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Reid --------------------------------------------------------------- [“It’s a stoner record for non-stoners”]( “It’s a stoner record for non-stoners”: Kim Gordon and Bill Nace break down Body/Head’s “The Switch” Annie Zaleski --------------------------------------------------------------- [Trump, Brexit and the Russians]( Donald Trump, Brexit and the Russians: A dangerous turning point in “World War IV” Andrew O'Hehir --------------------------------------------------------------- [HBO is fodder in Warner’s war]( One hour every single day, that’s all HBO wants from you (needs, actually) Max Cea --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- [“Dark Money” reveals corrupt, distorted elections]( "Follow the money." It's a directive that gained fame during the Watergate era, but decades later, it's harder than ever to find it, let alone follow it. Director Kimberly Reed's Sundance award-winning documentary ["Dark Money"]( feels like a political thriller, but it's a true, and chilling, look at the way ultra rich and often entirely anonymous groups are spending big bucks to influence your vote. "If one rich person can hide their influence, hide where it's coming from… that totally distorts the will of the voter," Reed told Salon’s Mary Elizabeth Williams during a recent episode of "Salon Talks." "And all of a sudden, one person, who's got some money and the means to hide it, is counterbalancing the votes of millions of people." Both Democratic and Republican candidates have been torpedoed by shadowy and deep-pocketed campaigns, including ones that are not even domestic in their origins or interests. "If you don't know where it's coming from, you don't know where it's coming from," Reed said. "If there's one thing I think all Americans can agree on, it's that foreign countries should not be trying to influence our own elections." Watch the video above to hear Reed discuss why whatever your political party, [dark money]( is affecting your elections — and why she has hope that voters have the power to change the narrative. Tune in for SalonTV's live shows, ["Salon Talks"]( and ["Salon Stage"]( , daily at noon ET / 9 a.m. PT and 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT, streaming live on [YouTube]( , [Facebook]( and [Periscope]( . [Clapper on how US became “ripe target”]( Former director of national intelligence James Clapper gives his take on what motivated Russia to get involved in the 2016 presidential election. On “Salon Talks,” Clapper tied Russia’s support for candidate Donald Trump in the 2016 race to Putin’s deep disdain for Hillary Clinton. “Their first objective was simply to sow doubt, discord, discontent in this country, and I think they succeeded fairly well because we're a ripe target for that,” Clapper told Salon’s Andrew O’Hehir. “And secondly, because starting with a strong personal animus that Putin has for the Clintons, and specifically for Secretary Clinton, was to do everything they could to denigrate and marginalize her.” Clapper, whose new book [“Facts and Fears: Hard Truths from a Life in Intelligence”]( is out now, explained Russia’s long history of undermining American democracy. “This is classic. It goes back to the Soviet era, and it's almost in their genes to do this. There's a fundamental resentment of the United States, starting with Vladimir Putin. He held Hillary Clinton responsible for prompting what he thought was another call to revolution to overturn him. With the Panama Papers, the doping scandal, and all these revelations, he deeply resented those.” Watch the video above for Clapper’s assessment of the Steele dossier and check out the [full interview]( for his reflections on the current state of the intelligence community. Tune in for SalonTV's live shows, ["Salon Talks"]( and ["Salon Stage"]( , daily at noon ET / 9 a.m. PT and 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT, streaming live on [Salon]( , [Facebook]( and [Periscope]( . --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- [Trump’s presidency is illegitimate]( Trump’s presidency is illegitimate Lucian K. Truscott IV --------------------------------------------------------------- [Scott Pruitt: Still a hero to the right]( How did Scott Pruitt become a conservative hero? Because the right abandoned its principles Jerry Taylor --------------------------------------------------------------- [It can charge your iPhone over 8 times]( Save 60% on this massive 4-port battery pack Salon Marketplace --------------------------------------------------------------- [“We have come to take your daughter”]( “We have come to take your daughter”: An immigrant parent’s traumatic separation from her child Mona Mohan --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- [How could Trump be impeached?]( “If you have a bad president, you gotta wait a number of years and then unelect him,” Harvard Law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz said on “Salon Talks.” Given the parameters of the constitution, impeaching a sitting president is incredibly difficult, and when considering how the impeachment process applies to President Donald Trump, Dershowitz is reminding Trump’s political opponents to read the constitution carefully. “You have to impeach a president only if you can demonstrate that he or she has committed a specified crime, treason, bribery or other high crimes or misdemeanors,” Dershowitz told SalonTV. “Unless you can prove that, then impeachment becomes an unconstitutional process.” Watch the interview above to find out where Dershowitz sees a small opening for the impeachment of President Trump. And click to [Watch the full conversation]( to hear the civil libertarian make the case against impeaching Trump, the topic of his new [book]( . Tune in for SalonTV's live shows, ["Salon Talks"]( and ["Salon Stage"]( , daily at noon ET / 9 a.m. PT and 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT, streaming live on [YouTube]( , [Facebook]( and [Periscope]( . 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