Alex Galbraith is a news and politics editor for Salon. He lives in New Orleans.
Apr 14, 2026
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7 min read
Trump’s ridiculous attack on Leo shows how little daylight exists between Democrats and Republicans.
Apr 13, 2026
4 min read
Plus, turmoil around the Swalwell campaign and within MAGA.
Apr 10, 2026
Plus, the new space race and a reignited MAGA feud
Apr 9, 2026
Only you can prevent your own doomscrolling
Apr 8, 2026
The president says “Let’s meet up and die”
Apr 7, 2026
That doesn't mean we should stop trying.
Apr 6, 2026
3 min read
Plus, a gossip outlet sets up shop in DC and the right's weird obsession with the pope.
Apr 3, 2026
6 min read
From Pam Bondi to the Iran war, MAGA lets it all hang out.
Apr 2, 2026
Figuring out the citizenship of millions of Americans, absent “birthright,” would be tough. That just might save it.
Apr 1, 2026
Going high against a dog gets your ankles bitten.
Mar 31, 2026
8 min read
A better, more aggravating world is possible
Mar 30, 2026
After a life obsessed with branding, Trump is attempting to dictate how he'll be remembered.
Mar 27, 2026
Trump's cronies know a cheap trophy is the best way to get him of their backs
Mar 26, 2026
Big Tech wants the same for you.
Mar 25, 2026
Plus, Meta loses big and Bannon dreams of an ICE election.
Mar 24, 2026
Plus, Trump's bizarre pitch for the SAVE America Act
Mar 23, 2026
The president's diehards start to turn on him. Plus, Robert Mueller's death and no good news out of Iran.
Mar 20, 2026
The Florsheim presents aren’t about style — they reveal the mechanics of MAGA authoritarianism and if it can endure.
Mar 19, 2026
It could make voting harder for millions.
Mar 18, 2026
It’s all surface level. It’s all stupid.
Mar 17, 2026
At the close of the World Baseball Classic, its time to root (root, root) for anyone but Team USA.
Mar 16, 2026
The evangelical fervor for the end times is not as old as you might think. Plus, all the news you missed over the weekend.
Mar 13, 2026
Conservatives have often used the federal government to go after protesters and dissenters.
Mar 11, 2026
A raging internet debate questions whether we're just spinning our wheels.
