Salon.com: Nothing Donald Trump did in Helsinki was a surprise: Can we dial back the outrage and get to work?

[Trump in Helsinki: No surprise]( Nothing Donald Trump did in Helsinki was a surprise: Can we dial back the outrage and get to work? Sophia A. McClennen [Taking America back — to 1798]( Donald Trump is taking America back — to 1798, when John Adams colluded with an enemy power Jeff Biggers --------------------------------------------------------------- [Shine tapes: “Hormonal crazy b**ches”]( EXCLUSIVE: Darla Shine said women fail in politics “because we are hormonal crazy b**ches” Shira Tarlo --------------------------------------------------------------- [“A shameless lie”: Trump gets called out]( “A shameless lie”: Holes poked in Donald Trump’s assertion that he misspoke when praising Putin Shira Tarlo Joseph Neese --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sam Nunberg: Mueller set trap for Trump]( Exclusive: Former adviser Sam Nunberg says Trump “fell right into Mueller’s trap” in Helsinki Matthew Rozsa --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- [Who will stop corporate influence in politics?]( Dark money is influencing elections all over the country, and it’s not just through special interests and lobbyists, it starts before candidates are elected. Director Kimberly Reed joined “Salon Talks” to discuss her new documentary and Sundance Film Festival official selection “Dark Money,” which digs into the impact untraceable corporate money has on campaign races in Montana. These shadowy groups create smear campaigns and distribute fake news on challengers without a trace. “You as a candidate, could go home, and not do anything else for the rest of the election cycle,” Reed told Salon’s Mary Elizabeth Williams. Watch the video above to hear how Reed’s finding show that dark money is threatening democracy, from local elections all the way to Washington. And watch the [full interview]( to learn more about Montana’s fight for campaign finance reform. 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]( . [Teen protagonists everyone can relate to]( Over the past decade, the number of young-adult titles published annually has more than doubled. Each year, over 10,000 new YA books are published. Author Nicola Yoon’s #1 New York Times best-seller "Everything, Everything" and “The Sun Is Also A Star,” a National Book Award Finalist, have both been turned into major motion pictures. What gives her stories, crafted around the young adult experience, mass appeal? Yoon opens up to Salon about why spotlighting diverse stories and weaving tough topics like immigration help readers of all ages connect with her work. 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]( . --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- [“Fox & Friends” turn on Trump over Putin]( Trump’s favorite morning show, “Fox & Friends,” admits the president “fell short” after Putin summit Shira Tarlo --------------------------------------------------------------- [Obama: Resist “strong-man” politics]( In Johannesburg speech, Obama makes subtle digs at Trumpism Nicole Karlis --------------------------------------------------------------- [Save over 50% on these sport earbuds]( Give your workouts a boost with these Bluetooth earbuds Salon Marketplace --------------------------------------------------------------- [IRS just gave more power to Koch bros]( IRS drops “dark money” rule, will no longer require disclosure of donors to political nonprofits Matthew Rozsa --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- [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]( . [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]( . --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- [Bernie Sanders condemns Amazon]( Bernie Sanders condemns Amazon’s worker mistreatment just in time for Prime Day Nicole Karlis --------------------------------------------------------------- [Study: Flying may be bad for your health]( Study: Flying often could be bad for your health Nicole Karlis --------------------------------------------------------------- [Inside the shadowy world of “Dark Money”]( Who’s buying our elections? Inside the shadowy world of “Dark Money” Mary Elizabeth Williams --------------------------------------------------------------- [What neoliberals don’t get about Trump]( Is Joe Scarborough and MSNBC’s anti-Trump message making Trump stronger? 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