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How boba got gentrified

What happens when a beloved cultural staple gets rebranded by big brands — and the story behind it gets erased?

Salon · May 17, 2025

When a president goes rogue — in fiction

American novelists have often imagined presidents who seize power and defy the courts. Their lessons are sobering

Salon · May 17, 2025

Two-time Trump voter takes on MAGA

Kyle Sweetser, who's running for Senate as a Democrat, told Salon he's disgusted by Trump and his imitators

Salon · May 17, 2025

The quiet genius of purées

All it takes is a blender and a little curiosity

Salon · May 16, 2025

MAGA gets the Middle East treatment

Republican voters yearn to be subjects. Donald Trump understood that instinctively

Salon · May 16, 2025

“No more Souters”

In memoriam to an abandoned Supreme Court standard bearer

Salon · May 16, 2025

SCOTUS now captured by conspiracies

In her new book "Lawless," law professor Leah Litman chronicles the collapse of reason at the highest court

Salon · May 16, 2025

Did it once snow on Mars?

It's hard to figure out if Mars was “warm and wet” in its ancient past, but climate models give us clues

Salon · May 16, 2025

Ben & Jerry's co-founder arrested

Ben Cohen was arrested after interrupting a hearing to protest the war in Gaza

Salon · May 15, 2025

Trump’s agenda: Make movies crap again

Trump's proposed film tariff sent Hollywood spiraling, but it's the film-loving public who should be really worried

Salon · May 15, 2025