Alex Galbraith is a news and politics editor for Salon. He lives in New Orleans.
Feb 27, 2026
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The truth is out there, but ...
Feb 26, 2026
8 min read
In defense of situational patriotism
Feb 25, 2026
6 min read
The president used the House lectern to vent his spleen
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Feb 24, 2026
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Plus, the situation in Mexico, Lindsey Vonn's injury and Team USA drama
Feb 23, 2026
Plus, a shooting at Mar-a-Lago and a big loss for Trump
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Feb 20, 2026
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It's going to take a village to bring MAGA and other violent Americans to account.
Feb 19, 2026
The Texas Democrat keeps making national news without trying
Feb 13, 2026
Minneapolis and Mardi Gras prove the power of neighborliness.
Feb 12, 2026
They’re just having fun out there.
Feb 11, 2026
If only the Trump administration had a Norwegian Olympic athlete's sense of shame.
Feb 10, 2026
15 years ago, "Friday" showed the web loved nothing more than a pile-on.
Feb 9, 2026
The president raged ineffectually against Bad Bunny's halftime show. Plus, other news you missed over the weekend.
Feb 6, 2026
Don't forget that you're supposed to be entertained as well as informed.
Feb 5, 2026
Americans are okay with mediocrity and partially to blame for the decline of the Washington Post.
Feb 4, 2026
The president's lawsuits against the government allow Trump to pick taxpayers' pockets
Feb 3, 2026
Jelly Roll ducked a question about ICE at the Grammys and revealed an uncomfortable reality for politically disengaged artists.
Feb 2, 2026
Dreams of a soccer-themed moment of global solidarity are just fanfics, completely untethered to reality.
Jan 29, 2026
Democrats moved away from the useful insult, but that doesn’t make it less true.
Jan 28, 2026
MAGA folks are comparing themselves to a wrong-way flightless bird.
Jan 27, 2026
Is there a future where MAGA realizes they were wrong? We're not holding our breath.
Jan 26, 2026
Wildly unpopular ICE raids have splintered the typically uniform conservative media.
Jan 23, 2026
Donald Trump's admin is using pregnancy as propaganda. Don't fall for it.
Jan 22, 2026
Well, no. But at least he seems to care about entertaining the masses.
