politics, business, technology & culture Page: Feed: --- ## [Mike Lindell refuses to accept he’s an election loser](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/19/mike-lindell-refuses-to-accept-hes-an-election-loser/) _2026-08-20 · Troy Farah_ On Wednesday, he offered to fund a recount in the Minnesota governor primary ## [“The X-Files” still make us want to believe](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/19/the-x-files-still-make-us-want-to-believe-chris-carter-directors-cut/) _2026-08-19 · Coleman Spilde_ Chris Carter's new director's cut of the 2008 "X-Files" movie indicates a broader trend toward creativity ## [AI’s abortion misinformation problem](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/19/ais-abortion-misinformation-problem/) _2026-08-19 · Nicole Karlis_ Reproductive rights advocates are pushing back as AI chatbots misdirect abortion seekers ## [John Roberts is still in the tank for Trump](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/19/john-roberts-is-still-in-the-tank-for-trump/) _2026-08-19 · Alex Galbraith_ E. Jean Carroll's win doesn't erase a pattern of court decisions favoring Trump ## [Hayden Panettiere lived out TV’s myth of the indestructible girl](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/19/hayden-panettiere-lived-out-tvs-myth-of-the-indestructible-girl/) _2026-08-19 · Melanie McFarland_ The "Heroes" and "Nashville" star lived a demanding life weighed down by unreasonable expectations ## [Trump aide Natalie Harp nurses his decline](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/19/trump-aide-natalie-harp-nurses-his-decline/) _2026-08-19 · Amanda Marcotte_ The president's defensive reaction to rampant speculation reveals his fear of aging ## [Bring back the corporate death penalty](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/19/bring-back-the-corporate-death-penalty/) _2026-08-19 · Troy Farah_ We have a mechanism to punish corporations that harm us. We should use it ## [“I don’t trust you”: Tensions reach boiling point on election security call for state leaders hosted](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/19/i-dont-trust-you-tensions-reach-boiling-point-on-election-security-call-for-state-leaders-hosted/) _2026-08-19 · Dion Nissenbaum, Votebeat_ Democratic election officials criticized Homeland Security leaders for lackluster support as midterm election looms ## [Trump’s destruction of national parks is just getting started](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/18/trumps-destruction-of-national-parks-is-just-getting-started/) _2026-08-18 · Troy Farah_ Last summer, Congress gave the Trump admin $46 billion to construct a wall from the Pacific Ocean to Mexico ## [“Ice Princess” quietly defined Hayden Panettiere’s whole career](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/18/ice-princess-quietly-defined-hayden-panettieres-whole-career/) _2026-08-18 · Coleman Spilde_ In the 2005 film, Panettiere and Michelle Trachtenberg's search for greatness feels eerily prophetic ## [Code Faster with Clear Tutorials (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/jMl7wzssyHuF) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Short, step-by-step coding videos you can follow along ## [Todd Blanche’s dangerous lie sets the stage for more DOJ abuses](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/18/todd-blanches-dangerous-lie-sets-the-stage-for-more-doj-abuses/) _2026-08-18 · Heather Digby Parton_ On "Meet the Press," the newly confirmed attorney general all but pledged to do Donald Trump's bidding ## [Trump sued the BBC — now Jared and Ivanka may pay for it](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/18/trump-sued-the-bbc-now-jared-and-ivanka-may-pay-for-it/) _2026-08-18 · Sophia Tesfaye_ Secret Service agents blocked the subpoena at the door, but Trump's suit could still force testimony ## [You’re not imagining it: Your kid’s school supplies cost more this year](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/18/youre-not-imagining-it-your-kids-school-supplies-cost-more-this-year-partner/) _2026-08-18 · Chabeli Carrazana_ From lunchboxes to No. 2 pencils, the prices are skyrocketing. Here's how much ## [“Her Private Hell” belongs to Sophie Thatcher](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/17/nicolas-winding-refns-her-private-hell-belongs-to-sophie-thatcher/) _2026-08-17 · Coleman Spilde_ Nicolas Winding Refn's neon-drenched fable finally gives Thatcher the role she deserves ## [Pete Hegseth is Trump’s favorite kind of failure](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/17/pete-hegseth-is-trumps-favorite-kind-of-failure/) _2026-08-17 · Amanda Marcotte_ The USS Lincoln disaster reveals the defense secretary’s twisted priorities ## [The White House wants to encourage cyberattacks](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/17/the-white-house-wants-to-encourage-cyberattacks/) _2026-08-17 · Troy Farah_ Trump's novel cybercrime strategy threatens to backfire ## [Flock is just the latest example of using surveillance to stalk women](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/17/flock-is-just-the-latest-example-of-using-surveillance-to-stalk-women-partner/) _2026-08-17 · Jasmine Mithani, The 19th_ The technology is under fire for how police officers have abused it. But it’s only the symptom of a larger problem ## [“Heroes,” “Scream” and “Nashville” actor Hayden Panettiere dies at 36](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/16/heroes-scream-and-nashville-actor-hayden-panettiere-dies-at-36/) _2026-08-17 · CK Smith_ The former child star had recently returned to acting and released a candid memoir about her recovery ## [USS Lincoln sailors endured 260 days. Trump says that’s “not nearly long enough”](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/16/uss-lincoln-sailors-endured-260-days-trump-says-thats-not-nearly-long-enough/) _2026-08-16 · CK Smith_ Families and lawmakers are demanding answers over reported shortages and mental health concerns aboard the carrier ## [Sen. Cassidy: “If you’re pro-life, you should be pro-vaccine”](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/16/sen-cassidy-if-youre-pro-life-you-should-be-pro-vaccine/) _2026-08-16 · CK Smith_ The GOP senator and physician expressed serious concerns about the "new vaccine" schedule, despite Trump's optimism ## [Stay updated on your professional world (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/BTUcx83WQdCy) _2026-08-16 · **Sponsored**_ Keep in touch with people you know, build your career. ## [Here’s why we like some superheroes more than others](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/16/heres-why-we-like-some-superheroes-more-than-others/) _2026-08-16 · Melanie McFarland_ Maybe it's easier to be chosen than worthy ## [Our 5 favorite (new) farmers market recipes](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/16/our-5-favorite-new-farmers-market-recipes/) _2026-08-16 · Ashlie D. Stevens_ They all start with one beautiful thing — squash, peaches, corn, carrots or pickles — and let it lead the way ## [Trump’s new ballroom adviser has been dead for 227 years](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/16/trumps-new-ballroom-adviser-has-been-dead-for-227-years/) _2026-08-16 · CK Smith_ The president thanks George Washington for his "brilliant ideas" while imagining the pair in several AI posts ## [Even MAGA loves socialism now](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/16/even-maga-loves-socialism-now/) _2026-08-16 · Andrew O'Hehir_ Everyone's done with capitalism — except mainstream Democrats, late to the party as usual ## [“Talladega Nights” predicted America’s Sunbelt shift](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/16/talladega-nights-predicted-americas-sunbelt-shift/) _2026-08-16 · Alex Galbraith_ Twenty years ago, Will Ferrell's stock car manchild presaged an overheated era of US culture ## [Iran’s strategy to simply outlast Trump’s presidency](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/16/irans-strategy-to-simply-outlast-trumps-presidency/) _2026-08-16 · Troy Farah_ Meanwhile, U.S. oil reserves hit a new low as the economy teeters ## [Trump’s “forever” tariffs are kicking in for the long haul – and US consumers are footing the bill](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/16/trumps-forever-tariffs-are-kicking-in-for-the-long-haul-and-us-consumers-are-footing-the-bill-partner/) _2026-08-16 · Kent Jones_ Trump’s embrace of tariffs can be understood as an instrument of personal power ## [Welcome to Venecky?](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/15/welcome-to-venecky/) _2026-08-15 · CK Smith_ A Kentucky school's botched student planner is ridiculous — but it's hardly the troubled district's biggest problem ## [Marco Rubio won’t give up his Pop-Tarts for MAHA](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/15/marco-rubio-wont-give-up-his-pop-tarts-for-maha/) _2026-08-15 · CK Smith_ Secretary of state dishes on RFK Jr.'s sauerkraut, Hegseth's 'arrogant' cat and his own disastrous keto experiment ## [“One Night Only” and the summer of rom-com sex talk](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/15/one-night-only-and-the-summer-of-rom-com-sex-talk/) _2026-08-15 · Coleman Spilde_ Three new films find room for intimacy in a slide toward fascism ## [Production-grade web engineering (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/sjAZqc0AVENC) _2026-08-15 · **Sponsored**_ Senior engineers who rebuild or launch scalable web products with enterprise rigor ## [Trump can’t take no for an answer on his ballroom](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/15/trump-cant-take-no-for-an-answer-on-his-ballroom/) _2026-08-15 · CK Smith_ The president lashes out at “treasonists” after lower courts blocked construction on his $400 million project ## [Gen Z isn’t killing nightlife, it’s just drinking differently](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/15/gen-z-isnt-killing-nightlife-its-just-drinking-differently/) _2026-08-15 · Francesca Giangiulio_ Behind the sober-generation stereotype is careful spending and new ways to go out ## [Fox News tried to dunk on the WNBA. It missed](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/15/fox-news-tried-to-dunk-on-the-wnba-it-missed/) _2026-08-15 · Sophia Tesfaye_ While the network talks about Caitlin Clark and the trans panic, the league's popularity is soaring ## [How Trump’s unprecedented effort to prosecute noncitizen voters fell apart](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/15/how-trumps-unprecedented-effort-to-prosecute-noncitizen-voters-fell-apart-partner/) _2026-08-15 · Peter Elkind_ The Trump admin has launched a series of unprecedented initiatives to find and prosecute voting by noncitizens ## [Phoebe Bridgers has a song for every feeling](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/14/phoebe-bridgers-has-a-song-for-every-feeling/) _2026-08-14 · Kelly McClure_ On "Lost Weekend," Phoebe Bridgers embraces the pain and joy of simply being alive ## [Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to killing health insurance CEO Brian Thompson](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/14/luigi-mangione-pleads-guilty-to-killing-health-insurance-ceo-brian-thompson/) _2026-08-14 · Troy Farah_ “I shot Mr. Thompson, and he died,” the 28-year-old said ## [We’re all amateur food safety inspectors now](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/14/were-all-amateur-food-safety-inspectors-now/) _2026-08-14 · Ashlie D. Stevens_ MAHA wants Americans to scrutinize their food. Taylor Farms recalls show how hard that has become ## [The worst White House press secretary of all time](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/14/the-worst-white-house-press-secretary-of-all-time/) _2026-08-14 · Brian Karem_ Karoline Leavitt is leaving the White House. She won't be missed by the media she mocked and despised ## [Paxton, Talarico tap contrary versions of God and Christianity in appeal to Texas voters](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/14/paxton-talarico-tap-contrary-versions-of-god-and-christianity-in-appeal-to-texas-voters/) _2026-08-14 · Ellie Ashby_ Campaigning for the U.S. Senate, Paxton says he was “delivered by God” to protect Texas from leftists ## [MAGA’s burrito brawl shows cracks in Trump’s economy](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/13/magas-burrito-brawl-shows-cracks-in-trumps-economy/) _2026-08-13 · Sophia Tesfaye_ A $20 meal became a right-wing media feud, exposing a party's broken promises ## [What the Ted Lasso Way doesn’t get about women in sports](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/07/what-the-ted-lasso-way-doesnt-get-about-women-in-sports/) _2026-08-07 · Melanie McFarland_ In women's sports stories, persuading athletes to believe in themselves is only half the game ## [Nicholas Brendon, “Xander Harris” of “Buffy,” dies at 54](https://www.salon.com/2026/03/21/nicholas-brendon-xander-harris-of-buffy-dead-at-54/) _2026-03-21 · CK Smith_ From television icon to beloved everyman, his performance and life left a lasting mark on fans and colleagues alike ## [Turn around, Bright Eyes](https://www.salon.com/2008/08/07/conor_oberst/) _2008-08-07 · Judy Berman_ Singer-songwriter Conor Oberst was my guilty pleasure for years