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2026 graduates push back on controversy

Graduation season 2026 shows how universities struggle to maintain consensus over what is wisdom and inspiration

Salon · May 16

PCOS becomes PMOS

This change to this common reproductive health issue could lead to better and earlier treatment for 15% of women.

Salon · May 16

New Helen of Troy is Black, racists fume

The controversy of Lupita Nyong'o in “The Odyssey” echoes earlier backlash to casting in other fantasy adaptations

Salon · May 16

Trump's war pushes farmers to the brink

Skyrocketing costs, unfair markets, and poor policy are pressuring farmers thanks to the ongoing conflict

Salon · May 15

What's a bored Donald Trump to do?

As U.S. surveillance flights over the island increase, the president could be betting on action to regain his mojo

Salon · May 12

Healing democracy through dialogue

The U.S. seems hopelessly divided. These Americans think otherwise

Salon · May 12

The GOP still has a voter problem

Legal wins won’t matter if Republicans can’t get people to vote for them

Salon · May 12

Gorsuch’s book tour angers the right

Supreme Court justice’s interviews with friendly media get a cold reception from conservatives

Salon · May 11

"Rooster" ends with women in the lead

Bill Lawrence's latest comedy closes by kicking male wish fulfillment to the curb to spotlight what women want

Salon · May 11

Trump's war on wokeness is not new

Only the acronyms have changed in the fight to purge the National Endowment for the Humanities and "woke" education

Salon · May 11